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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. and the Motion Picture Association of America exemptions from hours-of-service regulations pertaining to the electronic logging device mandate.

When Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. landed an advertising and marketing contract with Major League Baseball earlier this year, it was part of a long-term strategy to grow its business, representatives of the Thomasville, N.C.,-based trucking and logistics company said.

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. officially cut the ribbon on its eighth service center in Illinois on Sept. 21, occupied with 117 employees and 103 doors at the cross dock.

Averitt Express and Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. are the country's highest-rated privately held and publicly traded less-than-truckload carriers, respectively, according to a survey of more than 2,000 shippers in the United States that Mastio & Co. conducted last year.

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. reported profits rose 9.1% in the first quarter, a positive start for the major less-than-truckload companies scheduled to report earnings by May 5.

Old Dominion Freight Line has hit a homerun with its recent announcement that the Thomasville, N.C.-based company will be the official freight carrier for Major League Baseball.

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. helped four Major League Baseball teams prepare for spring training, hauling equipment for three to Florida and one to Arizona.

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. profits dropped 5.1% in the fourth quarter versus the year prior, earning $68.5 million during the three-month period, or 83 cents per share.

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. reported less-than-truckload shipments dropped in November 2016 compared with the year prior, but revenue was up overall, according to a Dec. 2 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has renovated service centers in Oklahoma City; Shreveport, Louisiana; and Parsons, Kansas, to strengthen its 226-site network.