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Old Dominion (ODFL) August LTL Shipments Per Day Rise 17% Y/Y

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Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL - Free Report) provided an update on the performance of its less-than-truckload (“LTL”) segment, which is its primary revenue generator, in August.

With 10.9% increase in LTL tons per day and a rise in LTL revenue per hundredweight, revenue per day rose 29.1% in August from the year-ago level. LTL tons per day improved due to 17.3% increase in LTL shipments per day, but was hurt by 5.5% decrease in LTL weight per shipment.

Quarter to date, LTL revenue per hundredweight and LTL revenue per hundredweight excluding fuel surcharges ascended 15.5% and 9.9% year over year, respectively. This strong performance is a result of increase in demand for the company’s services as well as recovery in the domestic economy, Old Dominion’s president and chief executive officer, Greg C. Gantt, stated. Although daily volumes rose in August, the company’s operations were affected by a spike in COVID-19 cases as well as supply chain disruptions, Gantt added.


Notwithstanding short-term headwinds, the company expects continued growth, to cater to which it will continue to make investments in expanding its capacity.

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Old Dominion carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Some better-ranked stocks in the Transportation - Truck industry are ArcBest Corporation (ARCB - Free Report) , Saia (SAIA - Free Report) and Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG - Free Report) . While ArcBest and Saia sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Covenant Logistics carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

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