Updated Oct 30, 2026

ABF Freight System Inc

As of Oct 30, 2026, ABF Freight System Inc in Fort Smith, Arkansas reports 4,604 power units and 6,667 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

3801 Old Greenwood Rd, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903 (800) 755-6486

Verified Oct 30, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

ABF Freight System Inc (USDOT 82866, MC-29910) is an active motor carrier based in Fort Smith, Arkansas that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 4,604 power units and 6,667 drivers (6,667 with CDLs). Power units count straight trucks as well as tractors, so they can exceed the tractor count. It reported 313,301,432 miles for 2023 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: chemicals, liquids / gases, general freight, intermodal containers, building materials, construction, paper products. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on November 1, 1994, 32 years ago; it reflects that review, not current performance. In the last 24 months it had 2,458 roadside inspections, 204 of them (8.3%) with an out-of-service order; 576 hazmat inspections and 12 hazmat out-of-service orders; 347 reportable crashes (6 deaths, 160 injuries); a crash on record does not by itself mean the carrier caused it. Registration (MCS-150) last updated May 22, 2024, more than two years ago and past FMCSA's two-year update requirement, so the fleet, driver and cargo figures above may be out of date.

Key facts

Fleet size	500+ power units Power units, banded. source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Rating age	Rating over 10 years old How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Registration update overdue	Yes Yes means the MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may then be out of date. source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Operation	Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Chemicals, Liquids / gases, General freight, Intermodal containers, Building materials, Construction, Paper products Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Driver count	500+ drivers Total drivers, banded. source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Last MCS-150 update	May 22, 2024 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Out-of-service share (24 months)	Under 10% out of service The share of the carrier's roadside inspections in the last 24 months that ended in an out-of-service order. A carrier with few inspections can swing on one result. source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Roadside inspections (24 months)	2,458 Roadside inspections of the carrier's drivers and vehicles in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System file, which covers the last 24 months and is refreshed monthly. source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Reportable crashes (24 months)	347 Crashes involving the carrier's vehicles that met FMCSA's reporting threshold (a death, an injury treated away from the scene, or a vehicle towed away) in the last 24 months. A crash on record does not mean the carrier caused it. source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
USDOT number	82866 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
MC docket	MC-29910 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Power units	4,604 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Tractors (owned or leased)	4,491 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Trailers (owned or leased)	24,297 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Drivers	6,667 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
CDL drivers	6,667 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Miles reported (MCS-150)	313,301,432 miles source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Mileage year	2023 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Also hauls its own freight	No source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Safety rating date	Nov 1, 1994 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
FMCSA census record date (ADD_DATE)	Jun 1, 1974 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Business type	Corporation source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Inspections with an out-of-service order (24 months)	204 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Hazmat inspections (24 months)	576 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Hazmat out-of-service orders (24 months)	12 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Deaths in those crashes	6 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Injuries in those crashes	160 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026
Crashes with a hazmat release (24 months)	3 source, unchanged since Oct 25, 2026

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

May 22, 2024: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
Nov 1, 1994: Rated by FMCSA Official source
Jun 1, 1974: FMCSA census record date (not the carrier's first registration) Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Oct 30, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
Collected	Oct 30, 2026, 12:46 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Filed an MCS-150 update: May 22, 2024; Rated by FMCSA: Nov 1, 1994; FMCSA census record date (not the carrier's first registration): Jun 1, 1974 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Arkansas

81 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in Arkansas; 19 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in Arkansas

FMCSA safety rating (all 81 here): Conditional 3 (4%) · Unsatisfactory 1 (1%) · Not rated 47 (58%) · Satisfactory 30 (37%)

Rating age (all 81 here): Rating over 10 years old 31 (38%) · Not rated 47 (58%) · Rated within the last 5 years 2 (2%) · Rating 5–10 years old 1 (1%)

Fleet size (all 81 in this group): 10–24 power units (46) · 25–99 power units (17) · 500+ power units (9) · 100–499 power units (9)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 81 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (51) · Other cargo (42) · Liquids / gases (36) · Building materials (33) · Construction (33) · Machinery, large objects (33) · 23 other values (278)

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USDOT number: The registration number every interstate (and many intrastate) commercial carrier holds.

MCS-150: The registration form carriers file with FMCSA and must update at least every two years; fleet, drivers, cargo and the hazmat flag on this site come from it, as the carrier declared them.

Safety rating: FMCSA's result after an on-site compliance review: Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory. A rating is not refreshed unless FMCSA reviews the carrier again, so many are years old; each profile gives the review date. Most carriers have never been reviewed and are not rated; that is not a bad mark.

Power units: Trucks and tractors that pull or carry freight.

Reportable crash: A crash involving the carrier's vehicle with a death, an injury treated away from the scene or a vehicle towed away. FMCSA records it whoever was at fault.

Cargo classes: Self-declared on the MCS-150 from FMCSA's fixed list. Some carriers tick most of the list, so a long list means 'declared', not 'specialises in'; the hazmat flag does not say which hazardous materials.

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