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  <xsd:element name="VanguardTargetRetirementIncomeMember" id="arcb_VanguardTargetRetirementIncomeMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="PersonalChoiceRetirementAccountsMember" id="arcb_PersonalChoiceRetirementAccountsMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="ArcbestCorporationStockFundCommonStockMember" id="arcb_ArcbestCorporationStockFundCommonStockMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="ArcbestCorporationStockFundMoneyMarketFundMember" id="arcb_ArcbestCorporationStockFundMoneyMarketFundMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="EmployeeBenefitPlanDelinquentParticipantContributionsAbstract" id="arcb_EmployeeBenefitPlanDelinquentParticipantContributionsAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
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  <xsd:element name="EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionVestingPeriod" id="arcb_EmployeeBenefitPlanEmployerContributionVestingPeriod" type="xbrli:durationItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
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</xsd:schema>
