Latest archived mark · 1947
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Latest archived mark · 2016
ABF Freight System
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | A-P-A Transport Corp. | ABF Freight System |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | United States | United States |
| Founded | 1947 | 1923 |
| Founder | Arthur Imperatore Sr. | Unknown |
| Headquarters | North Bergen, New Jersey, United States | Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States |
| Name origin | The Imperatore brothers began as Imperatore Bros. Moving and Trucking in 1947, then bought the name and two trucks of A&P Trucking Corp. After legal wrangling with the A&P grocery chain in the 1950s, they added a trailing A to make A-P-A. | ABF stands for Arkansas Best Freight, from the 1957 merger of Arkansas Motor Freight and Best Motor Freight into Arkansas-Best Freight System Inc. The company was renamed ABF Freight System in 1980. |
| Highlights | — | Less-than-truckload freight |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 1947 | 1923 |
| Latest archived logo | 1947 | 2016 |
| Archived logo assets | 1 | 4 |
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