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2011 NEWS & PRESS RELEASES

Old Dominion Awarded Logistics Management’s "2011 Quest for Quality Award"

THOMASVILLE, North Carolina (Aug.9, 2011) – Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. earned Logistics Management magazine’s "2011 Quest for Quality Award" in the Multiregional LTL Carriers category. This marks the seventh time Old Dominion has won the award.

Logistics Management determines winners by examining numerous criteria, including on-time performance, company value, information technology, customer service, and equipment and operations.

“The Old Dominion family is honored to receive this award as it supports our service quality mission to customers,” said David Congdon, Old Dominion’s president and CEO. “Old Dominion is committed tofurthering innovation and maintaining excellence to help our customers continue to keep their promises to their valued customers.”

Old Dominion continues to be an industry leader in investing in and installing IT solutions across its network operations. Over the past year, Old Dominion installed the PeopleNet FleetNet vehicle management technology to monitor equipment and upgraded its accounts receivable process by installing Brainware Distiller solution for remittance processing. The company will continue disclosed that it plans to spend more than $15 million for technology upgrades in 2011.

The28th Annual Quest for Quality Awards will be featured in the magazine’s August issue.

For more information about Old Dominion, visit www.odfl.com or call
(800) 432-6335.

About Old Dominion Freight Line

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (NASDAQ: ODFL) is a national less-than-truckload motor carrier providing one-to-five day service among six regions in the United States and next-day and second-day service within these regions. Through its four product groups, OD-Domestic, OD-Expedited, OD-Global and OD-Technology, the Company offers an array of innovative products and services that provide direct service to 48 states within the Southeast, Gulf Coast, Northeast, Midwest, Central and West regions of the country. In addition to domestic less-than-truckload services, the Company offers assembly and distribution services as well as LCL and FCL delivery services to and from all of North America, Central America, South America and the Far East. The Company also offers a broad range of expedited and logistical services for both its domestic and global markets, and for more than 75 years, Old Dominion has been helping the world keep promises. More information can be found at www.odfl.com.