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ARKANSAS BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.

3100 SPRINGHILL ROAD, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72117
Operated by ARCBEST CORP /DE/ · 1 of 206 establishments

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OSHA inspections
1
over 27 years
Violations
7
$11,000 in penalties
Penalties
$11,000
$1,571 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

ARKANSAS BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC. has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 27 years of recorded history, with $11,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 17,226 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 27 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ARKANSAS BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.0 / yr · last 27 yrs
Violations
7
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$11,000
$1,571 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

80th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 0000 within AR. Peer group: 17,226 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for ARKANSAS BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for ARKANSAS BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
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First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
27 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 27+ years. Most recent activity: 27 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for ARKANSAS BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ARKANSAS BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in AR — for ARCBEST CORP /DE/, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other ARCBEST CORP /DE/ locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for ARKANSAS BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ARKANSAS BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ARKANSAS BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1999-03-04Complaint74$11,000

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ARKANSAS BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC. is one of 206 establishments rolled up under the parent organization ARCBEST CORP /DE/.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of ARCBEST CORP /DE/ across all 206 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ARKANSAS BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup ARCBEST CORP /DE/, which operates 206 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

Frequently asked

What is ARKANSAS BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
ARKANSAS BEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 7 violations and $11,000 in total penalties.