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2005 NEWS & PRESS RELEASES

Old Dominion Improves Transit Times in over 4200 Lanes

Thomasville, North Carolina (Nov. 21, 2005) -Chip Overbey, Vice President of National Accounts & Marketing for Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., announced from the LTL Carrier’s Thomasville, North Carolina Headquarters, the organization has improved the transit times in over 4200 lanes effective today, November, 21 2005.

Commenting on the announcement Overbey said, “We are continuously upgrading service to our customer base and reducing transit times is just one of the many ways we do that at Old Dominion Freight Line. With these particular transit time improvements the Southeast region and the Midwest region of the country have benefited significantly. There are over 1400 transit time improvements which affect business moving within the Southeast and from that region to other regions of the country. The Midwest region received over 1200 transit time improvements; also affecting business moving within the Midwest and from that region to other regions of the country. The Northeast, South Central and Western regions of the United States also received over 500, 520 and 650 transit time improvements respectively. Our goal was to improve as many lanes a possible throughout our network and we are very excited with the results. As density and our state-of-the–art technology produce opportunities to provide better service for our customers, we will continue to offer these types of improvements. “

For information concerning the improved transit times, customers can contact their Old Dominion Sales Representative or visit the Old Dominion Freight Line website at www.odfl.com.

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is a leading less-than-truckload (LTL) super regional carrier providing one to five day service among five regions in the United States and next day and second day service within these regions. Through its non-union workforce and four operating groups, OD•Domestic, OD•Global, OD•Expedited and OD•Technology, Old Dominion offers an array of innovative products and services that provide direct service within the United States to 44 states within the Southeast, South Central, Northeast, Midwest, and West regions of the country, including 33 states with 100% full-state coverage and international services throughout the globe. Visit Old Dominion on-line at www.odfl.com.