ArcBest (ARCB) 8-K ArcBestSM Declares an $0.08/Share Quarterly Dividend

EXHIBIT 99.1

Investor Relations Contact: David Humphrey

Title: Vice President – Investor Relations

Phone: 479-785-6200

Email: dhumphrey@arcb.com

ArcBestSM Declares an $0.08/Share Quarterly Dividend

FORT SMITH, Arkansas, July 25, 2017 — The Board of Directors of ArcBestSM (Nasdaq: ARCB) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of eight cents ($0.08) per share to holders of record of its Common Stock, $0.01 par value, on August 8, 2017, payable on August 22, 2017.

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