Tim Thorne became President of ABF Freight®, an ArcBest® company, on October 15, 2014. Mr. Thorne joined ABF Freight in Orlando, Florida, in 1990 after serving as a captain in the U.S. Army. During his tenure, he has served as Vice President of Linehaul Operations based in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and Regional Vice President of Operations based in Salt Lake City, Utah. He also has managed ABF Freight service centers in Florence and Decatur, Alabama; Nashville, Tennessee; and Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Thorne earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Alabama.