[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 124 (Thursday, September 19, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5667]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM'S 90TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. WOMACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. WOMACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in celebration of ABF Freight 
System's 90th birthday.
  Since its humble beginnings in 1923 as a local freight hauler, ABF 
has grown to employ 10,000 people in North America, with 1,000 in 
Arkansas alone, delivering freight worldwide. Today, it continues to 
deliver value to its customers by developing and implementing 
customized solutions to global logistical challenges.
  It's fitting, Mr. Speaker, that this milestone coincides with 
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Last year, ABF, together with 
J.B. Hunt, the other great trucking company that calls Arkansas home, 
and the more than 3 million truck drivers in the United States were 
responsible for hauling 68.5 percent of all U.S. freight tonnage.
  Without ABF and truck drivers throughout the Nation, 80 percent of 
our communities that rely solely on trucking would not be able to 
access the goods on which they depend.
  Thank you to all of our truck drivers, and happy 90th birthday to 
ABF.

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