POWER OF ATTORNEY

       KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints Michael R. Johns, Pamela D. Roberts, Sara
Rogers and Traci L. Sowersby, or any one of them acting singly and with
full power of substitution, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact, for such period of time that the undersigned is
required to file reports pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), as a director or an
executive officer of ArcBest Corporation and any successor corporation
to:

       (1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3,
4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder;

       (2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
the execution of any such Form 3, 4 or 5 (or any amendments
thereto) and the timely filing of such form with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority
as required by law; and

       (3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in
       connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
       attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of
       or legally required by the undersigned, it being understood that
       the documents executed by such attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the
       undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
       form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
       attorney-in-fact may approve in its discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to such attorneys-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform all and every act requisite,
necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-
in-fact, or their substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act or other
applicable securities laws or rules.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of the 8th day of July, 2021.


							/s/ Seth Runser
							Seth Runser

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