Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023:
Old Dominion Freight Line (CCJ Top 250, No. 10) announced that effective July 1, 2023, its Board of Directors has elected Kevin M. (Marty) Freeman to succeed Greg C. Gantt as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
Gantt will retire from the company effective June 30 but expects to remain a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Freeman, who has served as the ODFL’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since May 2018, joined the company in February 1992 and has assumed ever-increasing roles and responsibilities over the past 30 years.
“It has been a privilege to serve Old Dominion as President and Chief Executive Officer, and I am pleased that the Board has elected Marty to succeed me upon my retirement,” Gantt said. “Marty and I have worked closely together for most of my career, and he is an exceptional leader and champion of Old Dominion. This change in leadership was part of our long-term succession plan, which has supported our ability to develop leaders from within our organization and prepare them to lead the company into the future.”
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Jan. 31 removed the ELD ONE electronic logging device from the list of registered devices for failing to meet minimum ELD requirements.
According to the company, more than 10,000 users are affected by the revocation.
