SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES

SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES

SCHEDULE II

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES

ARCBEST CORPORATION

	Balances at		Additions									Balances at
	Beginning of		Charged to Costs			Charged to						End of
Description	Period		and Expenses			Other Accounts			Deductions			Period
	(in thousands)
Year Ended December 31, 2020
Deducted from asset accounts:
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable and revenue adjustments	$	5,448	$	4,327		$	1,887	(a)	$	3,811	(b)	$	7,851
Allowance for other accounts receivable	$	476	$	(14)	(c)	$	198	(d)	$	—		$	660
Allowance for deferred tax assets	$	668	$	—		$	—		$	(616)	(e)	$	1,284
Year Ended December 31, 2019
Deducted from asset accounts:
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable and revenue adjustments	$	7,380	$	1,223		$	(245)	(a)	$	2,910	(b)	$	5,448
Allowance for other accounts receivable	$	806	$	(330)	(c)	$	—		$	—		$	476
Allowance for deferred tax assets	$	53	$	—		$	—		$	(615)	(e)	$	668
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Deducted from asset accounts:
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable and revenue adjustments	$	7,657	$	2,336		$	863	(a)	$	3,476	(b)	$	7,380
Allowance for other accounts receivable	$	921	$	(115)	(c)	$	—		$	—		$	806
Allowance for deferred tax assets	$	844	$	—		$	—		$	791	(e)	$	53

Note a   –	Change in allowance due to recoveries of amounts previously written off and adjustment of revenue.
Note b   –	Uncollectible accounts written off.
Note c   –	Charged / (credited) to workers’ compensation expense.
Note d   –	Charged to retained earnings as of January 1, 2020 due to the adoption of ASC Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses.
Note e   –	Decrease (increase) in allowance due to changes in expectations of realization of certain federal and state net operating losses and federal and state deferred tax assets.