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    Old Dominion Freight Reviews

    Updated February 18, 2019
    394 reviews

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    Old Dominion Freight President, CEO, and Director David S. Congdon
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    Pros

    • "Good Pay - When work was available" (in 72 reviews)

    • "Great pay, PTO time , management is awesome" (in 70 reviews)

    Cons

    • "There are days when the long hours can take a toll on you as far as fatigue etc" (in 28 reviews)

    • "No overtime pay, management is horrible in the San Diego terminal" (in 21 reviews)

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    1. "Great Company"

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      Current Employee - Manager
      Current Employee - Manager
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Old Dominion Freight full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Fantastic company to work for

      Cons

      Great leadership and vision for the future

      Advice to Management

      keep doing what you're doing

    2. "Good pay and team effort"

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      Current Employee - Driver Check-in
      Current Employee - Driver Check-in
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Old Dominion Freight part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good pay and team effort everyday

      Cons

      There are no really bad drawbacks

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    3. "Overall Good Company to Work For"

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      Former Employee - Check In Clerk in Johnston, RI
      Former Employee - Check In Clerk in Johnston, RI
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Old Dominion Freight full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Promote from within, if you put your time in you will definitely be able to move up.

      Higher starting wages than most other freight companies because they are non union

      Cons

      Management changes. this may have just been bad timing for when i worked there but people were constantly getting promoted fired or moved all over the place.

    4. "Poor management"

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      Former Employee - Line Haul Driver in Portland, ME
      Former Employee - Line Haul Driver in Portland, ME
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Old Dominion Freight full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good pay and schedule

      Cons

      Lack of management the inmates run the assilum
      They do nothing to give back to the community

      Advice to Management

      Run your business

    5. "Going Downhill"

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      Former Employee - Linehaul Driver in Conley, GA
      Former Employee - Linehaul Driver in Conley, GA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Old Dominion Freight full-time

      Pros

      Good Pay - When work was available
      Decent benefits
      Good Equipment
      Great Local Linehaul Manager

      I was at Old Dominion for 2.4 years, and at first it was really great. I started out as a bag driver, and was making good money being gone for as long as I wanted to OTR. After a year, I transferred to a smaller terminal where I could be home every day and have a more normal life. The freight slowed down there considerably, because across the system, the Company WAY over hired linehaul drivers. As a result, I transferred back to the original terminal, and things were good again as a bag driver. Then this past November, freight died off completely, and I did not work for two months. I would be sometimes be 55th on the board to get dispatched out. There were still a few terminals in their system that were viable options to have steady work, and I applied for a transfer to one of them for financial reasons, and my transfer was denied. Work slowed down do much, that I decided to quit, and pursue another other opportunities.

      Cons

      1. Consistent lack of work
      2. Management. OD management is quickly becoming like the management at Walmart. I was a trucker there for over ten years, and over time they become just another hack trucking company instead of being the Private Fleet that Sam Walton was proud of.

      Advice to Management

      Start treating employees like the founders of the Company did, because their culture is quickly becoming like Walmart.

    6. "Great pay and room for advancement"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      People, solid company ,advancement, safe work place

      Cons

      Sometimes looked down upon depending on what Department you worked in

      Advice to Management

      Gather all of the info needed before disciplinary measures are taken

    7. "Great family culture"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Thomasville, NC
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Thomasville, NC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Old Dominion Freight full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      ODFL is a special place with a great family oriented culture that is hard to find. Your work teams become your work family. It is a down to earth company where you feel a part of a good team that cares about each other.

      Cons

      Nothing to speak of

      Advice to Management

      Please hang on to that ODFL family spirit. Make communication between teams and between management and employees a priority. Keep taking care of each other.

    8. "Good Job requires Good Workers"

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      Former Employee - P & D Driver in Indianapolis, IN
      Former Employee - P & D Driver in Indianapolis, IN
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Old Dominion Freight full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Job security, very competitive pay, good benefits, steady work, good equipment

      Cons

      Long hours, long hours, long hours

    9. "Great company to work for, employees were friendly and helpful."

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      Former Employee - Local P&D Driver in Dracut, MA
      Former Employee - Local P&D Driver in Dracut, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Old Dominion Freight full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Awesome working environment with 1-4 year old equipment.

      Cons

      A couple of times dispatch would reroute you to one or two more pick ups after asking you to return to the terminal.

    10. "Great Company"

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      Current Employee - Supervisor
      Current Employee - Supervisor

      I have been working at Old Dominion Freight full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Appreciates all the employees in the company

      Cons

      Hard Schedule, can be grueling