Old Dominion Freight Line Meets Growing Demand in Six Markets with New, Expanded Service Centers
August 03 2021 - 9:52AM
Business Wire
Leading LTL carrier adds capacity to service
center network with continued capital expenditure investments in
2021
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (Nasdaq: ODFL) has continued to
grow its service center network with six new and expanded
facilities since February 2021. The Company introduced new service
centers in Benicia, Calif., Phoenixville, Pa., and Kenosha, Wis.,
bringing its total count to 248 service centers, and relocated
and/or expanded three more facilities in Colorado Springs, Colo.,
Milford, Conn. and Warren, Ohio. In the past 10 years, the Company
has spent $1.7 billion in expanding its service center network
equating to a 50 percent increase in door count during that
period.
Old Dominion opened the 20-door Benicia facility to expand
coverage in-between its San Francisco and Sacramento service
centers. The new facility will allow Old Dominion to better service
its wine country customers in Napa, Sonoma, and the surrounding
area, eliminating three major daily bridge crossings for trucks
coming from the San Francisco area.
The 55-door Phoenixville facility opened in response to rapidly
growing freight volume across Pennsylvania. The service center
covers an area between its Philadelphia facility and other Old
Dominion service centers in the middle of the state, simplifying a
region that was previously serviced out of four different centers
across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Its 40-mile service
area is expected to grow, and its prime location between major
Pennsylvania Routes 76, 422, and 100 – as well as its extra land
with space for 30 more doors – positions it well to tackle
increasing customer demand.
Old Dominion opened the 103-door Kenosha facility as
southeastern Wisconsin – Kenosha and Racine counties in particular
– saw major business growth. The Company once serviced the area out
of its Milwaukee service center but needed a facility closer to its
growing number of distribution, manufacturing, packing, and
pharmaceutical customers. The service center’s location is just two
miles from I-94, and its available space for an additional 51 doors
will allow it to grow alongside the burgeoning business
community.
Benicia, Phoenixville, and Kenosha are not Old Dominion’s only
capacity additions in fast-growing regions. The three other
relocated and/or expanded service centers include:
- Colorado Springs, Colo. – Old Dominion’s third Colorado
service center covers the mountainous region south of Denver. The
facility’s proximity to I-25 allows drivers quick and easy access
to the area’s numerous manufacturers. The location is primed for
growth with plenty of room to expand – up to 22 additional doors.
Four new employees joined the Old Dominion family when the 11-acre
facility opened.
- Milford, Conn., – The Milford facility allows Old
Dominion to offer superior service to customers along coastal
Connecticut, covering additional areas including New Haven,
Bridgeport, Norwalk, and Greenwich. The service center, near
I-95, has 49 doors across more than six acres of land.
- Warren, Ohio – The newly expanded Warren, Ohio facility
– increased from two acres to 15 acres, with an additional nine
employees – allows it to grow its Youngstown/eastern Ohio customer
base and add service for western Pennsylvania shippers. The 60-door
facility has room for an additional 24 doors in the future, and its
location near the Ohio Turnpike and SR 76 allows for convenient
access to customers’ locations.
Each service center is constructed or renovated to provide
best-in-class facilities to improve operations. Old Dominion’s
recent investments to add doors, upgrade its fleet and service
center vehicles, and hire additional drivers will allow the Company
to manage ongoing capacity challenges as the economy rebounds post
COVID-19.
“Our record-breaking first and second quarters demonstrate that
freight demand is at unprecedented levels. We expect the growth to
continue as the economy rebounds, so it’s important we continue to
invest in capacity,” said Chip Overbey, senior vice president of
strategic development at Old Dominion Freight Line. “With our six
new and upgraded facilities, we’re targeting some of the
fastest-growing regions in the U.S. to ensure shippers in these
areas have access to the superior transportation service they need
to meet their own customer demand.”
For more information about Old Dominion, visit www.odfl.com or
call (800) 432-6335. On Twitter: @ODFL_Inc and Facebook: Old
Dominion Freight Line Inc.
About Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is one of the largest North
American less-than-truckload (“LTL”) motor carriers and provides
regional, inter-regional and national LTL services through a single
integrated, union-free organization. Our service offerings, which
include expedited transportation, are provided through an expansive
network of service centers located throughout the continental
United States. The Company also maintains strategic alliances with
other carriers to provide LTL services throughout North America. In
addition to its core LTL services, the Company offers a range of
value-added services including container drayage, truckload
brokerage and supply chain consulting.
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