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TOTAL RATINGS: 759

CEO: Seth Runser

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Seth Runser ABF Freight CEO Rating

ABF Freight's CEO, Seth Runser, has 74 employee ratings and a score of 71/100, placing them in the Top 35% of similar size companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees. When breaking the CEO score down by factors such as department, gender, and ethnicity, we see that females at ABF Freight rate Seth Runser higher than males, giving the CEO a score of 77/100.

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Where This Score Ranks ABF Freight's CEO Rating

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In the Top 35% of 1339 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
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ABF Freight CEO Seth Runser Bio

Seth Runser is President and Chief Executive Officer of ArcBest® and serves on the company’s Board of Directors. With nearly twenty years of experience, Seth brings deep operational expertise and a customer-first approach to advance ArcBest’s integrated logistics strategy. His leadership focuses on enhancing service performance and delivering sustainable value to customers and shareholders.

As president and CEO of ArcBest, Seth drives organizational alignment around growth and efficiency, removes barriers to faster decision making, and promotes innovation that reduces costs, improves service and makes it easier for customers to do business — all with a focus on building better supply chains. He champions transformative initiatives like City Route Optimization, the Vaux™ technology suite, ArcBest View™ and AI-powered tools that deliver a more consistent, resilient customer experience.

Seth joined the company in 2007 as an ABF Freight® management trainee, progressing through key operations and leadership roles. He was named President of ABF in 2021 and President of ArcBest in August 2024, where he led with a pragmatic, people-centered approach, and guided teams through disruption while modernizing operations and strengthening customer relationships. Effective January 1, 2026, Seth became CEO of ArcBest and was appointed to the ArcBest Board of Directors.

Seth serves on the BNSF Railway Customer Advisory Board, the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Foundation Board, and the Fort Smith Regional Council. He previously served on the Arkansas Trucking Association board and as an American Trucking Associations Highway Safety Policy Committee Member. Seth holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Kent State University.

Who Ranks ABF Freight's CEO Rating the Highest?

Department - Operations 78/100

Gender - Female 77/100

Ethnicity - Caucasian 70/100

Who Ranks ABF Freight's CEO Rating the Lowest?

Experience - Over 10 Years 58/100

Gender - Male 64/100

ABF Freight CEO Seth Runser At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at ABF Freight.

Based on 74 ratings, Seth Runser ranks right below XPO's CEO, Mario Harik.

ABF Freight's CEO is highly regarded by the Operations department, Female employees, and Caucasian employees. However, employees with Over 10 Years experience and Male employees have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.