Old Dominion embarks upon tour to share history, look at future
The tour’s centerpiece is a customized rolling museum featuring photos and videos from the company’s past and a sneak peek at what lies ahead.
The Trucker News Services
4/22/2010
THOMASVILLE, N.C. — Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has embarked upon a 17-city nationwide truck tour with a stop April 21 at the OD Greenville Service Center in Duncan, S.C.
The truck tour is aimed at sharing the company’s history while providing a window into the future.
Each stop on the tour is designed to be a fun, yet educational experience for attendees, according to Chip Overbey, vice president of national accounts and marketing.
The tour’s centerpiece is a customized rolling museum featuring photos and videos from the company’s past and a sneak peek at what lies ahead.
At each stop, there will also be games, food, outdoor activities and tours of the service center.
“We developed a nationwide truck tour last year to honor our 75th anniversary with the goal of sharing our unique history – and our vision for the future – with customers and communities throughout the U.S.,” Overbey said. “We have had such an amazing history, and this tour is one small way we can say thank you to the many people who have helped make this ride such an amazing one.”
Old Dominion has grown substantially since Earl and Lillian Congdon founded the company in 1934 with a single truck running between Richmond and Norfolk, Va.
While it remains family operated, Old Dominion is a global, publicly-traded company with 210 service centers that directly serves more than 48,000 points.
For the truck tour, the rolling museum is hauled by a custom-built, one-of-a-kind 38-ton, hydraulic-enabled 2009 Freightliner DD-15 Cascadia.
For more information about the 2010 Old Dominion Truck Tour or to track its progress, visit www.dominionroad.com. The site also includes video blogs and details about the rig, including construction photos documenting the transformation of the trailer into a unique museum.
For more information about Old Dominion, visit www.odfl.com or call (800) 432-6335.
Here are the remaining stops on the tour.
April 28, OD Atlanta West Service Center, Lithia Springs, Ga.; May 5, OD Birmingham Service Center, Birmingham, Ala.; May 12, OD San Antonio Service Center, San Antonio; May 19, OD El Paso Service Center, El Paso, Texas; May 26, OD San Diego Service Center, San Diego, Calif.; June 9, OD Sacramento Service Center, West Sacramento, Calif.; June 16, OD Reno Service Center, Lockwood, Nev.; June 23, OD Billings Service Center, Billings, Mont.; July 7, OD Des Moines Service Center, Des Moines, Iowa; July 14, Milwaukee Service Center, Milwaukee; July 21, OD Cincinnati Service Center, Cincinnati; Aug. 11, OD Cleveland Service Center, Garfield Heights, Ohio; Aug. 18, OD Boston Service Center, Dracut, Mass.; Aug. 25, Long Island Ducks, Central Islip, N.Y.; Sept. 8, OD Baltimore Service Center, Baltimore, and Sept. 15, OD Charlotte Service Center, Charlotte, N.C.
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