--- title: "Old Dominion Freight Line: search popularity worldwide" description: "An American less-than-truckload freight carrier. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/old-dominion" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Old Dominion Freight Line: search popularity worldwide An American less-than-truckload freight carrier. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Brand**: Old Dominion Freight Line - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among freight and logistics companies**: 0.48% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Freight and logistics companies | 6 | 0.48% | 128K | - [Freight and logistics companies](/demand/global-en/categories/freight-and-logistics-companies) ## Top freight and logistics companies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Old Dominion Freight Line was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Old Dominion Freight Line is the sixth most recommended of the eight. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | C.H. Robinson | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | UPS | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | DHL | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | FedEx | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Kuehne+Nagel | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Old Dominion Freight Line | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Toll | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Big Chill | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about freight and logistics companies - Asked ChatGPT "Which freight or logistics company should I hire?": 1. UPS, 2. FedEx, 3. C.H. Robinson, 4. Old Dominion Freight Line, 5. DHL, 6. Kuehne+Nagel - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best freight and logistics companies?": 1. DHL, 2. UPS, 3. FedEx, 4. C.H. Robinson, 5. Kuehne+Nagel, 6. Old Dominion Freight Line - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best freight or logistics company for shipping goods?": 1. DHL, 2. Kuehne+Nagel, 3. C.H. Robinson, 4. Old Dominion Freight Line - Searched Google, AI Overview "logistics companies": 1. C.H. Robinson, 2. UPS Not named in any answer: Toll and Big Chill. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Old Dominion Freight Line changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Old Dominion Freight Line worldwide held steady at 128K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Old Dominion Freight Line’s share of searches among freight and logistics companies worldwide held steady, from 0.4% to 0.48%. ## How did search popularity change for freight and logistics companies worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Toll worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 301K to 246K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Big Chill worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 40.5K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for FedEx worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 9.1M to 7.5M in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for DHL worldwide fell 17.7% over 12 measured months, from 11.1M to 9.1M in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for UPS worldwide fell 17.7% over 12 measured months, from 11.1M to 9.1M in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Freight and logistics companies | 128K | 0.4% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | Freight and logistics companies | 105K | 0.33% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | Freight and logistics companies | 128K | 0.35% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | Freight and logistics companies | 109K | 0.34% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | Freight and logistics companies | 128K | 0.48% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | Freight and logistics companies | 128K | 0.42% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | Freight and logistics companies | 128K | 0.48% | 6 | | May 2026 | Freight and logistics companies | 125K | 0.47% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | Freight and logistics companies | 128K | 0.48% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | Freight and logistics companies | 128K | 0.48% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | Freight and logistics companies | 128K | 0.48% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | Freight and logistics companies | 128K | 0.48% | 6 | ## How are Old Dominion Freight Line’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Old Dominion Freight Line’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “odfl” - “old dominion freight line” ## Which freight and logistics companies compete with Old Dominion Freight Line? - [DHL](/demand/global-en/brands/dhl) - [UPS](/demand/global-en/brands/ups) - [FedEx](/demand/global-en/brands/fedex): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/fedex-vs-old-dominion - [Kuehne+Nagel](/demand/global-en/brands/kuehne-nagel): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/kuehne-nagel-vs-old-dominion - [Toll](/demand/global-en/brands/toll): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/old-dominion-vs-toll - [C.H. Robinson](/demand/global-en/brands/ch-robinson): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/ch-robinson-vs-old-dominion - [Big Chill](/demand/global-en/brands/big-chill): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/big-chill-vs-old-dominion ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Old Dominion Freight Line: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/old-dominion This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/old-dominion. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.