Old Dominion Freight Line First Month of Quarter LTL Weight Per Shipment by Quarter

Old Dominion Freight Line First Month of Quarter LTL Weight Per Shipment: 2.0% in Q3 2026, up 3.1 pts from a year earlier. That is the highest of the 20 quarters on record here.

“Revenue per day increased 8.2% in July 2026 as compared to the same month last year. LTL revenue per hundredweight increased 9.3% as compared to the same month last year. LTL revenue per hundredweight, excluding fuel surcharges, increased 4.2% as compared to the same month last year. LTL tons per day decreased 1.0% due to a 3.0% decrease in LTL shipments per day that was partially offset by a 2.0% increase in LTL weight per shipment. 13 Operating Costs and Other Expenses Salaries, wages and benefits increased $15.3 million, or 2.3%, in the second quarter of 2026 as compared to the second quarter of 2025 due to a $2.4 million increase in salaries and wages and a $12.9 million increase in employee benefit costs. Salaries, wages and benefits decreased $4.5 million, or 0.3%, in the first six months of 2026 as compared to the same period of 2025, due to a $15.4 million decrease in salaries and wages that was partially offset by a $10.9 million increase in employee benefit costs.”

Source: Old Dominion Form 10-Q (FY2026Q2), filed 2026-08-05 ↗

Reported in Form 10-Q / 10-K MD&A Early-Quarter Operating Update.

See every metric in the Old Dominion Freight Line KPI table. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.