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    Old Dominion Freight Reviews

    Updated December 11, 2018
    382 reviews

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

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

    • "Pay and benefits excellent, management cares about the employees" (in 29 reviews)

    Cons

    • "There are days when the long hours can take a toll on you as far as fatigue etc" (in 27 reviews)

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

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Trailer mechanic"

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      Former Employee - Trailer Mechanic in Forest View, IL
      Former Employee - Trailer Mechanic in Forest View, IL
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

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

      Pros

      Good environment to work in.

      Cons

      Fatigue and outside weather.

      Advice to Management

      Thanks for the experience.

    2. "Great"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Old Dominion Freight part-time

      Pros

      Team, Pay, Benefits, environment, fun work

      Cons

      There are not really any cons if you are a hard worker

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    3. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - P&D Driver in Fort Wayne, IN
      Current Employee - P&D Driver in Fort Wayne, IN
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Old Dominion Freight full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Lots of hours
      Great environment
      Good morale
      Non Union
      Growing company

      Cons

      No OT
      No OT
      No OT
      No OT
      No OT

      Advice to Management

      They’re doing a great job

    4. "Good"

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      Current Employee - P and D Driver in Saint Louis, MO
      Current Employee - P and D Driver in Saint Louis, MO
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Fun family work environment safe

      Cons

      Nothing i can think of

    5. "Supervisor"

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      Former Employee - Supervisor in Dallas, TX
      Former Employee - Supervisor in Dallas, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Benefits are great for all full time employees

      Cons

      There is next to no training for promotions within the company, but expect supervisors to train hourly employees

      Advice to Management

      Offer training sessions to new salary employees, not just new hires for the dock. And upper management needs to remember what it's like to be on the dock, rather than sitting in the office out of the weather.

    6. "Worst business model ever!"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Old Dominion Freight full-time

      Pros

      Great pay, good people.

      Cons

      You become a number and everybody is expendable.
      Long hours and no employee loyalty.

    7. "Great so far."

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      Current Employee - Dock Worker in Edwardsville, KS
      Current Employee - Dock Worker in Edwardsville, KS
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Old Dominion Freight full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good pay and benefits. Employee friendly for the most part.

      Cons

      Long hours with no overtime. Mainly night positions.

    8. "It’s cool if you want a solid job but isn’t for everyone."

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      Current Employee - Dock Worker in Bloomington, CA
      Current Employee - Dock Worker in Bloomington, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Old Dominion Freight part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good money
      Random barbecues
      Cool people
      Reasonable lunch times
      OT

      Cons

      Racists bosses
      Favoritisms
      Bullying
      Racists coworkers
      Threats

      Advice to Management

      Hire people who aren’t racists. Maybe it’ll create a better work environment.

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Business Side OK, IT Management = Abysmal"

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      Former Employee - Systems Administrator in Thomasville, NC
      Former Employee - Systems Administrator in Thomasville, NC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Old Dominion Freight full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Laid back, Most people who work there are good people. Friends. The building in general is nice atmosphere.

      Cons

      Senior leadership wont clearly communicate ANYTHING. Literally left guessing what to work on. After incessantly asking even direct managers dont know because they are complacent a let one or two directors from other areas decide whats best for them, because those one or two directors are best buddies with IT VP. The Morale is terrible. It's in Thomas-ville. Middle of nowhere. USed to have work from home...taken away. Because one or two people abused. Salaries are awful unless you come externally. If you work your way up they BS you on what they can give you even though you are doing significantly more work than external hires for one or two tasks. Bonuses used to be good, they managed to also slash that while the company EVERY YEAR is making more and more record profits... but they act like IT has to cut back because "we spent too much money". NO. "WE" didn't spend too much money. A prior VP did, who you let go. Stop making everyone pay for the sins of the forefathers. Realize that without IT your freight goes nowhere.

      Advice to Management

      Listen to your technical people instead of going to gartner conferences to learn what is already available on google, and among your technical staffs common knowledge. Pay attention to people who vape at their desk, or come in at 10-11AM EVERY DAY and show disciplinary action. Peers see it and notice you dont care. Learn real project management. Also, you can't be a good leader in IT if you don't know a real technical thing about what you are a leader for, and don't pretend to. If you don't know, talk to the people who work for you.... it is their job!!

    10. "Supervisor"

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      Former Employee - Supervisor in Conley, GA
      Former Employee - Supervisor in Conley, GA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

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

      Pros

      Good pay good benefits job security

      Cons

      Lot of Long hours shift and hours constantly changing last minute

      Advice to Management

      N/a