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ArcBest Executive Compensation (FY25)

ARCB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Seth Runser
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 24, 2026
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Data as of November 1, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 24, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Seth Runser: $1,516,298 → $1,234,403 (18.6% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is ArcBest's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Seth Runser, ArcBest President and CEO, came to $1,234,403 in fiscal 2025. Runser's total moved 18.6% lower from the $1,516,298 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was ArcBest's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 97.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 24, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in ArcBest's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Covenant Logistics Group, Inc., Forward Air Corporation, Hub Group, Inc., J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., among others. The 2025-2027 C-LTIP Relative TSR Peer Group includes C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., CSX Corporation, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., Norfolk Southern Corporation and Ryder System, Inc., among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Judy ArcBest
Chairman, President and CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
David Cobb
Former ArcBest CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael ArcBest
Chief Innovation Officer, and ArcBest Technologies President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Seth Freight
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dennis ArcBest
Chief Strategy Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Judy McReynolds
ArcBest Chairman, President and CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Seth Runser
ABF Freight President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dennis Anderson II
ArcBest Chief Strategy Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Newcity
ArcBest Chief Innovation Officer, and ArcBest Technologies President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Cobb
Former ArcBest CFO
Departed during or after this year
◇———◇—◇◇
J. Matthew Beasley
ArcBest CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Judy McReynolds
ArcBest Chairman and CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Seth Runser
ArcBest President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Newcity
Former ArcBest Chief Innovation Officer & ArcBest Technologies President
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dennis Anderson II
ArcBest Chief Strategy Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
J. Matthew Beasley
ArcBest CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Judy McReynolds
ArcBest Chairman and Former CEO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Michael Johns
Former ArcBest CLO & Corporate Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Seth Runser
ArcBest President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
J. Matthew Beasley
ArcBest CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dennis Anderson II
ArcBest CIO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Dennis L. Anderson IIRSU◇——◇——◇
J. Matthew BeasleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Judy R. McReynoldsRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael R. JohnsRSU◇——◇——◇
Seth K. RunserRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Seth RunserRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
J. BeasleyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Dennis AndersonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Steven L. Spinner
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Janice E. Stipp
◇◇————◇
Kathleen D. McElligott
◇◇————◇
Eduardo F. Conrado
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Michael P. Hogan
◇◇————◇
Salvatore A. Abbate
◇◇————◇
Craig E. Philip
◇◇————◇
Fredrik J. Eliasson
◇◇————◇
Thomas S. Albrecht
◇◇————◇
Chris T. Sultemeier
◇◇————◇
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. CVLG
  • Forward Air Corporation FWRD
  • Hub Group, Inc. HUBG
  • J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. JBHT
  • Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. KNX
  • Landstar System, Inc. LSTR
  • Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ODFL
  • RXO, Inc. RXO
  • Saia, Inc. SAIA
  • Schneider National, Inc. SNDR
  • TFI International Inc. TFII
  • Werner Enterprises, Inc. WERN
  • XPO, Inc. XPO
2025-2027 C-LTIP Relative TSR Peer Group
  • C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. CHRW
  • CSX Corporation CSX
  • Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. EXPD
  • Norfolk Southern Corporation NSC
  • Ryder System, Inc. R
  • Union Pacific Corporation UNP
  • United Parcel Service, Inc. UPS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 24, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 25, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 26, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 26, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 27, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 29, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 1, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 30, 2019=◇◇◇
2016May 2, 2017=◇◇◇
2015April 26, 2016=◇◇◇

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Citations

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218 figures on this page: 208 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
208 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-048553
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001104659-26-027357
    2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Year-End · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001558370-25-005906
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001558370-25-002960
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001558370-24-006322
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001308179-24-000158
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  7. 0001558370-23-007583
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001558370-22-006746
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001558370-21-005865
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001558370-20-005582
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001104659-19-027202
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001104659-17-030279
  13. 0001104659-16-116605
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers ArcBest discloses

The companies named in ARCB's own disclosed peer group.

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.Forward Air CorporationHub Group, Inc.J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.Landstar System, Inc.Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.RXO, Inc.Saia, Inc.Schneider National, Inc.Werner Enterprises, Inc.XPO, Inc.C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.CSX CorporationExpeditors International of Washington, Inc.Norfolk Southern CorporationRyder System, Inc.Union Pacific CorporationUnited Parcel Service, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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