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Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. () is a less-than-truckload, union-free motor carrier providing regional, inter-regional and national LTL service and value-added logistics services. The company, founded in 1934 by Earl and Lillian Congdon,〔()〕 is headquartered in Thomasville, North Carolina and employs more than 19,000 people globally with revenue of over $2 billion yearly.〔()〕 ==History== The company traces its origins to 1934 when Earl and Lillian Congdon founded the company with a single truck running between Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia.〔()〕 After Earl Congdon died, Lillian Congdon assumed the presidency and was joined by sons Earl Jr. and Jack. In 1957, Old Dominion extended its operations to most major markets in North Carolina and southern Virginia. Five years later, the company relocated its headquarters to High Point, North Carolina, in 1962 and merged with Bottoms-Fiske trucking company.〔()〕 Between 1969 and 1979, the company entered a period of expansion, acquiring a number of competing trucking lines. With the deregulation of the trucking industry in the 1980s, Old Dominion extended its service area into Florida, Tennessee and California and also started serving the major markets of Chicago and Dallas. The company went public in 1991.〔()〕 David Congdon, son of Earl Congdon Jr. and grandson of the company’s founders, was named president and COO in 1997. Today, he serves as the company’s president and CEO. Earl Congdon Jr. continues to serve with the company as executive chairman of the board. In the mid-2000s, Old Dominion launched international offerings to Canada and China. Today, in addition to domestic less-than-truckload services, the company offers assembly and distribution services and LCL and FCL delivery services to and from all of North America, Central America, South America and the Far East. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old Dominion Freight Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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