THOMASVILLE, N.C. (AP) — THOMASVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (ODFL) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $238.3 million.

On a per-share basis, the Thomasville, North Carolina-based company said it had profit of $1.14.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.05 per share.

The trucking company posted revenue of $1.33 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.31 billion.

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