# Old Dominion Freight Line

> Old Dominion Freight Line is a publicly traded freight carrier specializing in less-than-truckload shipments, combining multiple customers’ goods in a nationwide U.S. network. It competes on reliable delivery and careful handling, with expedited, cross-border, international forwarding, drayage and truckload brokerage services alongside its core LTL business.

- **Founded:** 1934
- **Headquarters:** Thomasville, United States
- **Founders:** Earl Congdon Sr. (Cofounder; first driver), Lillian Congdon (Cofounder; president following Earl’s death in 1950)
- **Products:** OD Domestic LTL, OD Expedited, OD Critical, OD Global, OD Truckload Brokerage
- **Notable:** Reported 99% on-time service and a 0.1% cargo claims ratio for 2025 and Q2 2026., Sixteenth consecutive Mastio Quality Award for National LTL Carrier in 2025., Operated 260 service centers at December 31, 2025, owning 240 and leasing 20.

## Products & services

- **OD Domestic LTL** — Regional, inter-regional and national consolidated freight shipping through an integrated U.S. service-center network.
- **OD Expedited** — Guaranteed, on-demand, expedited air and retail Must Arrive By Date options for time-sensitive shipments.
- **OD Critical** — Same-day and specialized time-critical freight service, including complex job-site handling.
- **OD Global** — North American cross-border freight and international ocean and air forwarding through strategic alliances.
- **OD Truckload Brokerage** — Arranges full truckload transportation using dry van, flatbed and refrigerated equipment.
- **OD Container Drayage** — Moves import and export containers between ports and inland locations.
- **OD Specialized Services** — Trade-show, grocery, food-service and security-divider shipping options.
- **Shipping APIs** — REST services for rates, tracking, pickups, electronic bills of lading and document retrieval.

## Achievements

- Reported 99% on-time service and a 0.1% cargo claims ratio for 2025 and Q2 2026.
- Sixteenth consecutive Mastio Quality Award for National LTL Carrier in 2025.
- Operated 260 service centers at December 31, 2025, owning 240 and leasing 20.
- Generated $5.50 billion in 2025 revenue and $1.02 billion in net income.
- Publicly traded on Nasdaq since 1991.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — September 30: announced Q3 results and a conference call scheduled for October 28, 2026.
- **2026-09** — September 21: announced a 4.9% general rate increase under specified tariffs effective October 5; customer impact varies by lane and distance.
- **2026-09** — September 4: released the 2025 Sustainability Data Supplement, including independent limited assurance on Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions inventory.
- **2026-09** — September 3: reported August daily revenue up 12.4% and daily LTL tonnage down 0.9% year over year.
- **2026-07** — Q2 revenue rose 10.4% to $1.554 billion; operating ratio was 70.1%. Updated planned 2026 capital spending to approximately $380 million.

## Links

- Website: https://www.odfl.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/old-dominion-freight-line/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ODFL_Inc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIHoQHt6ydVUptt7O7HXaoQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odfl_inc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OldDominionFreight

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Last updated: 2026-10-03