EXHIBIT 23.1

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 33-44139) pertaining to the 1991 Employee Stock Option Plan of Old
Dominion Freight Line, Inc. of our report dated January 29, 2002, with respect
to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Old Dominion Freight
Line, Inc. included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December
31, 2001.

Greensboro, North Carolina
March 22, 2002