[5] By 1987 the company still served seven states but had grown to 58 terminals and had a combined 1,700 tractors and trailers and almost 1,000 employees.
[6] Arkansas Freightways became a publicly held corporation in March 1989 with an over-the-counter stock offering.
[7] The company continued expansion in November announcing 13 new terminals in Texas bringing the network-wide total to 89.
[2] The combination created the third largest LTL carrier in the United States after Con-way Freight and USFreightways.
[4] The DOT number, 239039, which was initially assigned to American Freightways, remains in use by FedEx Freight, Inc.[citation needed]