This small-cap trucking company has been getting lots of attention from investors in the last week. That could turn into some price-swinging volume by Friday.

PE of 12, a PEG of 1.51, and it pays a yield of 2.0%.

PE of 14 and a PEG of 1.53

trucking: I feel transportation key indicator of potential growth

Buy - Price 23.98 on Dec. 11
by Zacks Research

Shares now represent good value, after 33% fall year-to-date. Our six-month target, 29, is based on price/earnings ratio of 10 times our '08 estimate, in line with [the trucking group] median. ABFS posted 3Q diluted earnings per share of 75 cents, down 40% from '06 3Q...on 5% fall in revenues....We expect freight volume to be hurt by economic weakness, but yields should remain stable...[new] pricing initiative should [help]. Market-cap: $604 million.

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Upgraded by JP Morgan from Underweight to Neutral

One of North America's largest truckers, Arkansas Best (ABFS) "is expanding into faster-growing segments of the market." S&P expects the company, which has negligible long-term debt and over $5 a share in cash, to earn $4.27 this year and $4.50 next, versus 2006's $3.30.

Upgraded by Wachovia from Underperform to Mkt Perform