POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS - Multiemployer Plans (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022 plan
Nonunion Defined Benefit Pension Plan \| Asset Based
Multiemployer Plans
Number of multiemployer plans to which ABF Freight currently contributes	25

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