Sarbanes-Oxley Section 906 Certification by Arkansas Best Corporation Executives for Q2 2002 10-Q

Summary

This document is a certification by Arkansas Best Corporation's President and Chief Financial Officer, confirming that the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2002, complies with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act and fairly presents the company's financial condition and results. The certification is made pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is signed by both executives on August 9, 2002.

EX-10.1 3 d98856exv10w1.txt CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 EXHIBIT 10.1 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 In connection with the filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, (the "Report") by Arkansas Best Corporation ("Registrant"), each of the undersigned hereby certifies that: 1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. ARKANSAS BEST CORPORATION (Registrant) Date: August 9, 2002 /s/ Robert A. Young III ----------------------------------------- Robert A. Young III President & Chief Executive Officer ARKANSAS BEST CORPORATION (Registrant) Date: August 9, 2002 /s/ David E. Loeffler ----------------------------------------- David E. Loeffler Vice President-Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer