THOMASVILLE, N.C. (AP) — THOMASVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (ODFL) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $292.3 million.

The Thomasville, North Carolina-based company said it had profit of $1.34 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.33 per share.

The trucking company posted revenue of $1.46 billion in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.47 billion.

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