2012 NEWS & PRESS RELEASES
Old Dominion Adds 10 Asian Ports to Pacific Promise™ ServiceNow Directly Serves 10 Countries in AsiaTHOMASVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 30, 2012) – Following a 40 percent increase in shipments from Asia in 2011, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. expanded its Pacific Promise™ less-than-container load (LCL) service to 10 additional ports in eight countries on the continent. With the expansion, Old Dominion now serves 23 ports in 10 countries throughout Asia. The new ports are located in Manila, Philippines; Singapore; Jakarta and Surabaya Indonesia; Penang, Malaysia; Port Klang, Kuala Lumpur; Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; Bangkok, Thailand; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; and Busan, Korea. Launched in China in 2009 and expanded in 2010 and 2011 to Taiwan, Pacific Promise™ provides businesses with standard guaranteed transit times and simplified rates from the 23 ports in Asia to any destination in the United States. The service also includes port-to-door tracking of all shipments − a service many providers do not offer. “In an average month, we move shipments between the U.S. and more than 40 countries, with a significant amount of that freight to and from Asia,” said Greg Plemmons, Vice President of OD-Global, an international shipping division of Old Dominion. “Expanding Pacific Promise™ to include the countries in Asia to which our customers most frequently ship gives them greater access to our reliable and cost-efficient service. The result is an increase in supply chain efficiency, thereby saving our customers time and money.” Pacific Promise™, a service offered through OD-Global, is available to companies in a number of categories, including those importing and exporting high-value and time-sensitive goods. The service’s advantages, such as efficiency and port-to-door tracking, benefit companies shipping from a single origin to multiple destinations or those that are using air freight because they cannot entrust time-sensitive shipments to a traditional LCL service. OD-Global is one of Old Dominion’s fastest growing segments and offers service between any of the company’s 216 domestic service centers and any point in the world, including the 23 origin ports in Asia. Rates for Pacific Promise are expressed as a simple, single rate per cubic meter. While they are slightly more expensive than standard LCL, the transit times are up to 40 percent faster and the rates are up to 75 percent less than air freight. On top of that, they are backed by an industry leading money back guarantee. Customers can check a rate, create a booking and track their shipment from the port in Asia to their door by visiting Old Dominion’s website, www.odfl.com. For more information about Old Dominion Freight Line, log onto www.odfl.com or call (800) 432-6335. About Old Dominion Freight LineOld 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.
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