10-Q 1 d325860d10q.htm FORM 10-Q Form 10-Q

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 10-Q

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2012

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                    to                     

Commission File Number 001-35007

 

 

 

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Swift Transportation Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   20-5589597

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2200 South 75th Avenue

Phoenix, AZ 85043

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(602) 269-9700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   x    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock as of May 3, 2012 was 87,039,443, and the number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s Class B common stock as of May 3, 2012 was 52,495,236.

 

 

 


 

 

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1. Financial Statements

  

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2012 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2011

     3   

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three Month Period Ended March  31, 2012 and 2011

     4   

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)  for the Three Month Period Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

     5   

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)  for the Three Month Period Ended March 31, 2012

     6   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Three Month Period Ended March  31, 2012 and 2011

     7   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

     9   

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     25   

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     35   

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     35   
PART II OTHER INFORMATION   

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

     35   

Item 1A. Risk Factors

     36   

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     36   

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     36   

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

     36   

Item 5. Other Information

     36   

Item 6. Exhibits

     36   

Signatures

     37   

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Swift Transportation Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

     March 31,     December 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)        
     (In thousands, except share data)  

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 47,684      $ 82,084   

Restricted cash

     61,006        71,724   

Fixed maturity securities, held to maturity, amortized cost-restricted

     11,086        —     

Accounts receivable, net

     339,191        324,035   

Equipment sales receivable

     734        5,500   

Income tax refund receivable

     1,726        1,881   

Inventories and supplies

     22,441        17,441   

Assets held for sale

     21,329        13,571   

Prepaid taxes, licenses, insurance and other

     50,036        46,559   

Deferred income taxes

     84,961        96,885   

Current portion of notes receivable

     5,766        6,455   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     645,960        666,135   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, at cost:

    

Revenue and service equipment

     1,676,849        1,674,452   

Land

     125,788        133,711   

Facilities and improvements

     230,359        229,420   

Furniture and office equipment

     41,863        41,183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total property and equipment

     2,074,859        2,078,766   

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

     787,164        778,769   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net property and equipment

     1,287,695        1,299,997   

Other assets

     66,398        68,791   

Intangible assets, net

     346,183        350,486   

Goodwill

     253,256        253,256   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,599,492      $ 2,638,665   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 106,306      $ 81,688   

Accrued liabilities

     103,063        101,327   

Current portion of claims accruals

     75,730        73,266   

Current portion of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases

     96,650        59,339   

Fair value of guarantees

     1,195        1,195   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     382,944        316,815   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases

     1,446,387        1,530,104   

Claims accruals, less current portion

     103,307        96,277   

Fair value of interest rate swaps, less current portion

     11,000        10,061   

Deferred income taxes

     397,088        415,088   

Securitization of accounts receivable

     163,000        180,000   

Other liabilities

     —          4,131   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,503,726        2,552,476   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Contingencies (note 15)

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; Authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued

     —          —     

Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share; Authorized 500,000,000 shares; 87,027,234 and 85,935,116 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

     870        859   

Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share; Authorized 250,000,000 shares; 52,495,236 and 53,563,460 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

     525        536   

Additional paid-in capital

     893,318        891,899   

Accumulated deficit

     (789,933     (796,121

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (9,216     (11,186

Noncontrolling interest

     202        202   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     95,766        86,189   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,599,492      $ 2,638,665   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Swift Transportation Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
    

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per

share data)

 

Operating revenue

   $ 826,885      $ 758,889   

Operating expenses:

    

Salaries, wages and employee benefits

     200,135        195,476   

Operating supplies and expenses

     55,042        57,104   

Fuel

     153,003        150,281   

Purchased transportation

     233,202        194,037   

Rental expense

     23,499        17,989   

Insurance and claims

     30,580        22,725   

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

     50,394        50,358   

Amortization of intangibles

     4,303        4,727   

Impairments

     1,065        —     

Gain on disposal of property and equipment

     (4,390     (2,255

Communication and utilities

     6,246        6,460   

Operating taxes and licenses

     15,904        15,258   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     768,983        712,160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     57,902        46,729   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other (income) expenses:

    

Interest expense

     32,776        37,501   

Derivative interest expense

     2,545        4,680   

Interest income

     (397     (467

Loss on debt extinguishment

     20,940        —     

Other

     (602     (511
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other (income) expenses, net

     55,262        41,203   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     2,640        5,526   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (3,548 )     2,321   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 6,188      $ 3,205   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.04      $ 0.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.04      $ 0.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares used in per share calculations

    

Basic

     139,509        138,127   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     140,392        138,900   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Swift Transportation Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands)  

Net income

   $ 6,188      $ 3,205   

Other comprehensive income:

    

Accumulated losses on derivatives reclassified to income, net of tax

     2,545        4,680   

Change in fair value of interest rate swaps, net of tax

     (575     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 8,158      $ 7,885   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Swift Transportation Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

 

                                            Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
              
     Class A      Class B     Additional
Paid in
Capital
                    Total
Stockholder’s
Equity
 
     Common Stock      Common Stock        Accumulated
Deficit
      Noncontrolling
Interest
    
     Shares      Par
Value
     Shares     Par
Value
             
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands, except per share data)  

Balances, December 31, 2011

     85,935,116       $ 859         53,563,460      $ 536      $ 891,899       $ (796,121   $ (11,186   $ 202       $ 86,189   

Exercise of stock options and tax deficiency

     23,894                152                152   

Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares

     1,068,224         11         (1,068,224     (11               —     

Other comprehensive income

                    1,970           1,970   

Non-cash equity compensation

               1,267                1,267   

Net income

                  6,188             6,188   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balances, March 31, 2012

     87,027,234       $ 870         52,495,236      $ 525      $ 893,318       $ (789,933   $ (9,216   $ 202       $ 95,766   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Swift Transportation Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 6,188      $ 3,205   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and intangibles

     54,697        55,085   

Amortization of debt issuance costs, original issue discount, and losses on terminated swaps

     4,260        6,117   

Gain on disposal of property and equipment less write-off of totaled tractors

     (4,280     (1,998

Impairment of property and equipment

     1,065        —     

Equity losses of investee

     78        —     

Deferred income taxes

     (5,712 )     2,426   

Provision for allowance for losses on accounts receivable

     138        85   

Loss on debt extinguishment

     20,940        —     

Non-cash equity compensation

     1,267        2,424   

Increase (decrease) in cash resulting from changes in:

    

Accounts receivable

     (15,293     (37,872

Inventories and supplies

     (5,000     (1,849 )

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (3,322     (4,348

Other assets

     123        5,360   

Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities

     15,023        31,240   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     70,172        59,875   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash

     10,718        (510

Change in fixed maturity securities-restricted

     (11,086     —     

Funding of GTI note receivable

     (7,500     —     

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     33,858        5,880   

Capital expenditures

     (44,246     (39,534

Payments received on notes receivable

     1,980        1,647   

Expenditures on assets held for sale

     (1,719     (3,085

Payments received on assets held for sale

     1,760        4,053   

Payments received on equipment sale receivables

     5,466        —     

Other investing activities

     (500     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (11,269     (31,549
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock, net of issuance costs

     —          62,994   

Repayment of long-term debt and capital leases

     (70,523     (81,765

Payment of deferred loan costs

     (5,932     —     

Borrowings under accounts receivable securitization

     89,000        22,000   

Repayment of accounts receivable securitization

     (106,000     (57,500

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     263        —     

Income tax deficiency from exercise of stock options

     (111     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (93,303     (54,271
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (34,400     (25,945
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     82,084        47,494   

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 47,684      $ 21,549   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Swift Transportation Company and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — (continued)

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012      2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (In thousands)  

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

     

Cash paid during the period for:

     

Interest

   $ 27,557       $ 7,391   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income taxes

   $ 2,220       $ 842   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental schedule of:

     

Non-cash investing activities:

     

Equipment sales receivables

   $ 700       $ 844   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equipment purchase accrual

   $ 18,870       $ 9,840   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Notes receivable from sale of assets

   $ 685       $ 3,579   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-cash financing activities:

     

Accrued deferred loan costs

   $ 120       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital lease additions

   $ 17,099       $ 705   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Swift Transportation Company and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

Swift Transportation Company (formerly Swift Corporation) is the holding company for Swift Transportation Co., LLC (a Delaware limited liability company, formerly Swift Transportation Co., Inc., a Nevada corporation) and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Swift Transportation Co.”), a truckload carrier headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and Interstate Equipment Leasing, LLC (“IEL”) (all the foregoing being, collectively, “Swift” or the “Company”). The Company operates predominantly in one industry, road transportation, throughout the continental United States and Mexico and has only one reportable segment. At March 31, 2012, the Company operated a national terminal network and a tractor fleet of approximately 15,600 units comprised of 11,600 tractors driven by company drivers and 4,000 owner-operator tractors, a fleet of 51,000 trailers, and 6,400 intermodal containers.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) include all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the interim periods presented. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011. Management has evaluated the effect on the Company’s reported financial condition and results of operations of events subsequent to March 31, 2012 through the issuance of the financial statements.

Note 2. New Accounting Standards

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted ASU No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820) — Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. This ASU was issued concurrently with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) 13, Fair Value Measurements (IFRS 13), and amends Topic 820 to provide largely identical guidance about fair value measurement and disclosure requirements. The new standards do not extend the use of fair value but, rather, provide guidance about how fair value should be applied where it already is required or permitted under IFRS or GAAP. For GAAP, most of the changes are clarifications of existing guidance or wording changes to align with IFRS 13. The adoption did not have a material impact on the amounts and disclosures in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Note 3. Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was (134.4)%, which was 173 percentage points lower than the normalized effective tax rate of 39% primarily due to a deferred state tax benefit related to an internal corporate restructuring of our subsidiaries. Excluding the impact of discrete items, the effective tax rate for the quarter would be 39.0%. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was 42.0%, which is three percentage points higher than the normalized effective tax rate primarily due to the amortization of previous losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (“OCI”) related to interest rate swaps the Company terminated in conjunction with its going public in December 2010.

The Company recognizes potential accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. Accrued interest and penalties as of March 31, 2012 were approximately $1.1 million. To the extent interest and penalties are not assessed with respect to uncertain tax positions, amounts accrued will be reduced and reflected as a reduction of the overall income tax provision. The Company anticipates that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by approximately $0.8 million during the next twelve months, which should not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries are currently under examination by the state of California for the 2005, 2006 and May 10, 2007 tax years. In addition, other state jurisdictions are conducting examinations for years ranging from 2007 to 2009. During 2012, the Company anticipates concluding its California examination for 2005, 2006 and short period ending May 10, 2007. At the completion of these examinations, management does not expect any adjustments that would have a material impact on the Company’s effective tax rate. Years subsequent to 2007 remain subject to examination.

Note 4. Investments

The Company accounts for its investments in accordance with Topic 320, Investments – Debt and Equity Securities. Management determines the appropriate classification of its investments in debt securities at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such determination on a quarterly basis. As of March 31, 2012, all of the Company’s investments were classified as held to maturity, as the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold these securities to maturity. Held to maturity securities are carried at amortized cost. The amortized cost of debt securities is adjusted using the effective interest rate method for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Such amortization and accretion is reported in other (income) expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. These investments will be used to reimburse the insurance claim losses paid by the Company’s captive insurance companies, Red Rock Risk Retention Group, Inc., (“Red Rock”) and Mohave Transportation Insurance Company (“Mohave”), and are restricted by insurance regulations. The following table presents the cost or amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed maturity securities at March 31, 2012 (in thousands):

 

     March 31, 2012  
     Cost or      Gross Unrealized      Estimated  
     Amortized             Temporary      Fair  
     Cost      Gains      Losses      Value  

Fixed Maturity Securities-restricted:

           

Foreign corporate securities

   $ 2,022       $ —         $ 27       $ 1,995   

U.S. corporate securities

     9,064         4         6         9,062   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total fixed maturity securities-restricted

   $ 11,086       $ 4       $ 33       $ 11,057   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2012, the contractual maturities of the fixed maturity securities were one year or less. As of March 31, 2012, the Company held five securities with unrealized losses for less than 12 months.

 

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Swift Transportation Company and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (continued)

 

The Company periodically evaluates fixed maturity securities for impairment. The assessment of whether impairments have occurred is based on management’s case-by-case evaluation of the underlying reasons for the decline in estimated fair value.

The Company accounts for other-than-temporary impairments of debt securities using the provisions of Topic 320 related to the recognition of other-than-temporary impairments of debt securities. This guidance requires the Company to evaluate whether it intends to sell an impaired debt security or whether it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell an impaired debt security before recovery of the amortized cost basis. If either of these criteria are met, an impairment equal to the difference between the debt security’s amortized cost and its estimated fair value is recognized in earnings.

For impaired debt securities that do not meet this criteria, the Company determines if a credit loss exists with respect to the impaired security. If a credit loss exists, the credit loss component of the impairment (i.e., the difference between the security’s amortized cost and the present value of projected future cash flows expected to be collected) is recognized in earnings and the remaining portion of the impairment is recognized as a component of accumulated OCI. The Company did not recognize any impairment losses for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Note 5. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     March 31,     December 31,  
     2012     2011  

Customer Relationship:

    

Gross carrying value

   $ 275,324      $ 275,324   

Accumulated amortization

     (110,178     (105,875

Owner-Operator Relationship:

    

Gross carrying value

     3,396        3,396   

Accumulated amortization

     (3,396     (3,396

Trade Name:

    

Gross carrying value

     181,037        181,037   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Intangible assets, net

   $ 346,183      $ 350,486   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

For all periods ending on or after December 31, 2007, amortization of intangibles consists primarily of amortization of $261.2 million gross carrying value of definite-lived intangible assets recognized under purchase accounting in connection with Swift Transportation Co.’s 2007 going private transaction. Intangible assets acquired as a result of the 2007 going private transaction include trade name, customer relationships, and owner-operator relationships. Amortization of the customer relationship acquired in the going private transaction is calculated on the 150% declining balance method over the estimated useful life of 15 years. The customer relationship contributed to the Company at May 9, 2007 is amortized using the straight-line method over 15 years. The trade name has an indefinite useful life and is not amortized, but rather is tested for impairment at least annually, unless events occur or circumstances change between annual tests that would more likely than not reduce the fair value.

Amortization of intangibles for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 is comprised of $4.0 million and $4.4 million, respectively, related to intangible assets recognized in conjunction with the 2007 going private transaction and $0.3 million in each period related to previous intangible assets existing prior to the 2007 going private transaction.

Note 6. Assets Held for Sale

Assets held for sale as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     March 31,      December 31,  
     2012      2011  

Land and facilities

   $ 17,881       $ 9,958   

Revenue equipment

     3,448         3,613   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Assets held for sale

   $ 21,329       $ 13,571   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, assets held for sale are carried at the lower of depreciated cost or estimated fair value less expected selling costs. The Company expects to sell these assets within the next twelve months.

The increase in assets held for sale during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 was the result of management identifying a vacant property located in Portland, Oregon with a carrying value of $7.9 million as an asset held for sale.

Note 7. Equity Investment and Note Receivable – GTI Holdings, LLC

On February 14, 2012, the Company contributed approximately $500 thousand to GTI Holdings, LLC (“GTI”) in return for a 49.95% ownership interest. GTI was formed in January 2012 for the purpose of acquiring the assets and business of three trucking companies engaged in bulk transporting of water, oil, liquids and pipe to various oil companies drilling in the Bakken Shale in northwestern North Dakota. The Company accounts for its interest in GTI using the equity method. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company recorded equity losses of $78 thousand in other expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations relating to its investment in GTI.

Additionally, the Company loaned $7.5 million to GTI pursuant to a secured promissory note. The note accrues interest at a fixed rate equal to 9.0% per annum with interest due quarterly beginning July 31, 2012. Beginning December 31, 2012, principal payments on the note are due in equal quarterly installments of 5.0% of the initial aggregate principal amount. All outstanding interest and principal are due on April 30, 2015. The note is secured by substantially all the assets of GTI.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (continued)

 

Note 8. Debt and Financing Transactions

Other than the Company’s accounts receivable securitization as discussed in Note 9 and its outstanding capital lease obligations as discussed in Note 10, the Company had long-term debt outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 as follows (in thousands):

 

     March 31,      December 31,  
     2012      2011  

Senior secured first lien term loan due December 2016, net of $487 OID at March 31, 2012

   $ 199,513       $ —     

Senior secured first lien term loan due December 2017, net of $1,660 OID at March 31, 2012

     672,340         —     

Senior secured first lien term loan due December 2016, net of $8,855 OID at December 31, 2011

     —           925,534   

Senior second priority secured notes due November 15, 2018, net of $8,386 and $8,702 OID at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

     491,614         491,298   

12.50% fixed rate notes due May 15, 2017

     15,238         15,638   

Other

     5,772         8,276   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

     1,384,477         1,440,746   

Less: current portion

     31,144         6,678   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

   $ 1,353,333       $ 1,434,068   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The credit facility and senior notes are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and are guaranteed by Swift Transportation Company, IEL, Swift Transportation Co. and its domestic subsidiaries other than its captive insurance subsidiaries, driver training academy subsidiary, and its bankruptcy-remote special purpose subsidiary. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the balance of deferred loan costs was $12.8 million and $22.3 million, respectively, and is reported in other assets in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

The senior secured credit facility was entered into on December 21, 2010 and consisted of a first lien term loan with an original aggregate principal amount of $1.07 billion due December 2016 and a $400.0 million revolving line of credit due December 2015 (the “Old Agreement”). On March 6, 2012, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “New Agreement”) replacing the Old Agreement with a remaining $874.0 million face value first lien term loan, which matured in December 2016 and accrued interest at the LIBOR rate plus 4.50%, including a minimum LIBOR rate of 1.50%. The replacement of the Old Agreement with the New Agreement resulted in a loss on debt extinguishment of $20.9 million, before tax, representing the write-off of the remaining unamortized portion of original issue discount and deferred financing fees associated with the Old Agreement.

The New Agreement is comprised of a $200.0 million face value first lien term loan B-1 tranche, net of unamortized original issue discount of $0.5 million, and a $674.0 million face value first lien term loan B-2 tranche, net of unamortized original issue discount of $1.7 million at March 31, 2012. The $200.0 million face value first lien term loan B-1 accrues interest at the LIBOR rate plus 3.75% with no minimum LIBOR rate and includes scheduled quarterly principal payments beginning June 30, 2012 of $5.0 million per quarter through December 2013 and generally $10.0 million per quarter thereafter until maturity in December 2016. The $674.0 million face value first lien term loan B-2 tranche accrues interest at the LIBOR rate plus 3.75% with a minimum LIBOR rate of 1.25% and includes scheduled quarterly principal payments of 0.25% of the original loan amount, or $1.685 million, until maturity in December 2017.

In addition to the pricing, payment and maturity changes described above, the New Agreement amends and clarifies certain provisions, including, but not limited to, adding accordion features that provide for an increase in the term loans or revolving commitment of up to $250.0 million in aggregate, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions and the participation of the lenders; modifying the definition of Adjusted EBITDA to add back expenses relating to permitted acquisitions and dispositions; removing the requirement to prepay the facility from the proceeds of equity offerings where the Company is not in violation of a leverage condition; and relaxing the restrictions on the repurchase or redemption of the Company’s senior notes where the Company is in compliance with a defined leverage ratio.

As of March 31, 2012, there were no borrowings under the $400.0 million revolving line of credit, while the Company had outstanding letters of credit under this facility primarily for workers’ compensation and self-insurance liability purposes totaling $162.2 million, leaving $237.8 million available under the revolving line of credit. Outstanding letters of credit incur fees of 4.50% per annum. The Company was in compliance with the covenants in the senior secured credit agreement at March 31, 2012.

Reference is made to Note 16 of these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the First Amendment to the New Agreement and the Incremental Facility Amendment to the New Agreement that were entered into in April 2012, as well as the voluntary prepayments the Company made on the first lien term loan B-1 and B-2 tranches in April 2012.

Senior Second Priority Secured Notes

On December 21, 2010, Swift Services Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, completed a private placement of senior second priority secured notes totaling $500.0 million face value which mature in November 2018 and bear interest at 10.00% (the “senior notes”). The Company received proceeds of $490.0 million, net of a $10.0 million original issue discount. Interest on the senior notes is payable on May 15 and November 15 each year, beginning May 15, 2011. The Company was in compliance with the covenants in the indenture governing the senior second priority secured notes at March 31, 2012.

Fixed Rate Notes

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there was $15.2 million and $15.6 million, respectively, outstanding of 12.50% fixed rate notes due May 15, 2017. The Company was in compliance with the covenants in the indenture governing the fixed rate notes at March 31, 2012.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (continued)

 

Note 9. Accounts Receivable Securitization

On June 8, 2011, Swift Receivables Company II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SRCII”), a wholly-owned bankruptcy-remote special purpose subsidiary, entered into a receivables sale agreement (the “2011 RSA”) with unrelated financial entities (the “Purchasers”) to replace the Company’s prior accounts receivable sale facility and to sell, on a revolving basis, undivided interests in the Company’s accounts receivable. Pursuant to the 2011 RSA, the Company’s receivable originator subsidiaries will sell all of their eligible accounts receivable to SRCII, which in turn sells a variable percentage ownership interest in its accounts receivable to the Purchasers. The 2011 RSA provides for up to $275.0 million initially in borrowing capacity, subject to eligible receivables and reserve requirements, secured by the receivables. The 2011 RSA terminates on June 8, 2014 and is subject to customary fees and contains various customary affirmative and negative covenants, representations and warranties, and default and termination provisions. Outstanding balances under the 2011 RSA accrue program fees generally at commercial paper rates plus 125 basis points, and unused capacity is subject to an unused commitment fee of 40 basis points. Pursuant to the 2011 RSA, collections on the underlying receivables by the Company are held for the benefit of SRCII and the Purchasers in the facility and are unavailable to satisfy claims of the Company and its subsidiaries. The facility qualifies for treatment as a secured borrowing under Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, and as such, outstanding amounts are carried on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as a liability with program fees recorded in interest expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company incurred program fees of $0.8 million associated with the 2011 RSA. During the first quarter of 2011 the Company incurred program fees of $1.3 million associated with the 2008 RSA. As of March 31, 2012, the outstanding borrowing under the 2011 RSA was $163.0 million against a total available borrowing base of $252.3 million, leaving $89.3 million available. As of December 31, 2011, the outstanding borrowing under the 2011 RSA was $180.0 million against a total available borrowing base of $249.8 million.

Note 10. Capital Leases

The Company leases certain revenue equipment under capital leases. The Company’s capital leases are typically structured with balloon payments at the end of the lease term equal to the residual value the Company is contracted to receive from certain equipment manufacturers upon sale or trade back to the manufacturers. The Company is obligated to pay the balloon payments at the end of the leased term whether or not it receives the proceeds of the contracted residual values from the respective manufacturers. Certain leases contain renewal or fixed price purchase options. Obligations under capital leases total $158.6 million at March 31, 2012, the current portion of which is $65.5 million. The leases are collateralized by revenue equipment with a cost of $335.1 million and accumulated amortization of $132.3 million at March 31, 2012. The amortization of the equipment under capital leases is included in depreciation and amortization of property and equipment in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Note 11. Derivative Financial Instruments

In April 2011, as contemplated by the credit facility, the Company entered into two forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with a notional amount of $350.0 million. These interest rate swaps take effect in January 2013 and have a maturity date of July 2015. On April 27, 2011 (“designation date”), the Company designated and qualified these interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges. These interest rate swap agreements are highly effective as a hedge of the Company’s variable rate debt. Subsequent to the April 27, 2011 designation date, the effective portion of the changes in estimated fair value of the designated swaps is recorded in accumulated OCI and is thereafter recognized to derivative interest expense as the interest on the hedged debt affects earnings, which hedged interest accruals do not begin until January 2013. Any ineffective portions of the changes in the estimated fair value of designated interest rate swaps will be recognized directly to earnings as derivative interest expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, changes in estimated fair value of the designated interest rate swap agreements totaling $6.7 million and $6.2 million, net of tax, respectively, were reflected in accumulated OCI.

As of March 31, 2012, the Company estimates that $0.2 million of the unrealized losses included in accumulated OCI related to these swaps will be realized and reported in earnings within the next twelve months. The estimated fair value of the interest rate swap liability at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, was $11.0 million and $10.1 million, respectively. The estimated fair values of the interest rate swaps are based on valuations provided by third parties, derivative pricing models, and credit spreads derived from the trading levels of the Company’s first lien term loan. Refer to Note 12 for further discussion of the Company’s estimated fair value methodology.

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had no interest rate derivative contracts that were not designated as hedging instruments under Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging.

For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, information about amounts and classification of gains and losses on the Company’s interest rate derivative contracts that were previously designated as hedging instruments under Topic 815 is as follows (in thousands):

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  

Amount of loss recognized in OCI on derivatives (effective portion)

   $ 575      $ —     

Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated OCI into income as “Derivative interest expense” (effective portion)

   $ (2,545   $ (4,680

Note 12. Fair Value Measurement

Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, requires that the Company disclose estimated fair values for its financial instruments. The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time and are based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect these estimates. Because the fair value is estimated as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the amounts that will actually be realized or paid at settlement or maturity of the instruments in the future could be significantly different.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (continued)

 

The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

      March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     Carrying      Estimated      Carrying      Estimated  
     Value      Fair Value      Value      Fair Value  

Financial Assets:

           

Fixed maturity securities-restricted

   $ 11,086       $ 11,057       $ —         $ —     

Financial Liabilities:

           

Senior secured first lien term loan due December 2016

     199,513         199,584         —           —     

Senior secured first lien term loan due December 2017

     672,340         676,038         —           —     

Senior secured first lien term loan

     —           —           925,534         923,220   

Senior second priority secured notes

     491,614         537,088         491,298         517,091   

Fixed rate notes

     15,238         16,000         15,638         16,420   

Interest rate swaps

     11,000         11,000         10,061         10,061   

Securitization of accounts receivable

     163,000         163,000         180,000         180,000   

The carrying amounts shown in the table (other than the fixed maturity securities, interest rate swaps, and the securitization of accounts receivable) are included in the consolidated balance sheets in long-term debt and obligations under capital leases. The estimated fair values of the financial instruments shown in the above table as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, represent management’s best estimates of the amounts that would be received to sell those assets or that would be paid to transfer those liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at that date. The estimated fair value measurements maximize the use of observable inputs. However, in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date, the estimated fair value measurement reflects the Company’s own judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These judgments are developed by the Company based on the best information available under the circumstances.

The following summary presents a description of the methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument.

Fixed maturity securities-restricted

The estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed maturity securities investments are based on quoted prices in active markets that are readily and regularly obtainable.

First lien term loans, senior second priority secured notes, and fixed rate notes

The estimated fair values of the first lien term loan, senior second priority secured notes and fixed rate notes were determined by bid prices in trades between qualified institutional buyers.

Securitization of Accounts Receivable

The Company’s securitization of accounts receivable consists of borrowings outstanding pursuant to the Company’s 2011 RSA, as discussed in Note 9. Its fair value is estimated by discounting future cash flows using a discount rate commensurate with the uncertainty involved.

Interest rate swaps

The Company’s interest rate swap agreements were carried on the balance sheet at estimated fair value at March 31, 2012 and consisted of two interest rate swaps. These swaps were entered into for the purpose of hedging the variability of interest expense and interest payments on the Company’s long-term variable rate debt. Because the Company’s interest rate swaps are not actively traded, they are valued using valuation models.

Interest rate yield curves and credit spreads derived from trading levels of the Company’s first lien term loan are the significant inputs into these valuation models. These inputs are observable in active markets over the terms of the instruments the Company holds. The Company considers the effect of its own credit standing and that of its counterparties in the valuations of its derivative financial instruments. As of March 31, 2012, the Company had recorded a credit valuation adjustment of $1.0 million, based on the credit spread derived from trading levels of the Company’s first lien term loan, to reduce the interest rate swap liability to its estimated fair value.

Fair value hierarchy

Topic 820 establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP and expands financial statement disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Topic 820 further specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques, which is based on whether the inputs into the valuation technique are observable or unobservable. The hierarchy is as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Valuation techniques in which all significant inputs are quoted prices from active markets for assets or liabilities that are identical to the assets or liabilities being measured.

 

   

Level 2 — Valuation techniques in which significant inputs include quoted prices from active markets for assets or liabilities that are similar to the assets or liabilities being measured and/or quoted prices from markets that are not active for assets or liabilities that are identical or similar to the assets or liabilities being measured. Also, model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets are Level 2 valuation techniques.

 

   

Level 3 — Valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are valuation technique inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (continued)

 

When available, the Company uses quoted market prices to determine the estimated fair value of an asset or liability. If quoted market prices are not available, the Company will measure estimated fair value using valuation techniques that use, when possible, current market-based or independently-sourced market parameters, such as interest rates and currency rates. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which a fair measurement in its entirety falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the estimated fair value measurement in its entirety. Following is a brief summary of the Company’s classification within the fair value hierarchy of each major category of assets and liabilities that it measures and reports on its consolidated balance sheets at estimated fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2012:

 

   

Interest rate swaps. The Company’s interest rate swaps are not actively traded but are valued using valuation models and credit valuation adjustments, both of which use significant inputs that are observable in active markets over the terms of the instruments the Company holds, and accordingly, the Company classified these valuation techniques as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

As of March 31, 2012, no assets of the Company were measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, information about inputs into the estimated fair value measurements of each major category of the Company’s liabilities that were measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis in periods subsequent to their initial recognition was as follows (in thousands):

 

             Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using  

Description

   Total Estimated Fair
Value
     Quoted Prices in
Active  Markets for
Identical Assets or
Liabilities
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other  Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
 

As of March 31, 2012:

           

Interest rate swaps

   $ 11,000       $ —         $ 11,000       $ —     

As of December 31, 2011:

           

Interest rate swaps

   $ 10,061       $ —         $ 10,061       $ —     

As of March 31, 2012, information about inputs into the estimated fair value measurements of the Company’s assets that were measured at estimated fair value on a nonrecurring basis in the period is as follows (in thousands):

 

             Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using         
            Quoted Prices                       
            in Active     

Significant

Other

Observable

               
    

Total

Estimated

     Markets for        

Significant

Unobservable

        
        Identical
Assets
           Total Gains  

Description

   Fair Value      (Level 1)      Inputs (Level 2)      Inputs (Level 3)      (Losses)  

As of March 31, 2012:

              

Real property

   $ 665       $       $       $ 665       $ (1,065

In accordance with the provisions of Topic 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, real property with a carrying amount of $1.7 million was written down to its estimated fair value of $0.6 million during the first quarter of 2012, resulting in an impairment charge of $1.1 million, which was included in impairments in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The impairment of this asset was identified due to the Company’s decision to no longer use this property for its initial intended purpose. The Company estimated its fair value using significant unobservable inputs because there have been no recent sales of similar properties in the market place.

Note 13. Earnings per Share

The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended  
     March 31,  
     2012      2011  
     (In thousands, except  
     per share amounts)  

Net income

   $ 6,188       $ 3,205   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average shares:

     

Common shares outstanding for basic earnings per share

     139,509         138,127   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Common shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share

     140,392         138,900   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.04       $ 0.02   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.04       $ 0.02   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The difference between basic shares outstanding and diluted shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 represents the dilutive effect of potential Class A common shares issuable under outstanding stock option awards. Equivalent shares issuable upon exercise of stock options exclude 281,142 shares in 2012 as the effect was antidilutive. As of March 31, 2012 and 2011, there were 6,058,917 and 6,100,480 options outstanding, respectively.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (continued)

 

Note 14. Settlement—City of Los Angeles

Effective March 2, 2012, the Company and the City of Los Angeles (the “City”) entered into the Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release of Claims (“Settlement”). The Settlement was associated with the Incentive Addendum to Drayage Services Concession Agreement entered into by the Company and the City in December 2008 and as amended, in June 2009 (collectively the “Amended Addendum”). Pursuant to the Amended Addendum, in 2008 the Company received a one-time, early commitment incentive based on a minimum number of required drays to be completed by the Company over a five year term. The Company initially recorded the incentive as deferred revenue, and at the time of the Settlement, the Company had approximately $9.2 million remaining as deferred revenue. Concurrent with the City’s and the Company’s execution of the Settlement and the corresponding termination of the Amended Addendum, the Company refunded the City $4.0 million in full satisfaction of its obligations under the Amended Addendum and in full and final settlement of all claims for payment and damages that may be alleged by the City under the Amended Addendum. The remaining $5.2 million recorded as deferred revenue was recognized into income and classified as a reduction of operating supplies and expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Note 15. Contingencies

The Company is involved in certain claims and pending litigation primarily arising in the normal course of business. The majority of these claims relate to workers compensation, auto collision and liability, and physical damage and cargo damage. The Company expenses legal fees as incurred and accrues for the uninsured portion of contingent losses from these and other pending claims when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Based on the knowledge of the facts and, in certain cases, advice of outside counsel, management believes the resolution of claims and pending litigation, taking into account existing reserves, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company. Moreover, the results of complex legal proceedings are difficult to predict and the Company’s view of these matters may change in the future as the litigation and events related thereto unfold.

For certain cases described below, management is unable to provide a meaningful estimate of the possible loss or range of loss because, among other reasons, (i) the proceedings are in various stages; (ii) damages have not been sought; (iii) damages are unsupported and/or exaggerated; (iv) there is uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals and/or (v) there are significant factual issues to be resolved. For these cases, however, management does not believe, based on currently available information, that the outcomes of these proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, though the outcomes could be material to our operating results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such period.

2004 owner-operator class action litigation

On January 30, 2004, a class action lawsuit was filed by Leonel Garza on behalf of himself and all similarly situated persons against Swift Transportation: Garza vs. Swift Transportation Co., Inc., Case No. CV07-0472. The putative class originally involved certain owner-operators who contracted with us under a 2001 Contractor Agreement that was in place for one year. The putative class is alleging that we should have reimbursed owner-operators for actual miles driven rather than the contracted and industry standard remuneration based upon dispatched miles. The trial court denied plaintiff’s petition for class certification, the plaintiff appealed and on August 6, 2008, the Arizona Court of Appeals issued an unpublished Memorandum Decision reversing the trial court’s denial of class certification and remanding the case back to the trial court. On November 14, 2008, we filed a petition for review to the Arizona Supreme Court regarding the issue of class certification as a consequence of the denial of the Motion for Reconsideration by the Court of Appeals. On March 17, 2009, the Arizona Supreme Court granted our petition for review, and on July 31, 2009, the Arizona Supreme Court vacated the decision of the Court of Appeals opining that the Court of Appeals lacked automatic appellate jurisdiction to reverse the trial court’s original denial of class certification and remanded the matter back to the trial court for further evaluation and determination. Thereafter, the plaintiff renewed the motion for class certification and expanded it to include all persons who were employed by Swift as employee drivers or who contracted with Swift as owner-operators on or after January 30, 1998, in each case who were compensated by reference to miles driven. On November 4, 2010, the Maricopa County trial court entered an order certifying a class of owner-operators and expanding the class to include employees. Upon certification, we filed a motion to compel arbitration as well as filing numerous motions in the trial court urging dismissal on several other grounds including, but not limited to the lack of an employee as a class representative, and because the named owner-operator class representative only contracted with us for a three month period under a one year contract that no longer exists. In addition to these trial court motions, we also filed a petition for special action with the Arizona Court of Appeals arguing that the trial court erred in certifying the class because the trial court relied upon the Court of Appeals ruling that was previously overturned by the Arizona Supreme Court. On April 7, 2011, the Arizona Court of Appeals declined jurisdiction to hear this petition for special action and we filed a petition for review to the Arizona Supreme Court. On August 31, 2011, the Arizona Supreme Court declined to review the decision of the Arizona Court of Appeals and we will now continue to pursue our original motions with the trial court that were stayed pending the foregoing decisions at the appellate court level. We intend to pursue all available appellate relief supported by the record, which we believe demonstrates that the class is improperly certified and, further, that the claims raised have no merit or are subject to mandatory arbitration. The Maricopa County trial court’s decision pertains only to the issue of class certification, and we retain all of our defenses against liability and damages. The final disposition of this case and the impact of such final disposition cannot be determined at this time.

Driving academy class action litigation

On March 11, 2009, a class action lawsuit was filed by Michael Ham, Jemonia Ham, Dennis Wolf, and Francis Wolf on behalf of themselves and all similarly situated persons against Swift Transportation: Michael Ham, Jemonia Ham, Dennis Wolf and Francis Wolf v. Swift Transportation Co., Inc., Case No. 2:09-cv-02145-STA-dkv, or the Ham Complaint. The case was filed in the United States District Court for the Western Section of Tennessee Western Division. The putative class involves former students of our Tennessee driving academy who are seeking relief against us for the suspension of their Commercial Driver Licenses, or CDLs, and any CDL retesting that may be required of the former students by the relevant state department of motor vehicles. The allegations arise from the Tennessee Department of Safety, or TDOS, having released a general statement questioning the validity of CDLs issued by the State of Tennessee in connection with the Swift Driving Academy located in the State of Tennessee. We have filed an answer to the Ham Complaint. We have also filed a cross claim against the Commissioner of the TDOS, or the Commissioner, for a judicial declaration and judgment that we did not engage in any wrongdoing as alleged in the complaint and a grant of injunctive relief to compel the Commissioner to redact any statements or publications that allege wrongdoing by us and to issue corrective statements to any recipients of any such publications. The Commissioner’s motion to dismiss our cross claim has been dismissed by the court.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (continued)

 

On or about April 23, 2009, two class action lawsuits were filed against us in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, respectively: Michael Pascarella, et al. v. Swift Transportation Co., Inc., Sharon A. Harrington, Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, and David Mitchell, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety, Case No. 09-1921(JBS), in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, or the Pascarella Complaint; and Shawn McAlarnen et al. v. Swift Transportation Co., Inc., Janet Dolan, Director of the Bureau of Driver Licensing of The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and David Mitchell, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety, Case No. 09-1737 (E.D. Pa.), in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, or the McAlarnen Complaint. Both putative class action complaints involve former students of our Tennessee driving academy who are seeking relief against us, the TDOS, and the state motor vehicle agencies for the threatened suspension of their CDLs and any CDL retesting that may be required of the former students by the relevant state department of motor vehicles. The potential suspension and CDL re-testing was initiated by certain states in response to the general statement by the TDOS questioning the validity of CDL licenses the State of Tennessee issued in connection with the Swift Driving Academy located in Tennessee. The Pascarella Complaint and the McAlarnen Complaint are both based upon substantially the same facts and circumstances as alleged in the Ham Complaint. The only notable difference among the three complaints is that both the Pascarella and McAlarnen Complaints name the local motor vehicles agency and the TDOS as defendants, whereas the Ham Complaint does not. We deny the allegations of any alleged wrongdoing and intend to vigorously defend our position. The McAlarnen Complaint has been dismissed without prejudice because the McAlarnen plaintiff has elected to pursue the Director of the Bureau of Driver Licensing of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for damages. We have filed an answer to the Pascarella Complaint. We have also filed a cross-claim against the Commissioner for a judicial declaration and judgment that we did not engage in any wrongdoing as alleged in the complaint and a request for injunctive relief to compel the Commissioner to redact any statements or publications that allege wrongdoing by us and to issue corrective statements to any recipients of any such publications. The Commissioner’s motion to dismiss our cross claim has been dismissed by the court.

On May 29, 2009, we were served with two additional class action complaints involving the same alleged facts as set forth in the Ham Complaint and the Pascarella Complaint. The two matters are Gerald L. Lott and Francisco Armenta on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. Swift Transportation Co., Inc. and David Mitchell the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety, Case No. 2:09-cv-02287, filed on May 7, 2009 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, or the Lott Complaint; and Marylene Broadnax on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. Swift Transportation Corporation, Case No. 09-cv-6486-7, filed on May 22, 2009 in the Superior Court of DeKalb County, State of Georgia, or the Broadnax Complaint. While the Ham Complaint, the Pascarella Complaint, and the Lott Complaint all were filed in federal district courts, the Broadnax Complaint was filed in state court. As with all of these related complaints, we have filed an answer to the Lott Complaint and the Broadnax Complaint. We have also filed a cross-claim against the Commissioner for a judicial declaration and judgment that we did not engage in any wrongdoing as alleged in the complaint and a request for injunctive relief to compel the Commissioner to redact any statements or publications that allege wrongdoing by us and to issue corrective statements to any recipients of any such publications. The Commissioner’s motion to dismiss our cross claim has been dismissed by the court. The portion of the Lott complaint against the Commissioner has been dismissed as a result of a settlement agreement reached between the approximately 138 Lott class members and the Commissioner granting the class members 90 days to retake the test for their CDL.

The Pascarella Complaint, the Lott Complaint, and the Broadnax Complaint are consolidated with the Ham Complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee and discovery is ongoing.

On July 1, 2011, the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Western division entered an order of court granting class certification of the consolidated matters. We believe that the court committed reversible error in granting class certification and on July 15, 2011 we filed a motion for reconsideration of the class certification determination.

In November 2011 and February 2012, we engaged in voluntary mediation in an attempt to resolve the matter and mitigate costs and risks of ongoing litigation.

We intend to vigorously contest class certification as well as the allegations made by the plaintiffs should the class remain certified. Based on its knowledge of the facts (including the mentioned mediation sessions) and advice of outside counsel, we believe the range of loss to be $1 million to $3 million and we have reserved for such loss within that range; however, the final disposition of this case and the impact of such final disposition cannot be determined at this time.

Owner-operator misclassification class action litigation

On December 22, 2009, a class action lawsuit was filed against Swift Transportation and IEL: John Doe 1 and Joseph Sheer v. Swift Transportation Co., Inc., and Interstate Equipment Leasing, Inc., Jerry Moyes, and Chad Killebrew, Case No. 09-CIV-10376 filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, or the Sheer Complaint. The putative class involves owner-operators alleging that Swift Transportation misclassified owner-operators as independent contractors in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA, and various New York and California state laws and that such owner-operators should be considered employees. The lawsuit also raises certain related issues with respect to the lease agreements that certain owner-operators have entered into with IEL. At present, in addition to the named plaintiffs, approximately 200 other current or former owner-operators have joined this lawsuit. Upon our motion, the matter has been transferred from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to the United States District Court in Arizona. On May 10, 2010, plaintiffs filed a motion to conditionally certify an FLSA collective action and authorize notice to the potential class members. On June 23, 2010, plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction seeking to enjoin Swift and IEL from collecting payments from plaintiffs who are in default under their lease agreements and related relief. On September 30, 2010, the District Court granted Swift’s motion to compel arbitration and ordered that the class action be stayed pending the outcome of arbitration. The court further denied plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction and motion for conditional class certification. The Court also denied plaintiff’s request to arbitrate the matter as a class. The plaintiff filed a petition for a writ of mandamus asking that the District Court’s order be vacated. On July 27, 2011, the court denied the plaintiff’s petition for writ of mandamus and plaintiff’s filed another request for interlocutory appeal. On December 9, 2011, the court permitted the plaintiffs to proceed with their interlocutory appeal. We intend to vigorously defend against any arbitration proceedings. The final disposition of this case and the impact of such final disposition cannot be determined at this time.

California wage, meal and rest employee class action

On March 22, 2010, a class action lawsuit was filed by John Burnell, individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated persons against Swift Transportation: John Burnell and all others similarly situated v. Swift Transportation Co., Inc., Case No. CIVDS 1004377 filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, for the County of San Bernardino, or the Burnell Complaint. On June 3, 2010, upon motion by Swift, the matter was removed to the United States District Court for the central District of California, Case No. EDCV10-00809-VAP. The putative class includes drivers who worked for us during the four years preceding the date of filing alleging that we failed to pay the California minimum wage, failed to provide proper meal and rest periods, and failed to timely pay wages upon separation from employment. The Burnell Complaint is currently subject to a stay of proceedings pending determination of similar issues in a case unrelated to Swift, Brinker v Hohnbaum, which is currently pending before the California Supreme Court.

On April 5, 2012, we were served with an additional class action complaint alleging facts similar to those as set forth in the Burnell Complaint. This new class action is James R. Rudsell, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC and Swift Transportation Company, Case No. CIVDS 1200255, in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Bernadino, or the Rudsell Complaint.

We intend to vigorously defend certification of the class in both matters as well as the merits of these matters should the classes be certified. The final disposition of both cases and the impact of such final dispositions of these cases cannot be determined at this time.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (continued)

 

Environmental notice

On April 17, 2009, we received a notice from the Lower Willamette Group, or LWG, advising that there are a total of 250 potentially responsible parties, or PRPs, with respect to alleged environmental contamination of the Lower Willamette River in Portland, Oregon designated as the Portland Harbor Superfund site, or the Site, and that as a previous landowner at the Site we have been asked to join a group of 60 PRPs and proportionately contribute to (i) reimbursement of funds expended by LWG to investigate environmental contamination at the Site and (ii) remediation costs of the same, rather than be exposed to potential litigation. Although we do not believe we contributed any contaminants to the Site, we were at one time the owner of property at the Site and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act imposes a standard of strict liability on property owners with respect to environmental claims. Notwithstanding this standard of strict liability, we believe our potential proportionate exposure to be minimal and not material. No formal complaint has been filed in this matter. Our pollution liability insurer has been notified of this potential claim. We do not believe the outcome of this matter is likely to have a material adverse effect on us. However, the final disposition of this matter and the impact of such final disposition cannot be determined at this time.

California owner-operator and employee driver class action

On July 1, 2010, a class action lawsuit was filed by Michael Sanders against Swift Transportation and IEL: Michael Sanders individually and on behalf of others similarly situated v. Swift Transportation Co., Inc. and Interstate Equipment Leasing, Case No. 10523440 in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, or the Sanders Complaint. The putative class involves both owner-operators and driver employees alleging differing claims against Swift and IEL. Many of the claims alleged by both the putative class of owner-operators and the putative class of employee drivers overlap the same claims as alleged in the Sheer Complaint with respect to owner-operators and the Burnell Complaint as it relates to employee drivers. As alleged in the Sheer Complaint, the putative class includes owner-operators of Swift during the four years preceding the date of filing alleging that Swift misclassified owner-operators as independent contractors in violation of FLSA and various California state laws and that such owner-operators should be considered employees. As also alleged in the Sheer Complaint, the owner-operator portion of the Sanders Complaint also raises certain related issues with respect to the lease agreements that certain owner-operators have entered into with IEL. As alleged in the Burnell Complaint, the putative class in the Sanders Complaint includes drivers who worked for us during the four years preceding the date of filing alleging that we failed to provide proper meal and rest periods, failed to provide accurate wage statement upon separation from employment, and failed to timely pay wages upon separation from employment. The Sanders Complaint also raises two issues with respect to the owner-operators and two issues with respect to drivers that were not also alleged as part of either the Sheer Complaint or the Burnell Complaint. These separate owner-operator claims allege that Swift failed to provide accurate wage statements and failed to properly compensate for waiting times. The separate employee driver claims allege that Swift failed to reimburse business expenses and coerced driver employees to patronize the employer. The Sanders Complaint seeks to create two classes, one which is mostly (but not entirely) encompassed by the Sheer Complaint and another which is mostly (but not entirely) encompassed by the Burnell Complaint. Upon our motion, the Sanders Complaint has been transferred from the Superior Court of California for the County of Alameda to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. On January 17, 2012, the court entered an order dismissing plaintiff’s case and granting Swift’s motion to compel arbitration. The plaintiffs have filed an appeal to the January 17, 2012 order.

California and Oregon minimum wage class action

On July 12, 2011, a class action lawsuit was filed by Simona Montalvo on behalf of herself and all similarly situated persons against Swift Transportation: Montalvo et al. v. Swift Transportation Corporation d/b/a ST Swift Transportation Corporation in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, or the Montalvo Complaint. The Montalvo Complaint was removed to federal court on August 15, 2011, case number 3-11-CV-01827-L. Upon petition by plaintiffs, the matter was remanded to state court and we filed an appeal to this remand. On July 11, 2011 a class action lawsuit was filed by Glen Ridderbush on behalf of himself and all similarly situated persons against Swift Transportation: Ridderbush et al. v. Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona LLC and Swift Transportation Services, LLC in the Circuit Court for the State of Oregon, Multnomah County, or the Ridderbush Complaint. The Ridderbush Complaint was removed to federal court on August 24, 2011, case number 3-11-CV-01028. Both putative classes include employees alleging that candidates for employment within the four year statutory period in California and within the three year statutory period in Oregon, were not paid the state mandated minimum wage during their orientation phase.

The issue of class certification must first be resolved before the court will address the merits of the case, and we retain all of our defenses against liability and damages pending a determination of class certification. We intend to vigorously defend against certification of the class as well as the merits of this matter should the class be certified. The final disposition of this case and the impact of such final disposition cannot be determined at this time.

Washington overtime class action

On September 9, 2011, a class action lawsuit was filed by Troy Slack on behalf of himself and all similarly situated persons against Swift Transportation: Troy Slack, et al v. Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC and Swift Transportation Corporation in the State Court of Washington, Pierce County, or the Slack Compliant. The Slack Compliant was removed to federal court on October 12, 2011, case number 11-2-11438-0. The putative class includes all current and former Washington State based employee drivers during the three year statutory period alleging that they were not paid overtime in accordance with Washington State law and that they were not properly paid for meal and rest periods. We intend to vigorously defend certification of the class as well as the merits of these matters should the class be certified. The final disposition of this case and the impact of such final disposition of this case cannot be determined at this time.

Arizona FCRA class action

On August 8, 2011, a proposed class action lawsuit was filed by Kelvin D. Daniel, Tanna Hodges, and Robert R. Bell, Jr. on behalf of themselves and all similarly situated persons against Swift Transportation Corporation: Kelvin D. Daniel, Tanna Hodges, and Robert R. Bell, Jr. et al. v. Swift Transportation Corporation, in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, case number 2:11-CV-01548-ROS, or the Daniel Complaint. Plaintiffs sought employment with Swift Transportation of Arizona, LLC (“Swift Arizona”) and that entity has answered the complaint. The putative class includes individuals throughout the United States who sought employment with Swift Arizona and about whom Swift Arizona procured a criminal background report for employment purposes during the application process. The complaint alleges Swift Arizona violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”). Among the allegations are that Swift Arizona i) did not make adequate disclosures or obtain authorizations for applicants; ii) did not issue pre-adverse action notices for in-person applicants who were not hired in whole or in part because of a background report that contained at least one derogatory item that would disqualify the person under Swift Arizona’s hiring policies; and iii) did not issue adverse action notifications to applicants who were not hired in whole or in part because of a background report that contained at least one derogatory item that would disqualify the person from under Swift Arizona’s hiring policies. In October 2011, in response to a partial motion to dismiss filed by Swift Arizona, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, to which Swift Arizona answered in part, and after the court denied a partial motion to dismiss, Swift Arizona filed an answer addressing the remaining allegations. Swift Arizona intends to vigorously defend certification of the class as well as the merits of these matters should the class be certified. The final disposition of this case and the impact of such final disposition of this case cannot be determined at this time.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (continued)

 

Illinois discrimination class action

On October 3, 2011, a class action lawsuit was filed by Steve C. Bluford on behalf of himself and all similarly situated persons against Swift Transportation: Steve C. Bluford v Swift v. Transportation, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, case number 1-11CV-06932. The putative class includes all African American employee drivers who worked from the Illinois terminal during the two year statutory period alleging that Swift failed to treat similarly situated African American employees in the same manner as Caucasian employees. The named plaintiff, Steve Bluford, previously filed an EEOC complaint raising the same allegations which was dismissed by the EEOC as having no merit. Swift has filed a motion to dismiss this action. We intend to vigorously defend certification of the class as well as the merits of these matters should the class be certified. The final disposition of this case and the impact of such final disposition of this case cannot be determined at this time.

Note 16. Subsequent Events

In April 2012, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Amendment”). The Amendment reduced the applicable rate on the revolving credit facility from 4.50% to a range of 3.00% to 3.25% for LIBOR based borrowings and letters of credit and from 3.50% to a range of 2.00% to 2.25% for Base Rate borrowings, depending on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio as defined in the credit agreement. Additionally, the commitment fee for the unused portion of the revolving credit facility was reduced from a range of 0.50% to 0.75% to a range of 0.25% to 0.50% depending on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. In addition, the maturity date of the revolving credit facility was extended from December 21, 2015 to September 21, 2016.

On April 17, 2012, the Company entered into the Incremental Facility Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Incremental Facility Amendment”). Pursuant to the Incremental Facility Amendment, the Company received $10.0 million in proceeds from a Specified Incremental Tranche B-1 Term Loan (“Incremental Term Loan”). The terms applicable to the Incremental Term Loan are the same as those applicable to the first lien term loan B-1 tranche under the Company’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The proceeds from the Incremental Term Loan and advances from the Company’s accounts receivable securitization facility were used to make voluntary prepayments of $26.3 million on the first lien term loan B-1 tranche and $23.9 million on the first lien term loan B-2 tranche. These prepayments have satisfied the scheduled principal payments on the first lien term loan B-1 tranche through June 2013 and the first lien term loan B-2 tranche through September 2015.

Note 17. Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

The payment of principal and interest on the Company’s senior second priority secured notes are guaranteed by the Company’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”) other than its driver academy subsidiary, its captive insurance subsidiaries, its special-purpose receivables securitization subsidiary, and its foreign subsidiaries (the “Non-guarantor Subsidiaries”). The separate financial statements of the Guarantor Subsidiaries are not included herein because the Guarantor Subsidiaries are the Company’s wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries and are jointly, severally, fully and unconditionally liable for the obligations represented by the senior second priority secured notes.

The condensed financial statements present condensed financial data for (i) Swift Transportation Company (on a parent only basis), (ii) Swift Services Holdings, Inc. (on an issuer only basis), (iii) the combined Guarantor Subsidiaries, (iv) the combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, (v) an elimination column for adjustments to arrive at the information for the parent company and subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and (vi) the parent company and subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for by the respective parent company using the equity method for purposes of this presentation. Results of operations of subsidiaries are therefore reflected in the parent company’s investment accounts and earnings. The principal elimination entries set forth below eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (continued)

 

Condensed consolidating balance sheet as of March 31, 2012

 

     Swift
Transportation
Company
(Parent)
    Swift
Services
Holdings, Inc
(Issuer)
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations
for
Consolidation
    Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 32,734      $ —        $ 7,568      $ 7,382       $ —        $ 47,684   

Restricted cash and fixed maturity securities-restricted

     —          —          —          72,092         —          72,092   

Accounts receivable, net

     4        —          13,644        328,970         (3,427     339,191   

Intercompany receivable (payable)

     (7,742     456,818        (506,157     57,081         —          —     

Other current assets

     55,675        9,163        113,198        8,957         —          186,993   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     80,671        465,981        (371,747     474,482         (3,427     645,960   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

     —          —          1,252,606        35,089         —          1,287,695   

Other assets

     (56,933     743,663        (378,512     5,756         (247,576     66,398   

Intangible assets, net

     —          —          335,176        11,007         —          346,183   

Goodwill

     —          —          246,977        6,279         —          253,256   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 23,738      $ 1,209,644      $ 1,084,500      $ 532,613       $ (251,003   $ 2,599,492   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases

   $ —        $ —        $ 96,117      $ 69,765       $ (69,232   $ 96,650   

Other current liabilities

     1,565        18,889        240,079        29,188         (3,427     286,294   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     1,565        18,889        336,196        98,953         (72,659     382,944   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases

     —          491,614        953,889        6,368         (5,484     1,446,387   

Deferred income taxes

     (51,121     (238     445,035        3,412         —          397,088   

Securitization of accounts receivable

     —          —          —          163,000         —          163,000   

Other liabilities

     —          —          66,977        47,330         —          114,307   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     (49,556     510,265        1,802,097        319,063         (78,143     2,503,726   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

     73,294        699,379        (717,597     213,550         (172,860     95,766   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

   $ 23,738      $ 1,209,644      $ 1,084,500      $ 532,613       $ (251,003   $ 2,599,492   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (continued)

 

Condensed consolidating balance sheet as of December 31, 2011

 

     Swift
Transportation
Company
(Parent)
    Swift
Services
Holdings, Inc
(Issuer)
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations
for
Consolidation
    Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 11,132      $ —        $ 64,717      $ 6,235       $ —        $ 82,084   

Restricted cash

     —          —          —          71,724         —          71,724   

Accounts receivable, net

     —          —          17,234        310,997         (4,196     324,035   

Intercompany receivable (payable)

     —          442,000        (497,693     55,693         —          —     

Other current assets

     69,060        19,203        90,245        9,784         —          188,292   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     80,192        461,203        (325,497     454,433         (4,196     666,135   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

     —          —          1,264,765        35,232         —          1,299,997   

Other assets

     (63,761     2,692        279,037        6,147         (155,324     68,791   

Intangible assets, net

     —          —          339,281        11,205         —          350,486   

Goodwill

     —          —          246,977        6,279         —          253,256   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 16,431      $ 463,895      $ 1,804,563      $ 513,296       $ (159,520   $ 2,638,665   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases

   $ —        $ —        $ 58,806      $ 37,426       $ (36,893   $ 59,339   

Other current liabilities

     1,460        6,389        225,604        28,219         (4,196     257,476   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     1,460        6,389        284,410        65,645         (41,089     316,815   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases

     —          491,298        1,037,783        6,258         (5,235     1,530,104   

Deferred income taxes

     (50,715     (198     462,110        3,891         —          415,088   

Securitization of accounts receivable

     —          —          —          180,000         —          180,000   

Other liabilities

     —          —          63,286        47,183         —          110,469   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     (49,255     497,489        1,847,589        302,977         (46,324     2,552,476   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

     65,686        (33,594     (43,026     210,319         (113,196     86,189   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

   $ 16,431      $ 463,895      $ 1,804,563      $ 513,296       $ (159,520   $ 2,638,665   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (continued)

 

Condensed consolidating statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012

 

     Swift
Transportation
Company
(Parent)
    Swift
Services
Holdings, Inc
(Issuer)
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations
for
Consolidation
    Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Operating revenue

   $ —        $ —        $ 809,507      $ 34,482      $ (17,104   $ 826,885   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

            

Salaries, wages and employee benefits

     1,267        —          191,955        6,913        —          200,135   

Operating supplies and expenses

     547        2        53,715        2,780        (2,002     55,042   

Fuel

     —          —          147,571        5,432        —          153,003   

Purchased transportation

     —          —          241,865        2,206        (10,869     233,202   

Rental expense

     —          —          23,376        304        (181     23,499   

Insurance and claims

     —          —          25,862        8,770        (4,052     30,580   

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

     —          —          49,517        877        —          50,394   

Amortization of intangibles

     —          —          4,105        198        —          4,303   

Impairments

     —          —          1,065        —          —          1,065   

(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment

     —          —          (4,390     —          —          (4,390

Communication and utilities

     —          —          6,002        244        —          6,246   

Operating taxes and licenses

     —          —          13,535        2,369        —          15,904   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     1,814        2        754,178        30,093        (17,104     768,983   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     (1,814     (2     55,329        4,389        —          57,902   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

     —          12,913        20,689        1,322        —          34,924   

Other (income) expenses

     (6,529     (29,000     (1,406     (2,391     59,664        20,338   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     4,715        16,085        36,046        5,458        (59,664     2,640   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (1,473     (4,821     519        2,227        —          (3,548
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 6,188      $ 20,906      $ 35,527      $ 3,231      $ (59,664   $ 6,188   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Swift Transportation Company and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (continued)

 

Condensed consolidating statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011

 

     Swift
Transportation
Company
(Parent)
    Swift
Services
Holdings, Inc
(Issuer)
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations
for
Consolidation
    Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Operating revenue

   $ —        $ —        $ 744,534      $ 41,259      $ (26,904   $ 758,889   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

            

Salaries, wages and employee benefits

     2,424        —          186,539        6,513        —          195,476   

Operating supplies and expenses

     878        —          48,714        8,897        (1,385     57,104   

Fuel

     —          —          145,420        4,861        —          150,281   

Purchased transportation

     —          —          203,437        2,177        (11,577     194,037   

Rental expense

     —          —          17,849        327        (187     17,989   

Insurance and claims

     —          —          18,407        18,073        (13,755     22,725   

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

     —          —          49,708        650        —          50,358   

Amortization of intangibles

     —          —          4,508        219        —          4,727   

(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment

     —          —          (2,286     31        —          (2,255

Communication and utilities

     —          —          6,221        239        —          6,460   

Operating taxes and licenses

     —          —          13,002        2,256        —          15,258   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     3,302        —          691,519        44,243        (26,904     712,160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     (3,302     —          53,015        (2,984     —          46,729   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

     —          12,882        27,028        1,804        —          41,714   

Other (income) expenses

     (3,449     (12,718     1,868        (10,215     24,003        (511
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     147        (164     24,119        5,427        (24,003     5,526   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     (3,058     (4,727     7,952        2,154        —          2,321   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,205      $ 4,563      $ 16,167      $ 3,273      $ (24,003   $ 3,205   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Swift Transportation Company and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (continued)

 

Condensed consolidating statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2012

 

     Swift
Transportation
Company
(Parent)
     Swift
Services

Holdings,
Inc.

(Issuer)
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations
for
Consolidation
    Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 13,712       $ 14,818      $ 54,840      $ (13,198   $ —        $ 70,172   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

             

Decrease in restricted cash

     —           —          —          10,718        —          10,718   

Change in fixed maturity securities-restricted

     —           —          —          (11,086     —          (11,086

Funding of GTI notes receivable

     —           —          (7,500     —          —          (7,500

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     —           —          33,856        2        —          33,858   

Capital expenditures

     —           —          (43,506     (740     —          (44,246

Payments received on notes receivable

     —           —          1,980        —          —          1,980   

Expenditures on assets held for sale

     —           —          (1,719     —          —          (1,719

Payments received on assets held for sale

     —           —          1,760        —          —          1,760   

Payments received on equipment sale receivables

     —           —          5,466        —          —          5,466   

Payments received on intercompany notes payable

     —           —          302        —          (302     —     

Funding of intercompany notes payable

     —           —          (547     —          547        —     

Other investing activities

     —           —          (500     —          —          (500
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     —           —          (10,408     (1,106     245        (11,269
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

             

Payment of deferred loan costs

     —           —          (5,932     —          —          (5,932

Borrowings under accounts receivable securitization

     —           —          —          89,000        —          89,000   

Repayment of accounts receivable securitization

     —           —          —          (106,000     —          (106,000

Repayment of long-term debt and capital leases

     —           —          (70,390     (133     —          (70,523

Proceeds from intercompany notes payable

     —           —          —          547        (547     —     

Repayment of intercompany notes payable

     —           —          —          (302     302        —     

Net funding (to) from affiliates

     7,738         (14,818     (25,259     32,339        —          —     

Other financing activities

     152         —          —          —          —          152   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     7,890         (14,818     (101,581     15,451        (245     (93,303
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     21,602         —          (57,149     1,147        —          (34,400
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     11,132         —          64,717        6,235        —          82,084   

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 32,734       $ —        $ 7,568      $ 7,382      $ —        $ 47,684   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Swift Transportation Company and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) — (continued)

 

Condensed consolidating statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011

 

     Swift
Transportation
Company
(Parent)
    Swift
Services

Holdings,
Inc.

(Issuer)
     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations
for
Consolidation
    Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ —        $ —         $ 83,424      $ (23,549   $ —        $ 59,875   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

             

Increase in restricted cash

     —          —           —          (510     —          (510

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     —          —           5,866        14        —          5,880   

Capital expenditures

     —          —           (36,858     (2,676     —          (39,534

Payments received on notes receivable

     —          —           1,647        —          —          1,647   

Expenditures on assets held for sale

     —          —           (3,085     —          —          (3,085

Payments received on assets held for sale

     —          —           4,053        —          —          4,053   

Payments received on intercompany notes payable

     —          —           1,653        —          (1,653     —     

Funding of intercompany notes payable

     —          —           (65,607     —          65,607        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     —          —           (92,331     (3,172     63,954        (31,549
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

             

Proceeds from issuance of class A common stock, net of issuance costs

     62,994        —           —          —          —          62,994   

Borrowings under accounts receivable securitization

     —          —           —          22,000        —          22,000   

Repayment of accounts receivable securitization

     —          —           —          (57,500     —          (57,500

Repayment of long-term debt and capital leases

     —          —           (81,765     —          —          (81,765

Proceeds from intercompany notes payable

     —          —           —          65,607        (65,607     —     

Repayment of intercompany notes payable

     —          —           —          (1,653     1,653        —     

Net funding (to) from affiliates

     (63,205     —           63,205        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (211     —           (18,560     28,454        (63,954     (54,271
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (211     —           (27,467     1,733        —          (25,945
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     1,561        —           35,844        10,089        —          47,494   

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 1,350      $ —         $ 8,377      $ 11,822      $ —        $ 21,549   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to disclosing financial results that are determined in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, we also disclose certain non-GAAP financial information, such as, Adjusted Operating Ratio, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EPS, which are not recognized measures under GAAP and should not be considered alternatives to or superior to profitability and cash flow measures derived in accordance with GAAP. We use Adjusted Operating Ratio, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EPS as a supplement to our GAAP results in evaluating certain aspects of our business, as described below. We believe our presentation of Adjusted Operating Ratio, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EPS is useful because it provides investors and securities analysts the same information that we use internally for purposes of assessing our core operating performance. See below for more information on our use of Adjusted Operating Ratio, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EPS, as well as a description of the computation and reconciliation of our Operating Ratio to our Adjusted Operating Ratio, our net income to Adjusted EBITDA, and our diluted earnings per share to Adjusted EPS.

We define Adjusted Operating Ratio as (a) total operating expenses, less (i) fuel surcharges, (ii) amortization of intangibles from our 2007 going-private transaction, (iii) non-cash impairment charges, (iv) other special non-cash items, and (v) excludable transaction costs, as a percentage of (b) total revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue. For the year ended December 31, 2011, we revised the calculation of Adjusted Operating Ratio to eliminate the impact of the non-cash amortization of the intangibles from our 2007 going private transaction to be consistent with the calculation of our Adjusted EPS. The three months ended March 31, 2011 presented below has been revised to reflect the revised definition. We believe fuel surcharge is sometimes volatile and eliminating the impact of this source of revenue (by netting fuel surcharge revenue against fuel expense) affords a more consistent basis for comparing our results of operations. We also believe excluding impairments, non-comparable nature of the intangibles from our going-private transaction and other special items enhances the comparability of our performance from period to period. A reconciliation of our Adjusted Operating Ratio for each of the periods indicated is as follows:

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Total GAAP operating revenue

   $ 826,885      $ 758,889   

Less: Fuel surcharge revenue

     162,714        137,817   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating revenue, net of fuel surcharge revenue

     664,171        621,072   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total GAAP operating expenses

     768,983        712,160   

Adjusted for:

    

Fuel surcharge revenue

     (162,714     (137,817

Amortization of certain intangibles (a)

     (4,011     (4,435

Non-cash impairments (b)

     (1,065 )     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted operating expenses

     601,193        569,908   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted operating income

   $ 62,978      $ 51,164   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Operating Ratio

     90.5     91.8

Operating Ratio

     93.0     93.8

 

(a) Amortization of certain intangibles reflects the non-cash amortization expense of $4.0 million and $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, relating to all intangible assets identified in our 2007 going private transaction.
(b) Real property with a carrying amount of $1.7 million was written down to its fair value of $0.6 million, resulting in a pre-tax impairment charge of $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2012.

 

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We define Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA) as net income (loss) plus (i) depreciation and amortization, (ii) interest and derivative interest expense, including other fees and charges associated with indebtedness, net of interest income, (iii) income taxes, (iv) non-cash equity compensation expense, (v) non-cash impairments, (vi) other special non-cash items, and (vii) excludable transaction costs. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is a relevant measure for estimating the cash generated by our operations that would be available to cover capital expenditures, taxes, interest and other investments and that it enhances an investor’s understanding of our financial performance. We use Adjusted EBITDA for business planning purposes and in measuring our performance relative to that of our competitors. Our method of computing Adjusted EBITDA is consistent with that used in our senior secured credit agreement for covenant compliance purposes and may differ from similarly titled measures of other companies. A reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for each of the periods indicated is as follows:

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Net income

   $ 6,188      $ 3,205   

Adjusted for:

    

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

     50,394        50,358   

Amortization of intangibles

     4,303        4,727   

Interest expense

     32,776        37,501   

Derivative interest expense

     2,545        4,680   

Interest income

     (397     (467

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (3,548 )     2,321   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ 92,261      $ 102,325   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash equity compensation (a)

     1,267        2,424   

Loss on debt extinguishment (b)

     20,940        —     

Non-cash impairments (c)

     1,065        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 115,533      $ 104,749   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Represents recurring non-cash equity compensation expense following our IPO, on a pre-tax basis. In accordance with the terms of our senior credit agreement, this expense is added back in the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA for covenant compliance purposes.
(b) On March 6, 2012, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “New Agreement”). The New Agreement replaced the then-existing, remaining $874.0 million face value first lien term loan, which matured in December 2016. This resulted in a loss on debt extinguishment of $20.9 million in the first quarter of 2012, representing the write-off of the unamortized original issue discount and deferred financing fees associated with the original term loan.
(c) Includes the item discussed in note (b) to the Adjusted Operating Ratio table above.

We define Adjusted EPS as (1) income (loss) before income taxes plus (i) amortization of the intangibles from our 2007 going private transaction, (ii) non-cash impairments, (iii) other special non-cash items, (iv) excludable transaction costs, (v) the mark-to-market adjustment on our interest rate swaps that is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations in a given period, and (vi) the amortization of previous losses recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (“OCI”) related to interest rate swaps we terminated upon our IPO and refinancing transactions in December 2010; (2) reduced by income taxes at 39%, our normalized effective tax rate; (3) divided by weighted average diluted shares outstanding. We believe the presentation of financial results excluding the impact of the items noted above provides a consistent basis for comparing our results from period to period and to those of our peers due to the non-comparable nature of the intangibles from our going-private transaction, the historical volatility of the interest rate derivative agreements and the non-operating nature of the impairment charges, transaction costs and other adjustment items. A reconciliation of GAAP diluted earnings per share to Adjusted EPS for each of the periods indicated is as follows (the numbers reflected in the below table are calculated on a per share basis and may not foot due to rounding):

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.04      $ 0.02   

Adjusted for:

    

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (0.03 )     0.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     0.02        0.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash impairments (a)

     0.01        —     

Loss on debt extinguishment (b)

     0.15        —     

Amortization of certain intangibles (c)

     0.03        0.03   

Amortization of unrealized losses on interest rate swaps (d)

     0.02        0.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted income before income taxes

     0.22        0.10   

Provision for income tax expense at normalized effective rate

     0.09        0.04   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EPS

   $ 0.14      $ 0.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Includes the item discussed in note (b) to the Adjusted Operating Ratio table above.
(b) Includes the item discussed in note (b) to the Adjusted EBITDA table above.
(c) Includes the items discussed in note (a) to the Adjusted Operating Ratio table above.
(d) Amortization of unrealized losses on interest rate swaps reflects the non-cash amortization expense of $2.5 million and $4.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, comprised of previous losses recorded in accumulated OCI related to the interest rate swaps we terminated upon our IPO and concurrent refinancing transactions in December 2010. Such losses were incurred in prior periods when hedge accounting applied to the swaps and are expensed in relation to the hedged interest payments through the original maturity of the swaps in August 2012.

 

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Overview

We are a multi-faceted transportation services company and the largest truckload carrier in North America. As of March 31, 2012, we operate a tractor fleet of approximately 15,600 units comprised of 11,600 tractors driven by company drivers and 4,000 owner-operator tractors, a fleet of 51,000 trailers, and 6,400 intermodal containers from 34 major terminals positioned near major freight centers and traffic lanes in the United States and Mexico. We offer customers the opportunity for “one-stop shopping” for their truckload transportation needs through a broad spectrum of services and equipment. Our extensive suite of services includes general, dedicated, and cross-border U.S./Mexico truckload services through dry van, temperature-controlled, flatbed, and specialized trailers, in addition to rail intermodal and non-asset based freight brokerage and logistics management services, making it an attractive choice for a broad array of customers.

We principally operate in short-to-medium-haul traffic lanes around our terminals, with an average loaded length of haul of less than 500 miles. We concentrate on this length of haul because the majority of domestic truckload freight (as measured by revenue) moves in these lanes and our extensive terminal network affords us marketing, equipment control, supply chain, customer service, and driver retention advantages in local markets. Our relatively short average length of haul also helps reduce competition from railroads and trucking companies that lack a regional presence.

The tables below reflect a summary of our operating results and other key performance measures for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

Operating Results Summary

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012      2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Total operating revenue

   $ 826,885       $ 758,889   

Revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue

   $ 664,171       $ 621,072   

Net income

   $ 6,188       $ 3,205   

Diluted earnings per common share

   $ 0.04       $ 0.02   

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 115,533       $ 104,749   

Adjusted EPS

   $ 0.14       $ 0.06   

Key Performance Indicators

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  

Weekly trucking revenue per tractor

   $ 3,055      $ 2,862   

Deadhead miles percentage

     11.9     12.1

Average tractors available for dispatch:

    

Company

     10,524        11,105   

Owner-Operator

     4,022        3,972   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     14,546        15,077   

Operating Ratio

     93.0     93.8

Adjusted Operating Ratio

     90.5     91.8

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

Factors Affecting Comparability Between Periods

Three months ended March 31, 2012 results of operations

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $6.2 million. Items impacting comparability between the first quarter of 2012 and the corresponding prior year period include the following:

 

   

approximately $20.9 million loss on debt extinguishment resulting from the replacement of the first lien term loan;

 

   

approximately $5.2 million gain relating to a contractual settlement with the City of Los Angeles recorded in operating supplies and expenses;

 

   

approximately $4.6 million benefit reflecting the deferred state tax benefit related to an internal corporate restructuring of our subsidiaries; and

 

   

approximately $1.1 million pre-tax impairment charge for real property with a carrying value of $1.7 million was written down to its estimated fair value of $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2012.

Revenue

We record three types of revenue: trucking revenue, fuel surcharge revenue, and other revenue. A summary of our revenue generated by type is as follows:

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012      2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Trucking revenue

   $ 577,616       $ 554,721   

Fuel surcharge revenue

     162,714         137,817   

Other revenue

     86,555         66,351   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating revenue

   $ 826,885       $ 758,889   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Trucking Revenue

Trucking revenue is generated by hauling freight for our customers using our trucks or owner-operators’ equipment. Trucking revenue includes all revenue we earn from our general truckload, dedicated, cross border, and drayage services. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, our trucking revenue increased by $22.9 million, or 4.1%, compared with the same period in 2011. This increase was comprised of a 3.5% increase in average trucking revenue per loaded mile, excluding fuel surcharge, and a 0.6% growth in loaded trucking miles compared with the same period in 2011. These increases contributed to a 6.7% increase in productivity, measured by weekly trucking revenue per tractor in the first quarter of 2012 over 2011.

Fuel Surcharge Revenue

Fuel surcharges are designed to compensate us for fuel costs above a certain cost per gallon base. Generally, we receive fuel surcharges on the miles for which we are compensated by customers. The main factors that affect fuel surcharge revenue are the price of diesel fuel and the number of loaded miles. Our fuel surcharges are billed on a lagging basis, meaning we typically bill customers in the current week based on the previous week’s applicable index. Therefore, in times of increasing fuel prices, this has a negative impact as we do not recover as much as we are currently paying for fuel. In periods of declining prices, the opposite is true.

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, fuel surcharge revenue increased by $24.9 million, or 18.1%, compared with the same period in 2011. The average of the United States Department of Energy, or DOE’s national weekly average diesel fuel index increased 9.7% to $3.96 per gallon in 2012 compared with $3.61 per gallon in the 2011 period. A 38.1% increase in loaded intermodal miles combined with the 0.6% increase in loaded trucking miles in the first quarter of 2012 also increased fuel surcharge revenue.

Other Revenue

Other revenue is generated primarily by our rail intermodal business, non-asset based freight brokerage and logistics management service, tractor leasing revenue of Interstate Equipment Leasing (“IEL”), premium revenue generated by our wholly-owned captive insurance companies, and other revenue generated by our shops. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, other revenue increased by $20.2 million, or 30.4%, compared with the same period in 2011. This resulted primarily from the growth in our rail intermodal business, which represents approximately 60.0% of our other revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The increase in rail intermodal business was primarily related to the 38.1% increase in loaded intermodal miles noted above, driven by increasing intermodal freight demand. Additionally, other revenue increased as a result of increased tractor leasing revenue of IEL, resulting from the growth in the owner-operator fleet.

Operating Expenses

Salaries, Wages and Employee Benefits

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Salaries, wages and employee benefits

   $ 200,135      $ 195,476   

% of revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue

     30.1     31.5

% of operating revenue

     24.2     25.8

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, salaries, wages, and employee benefits increased by $4.7 million, or 2.4%, compared with the same period in 2011. As a percentage of revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue, salaries, wages, and employee benefits were down slightly compared with the same period in 2011. The dollar increase was primarily as a result of an increase in our healthcare costs and administrative staff to support the growing business.

The compensation paid to our drivers and other employees has increased and may increase further in future periods as the economy strengthens and other employment alternatives become more available. Furthermore, because we believe that the market for drivers has tightened, we expect hiring expenses, including recruiting and advertising, to increase in order to attract sufficient numbers of qualified drivers to operate our fleet.

Operating Supplies and Expenses

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Operating supplies and expenses

   $ 55,042      $ 57,104   

% of revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue

     8.3     9.2

% of operating revenue

     6.7     7.5

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, operating supplies and expenses decreased by $2.1 million, or 3.6%, compared with the same period in 2011. As a percentage of revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue, operating supplies and expenses decreased to 8.3% compared with 9.2% for the 2011 period. The decrease was primarily the result of a settlement we entered into with the City of Los Angeles associated with the Incentive Addendum to Drayage Services Concession Agreement we entered into with the City in December 2008 and as amended, in June 2009 (collectively the “Amended Addendum”). Pursuant to the Amended Addendum, in 2008 we received a one-time, early commitment incentive based on a minimum number of required drays to be completed over a five year term. We initially recorded the incentive as deferred revenue, and at the time of the Settlement, we had approximately $9.2 million remaining as deferred revenue. Concurrent with the City’s and the Company’s execution of the Settlement and the corresponding termination of the Amended Addendum, we refunded the City $4.0 million in full satisfaction of our obligations under the Amended Addendum and in full and final settlement of all claims for payment and damages that may be alleged by the City under the Amended Addendum. The remaining $5.2 million of deferred revenue was recognized in our consolidated statements of operations and classified as a reduction of operating supplies and expenses. The decrease in operating supplies and expenses related to the Settlement was partially offset by an increase in our maintenance expense due to the preparation of trucks for trade-in or sale.

 

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Fuel Expense

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Fuel expense

   $ 153,003      $ 150,281   

% of operating revenue

     18.5     19.8

Fuel expense increased primarily because fuel prices were higher in the first quarter of 2012 as the average of the DOE’s national weekly average diesel fuel index increased by 9.7% compared to the first quarter of 2011.

To measure the effectiveness of our fuel surcharge program, we subtract fuel surcharge revenue (other than the fuel surcharge revenue we reimburse to owner-operators, the railroads, and other third parties which is included in purchased transportation) from our fuel expense. The result is referred to as net fuel expense. Our net fuel expense as a percentage of revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue is affected by the cost of diesel fuel net of surcharge collection, the percentage of miles driven by company trucks, our fuel economy, and our percentage of deadhead miles, for which we do not receive fuel surcharge revenues. Net fuel expense as a percentage of revenue less fuel surcharge revenue is shown below:

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Total fuel surcharge revenue

   $ 162,714      $ 137,817   

Less: Fuel surcharge revenue reimbursed to owner-operators and other third parties

     67,109        50,785   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Company fuel surcharge revenue

   $ 95,605      $ 87,032   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fuel expense

   $ 153,003      $ 150,281   

Less: Company fuel surcharge revenue

     95,605        87,032   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net fuel expense

   $ 57,398      $ 63,249   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

% of revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue

     8.6     10.2

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, net fuel expense decreased $5.9 million, or 9.3%, compared with the same period in 2011. As a percentage of revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue, net fuel expense decreased to 8.6%, compared with 10.2% for the 2011. Although the average fuel price was higher in the first quarter of 2012 than in the first quarter of the prior year, net fuel expense decreased because the lag effect of our fuel surcharges was less pronounced in the first quarter of 2012 given a smaller increase in fuel prices compared to the first quarter of 2011. The DOE diesel fuel index, which is the basis for our fuel surcharges, increased 18.0% within the first quarter of 2011, from $3.33 to $3.93, but only 9.5% within the first quarter of 2012, from $3.78 to $4.14. Another contributing factor to the year over year improvement in net fuel expense was improved weather during the first quarter of 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011 resulting in less engine idle time.

Purchased Transportation

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Purchased transportation expense

   $ 233,202      $ 194,037   

% of operating revenue

     28.2     25.6

Purchased transportation expense includes payments made to owner-operators, rail partners and other third parties for their services. Because we reimburse owner-operators and other third parties for fuel, we subtract fuel surcharge revenue reimbursed to third parties from our purchased transportation expense. The result, referred to as purchased transportation, net of fuel surcharge reimbursements, is evaluated as a percentage of revenue less fuel surcharge revenue, as shown below:

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Purchased transportation

   $ 233,202      $ 194,037   

Less: Fuel surcharge revenue reimbursed to owner-operators and other third parties

     67,109        50,785   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchased transportation, net of fuel surcharge reimbursement

   $ 166,093      $ 143,252   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

% of revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue

     25.0     23.1

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, purchased transportation, net of fuel surcharge reimbursement, increased $22.8 million, or 15.9%, compared with 2011. As a percentage of revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue, purchased transportation, net of fuel surcharge reimbursement, increased to 25.0%, compared with 23.1% for 2011. The increase in both cost and percentage of revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue is primarily a result of an increase in miles driven by owner-operators and an increase in intermodal volumes and was partially offset by revenue growth derived from improved pricing.

 

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Insurance and Claims

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Insurance and claims

   $ 30,580      $ 22,725   

% of revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue

     4.6     3.7

% of operating revenue

     3.7     3.0

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, insurance and claims expense increased by $7.9 million, or 34.6%, compared with the same period in 2011. The increase is primarily due to an increase in reserves associated with unfavorable developments in the first quarter of 2012 of our prior year loss layers based on new information received on these claims during the quarter. The majority of this increase is related to adjustments made to two claims from 2006 and 2007.

Rental Expense and Depreciation and Amortization of Property and Equipment

Because the mix of our leased versus owned tractors varies, we believe it is appropriate to combine our rental expense with our depreciation and amortization of property and equipment when comparing results from period to period for analysis purposes.

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Rental expense

   $ 23,499      $ 17,989   

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

     50,394        50,358   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Rental expense and depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

   $ 73,893      $ 68,347   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

% of revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue

     11.1     11.0

% of operating revenue

     8.9     9.0

Rental expense and depreciation and amortization of property and equipment were primarily driven by our fleet of tractors and trailers shown below:

 

     March 31,      December 31,      March 31,  
     2012      2011      2011  
     (Unaudited)  

Tractors:

        

Company

        

Owned

     6,198         6,799         6,683   

Leased — capital leases

     2,582         2,457         3,050   

Leased — operating leases

     2,890         2,611         2,378   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total company tractors

     11,670         11,867         12,111   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Owner-operator

        

Financed through the Company

     2,939         3,016         2,768   

Other

     1,027         1,019         1,197   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total owner-operator tractors

     3,966         4,035         3,965   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total tractors

     15,636         15,902         16,076   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Trailers

     51,031         50,555         49,366   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Containers

     6,424         6,210         5,042   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, rental expense and depreciation and amortization of property and equipment increased by $5.5 million, or 8.1%, compared with the same period in 2011. As a percentage of revenue, excluding fuel surcharge revenue, such expenses remained relatively flat. The increased cost was primarily due to the rising costs of new tractors, the growth in the number of units leased to owner-operators through our IEL subsidiary, and growth in trailers and intermodal containers.

Amortization of Intangibles

Amortization of intangibles consists primarily of amortization of $261.2 million gross carrying value of definite-lived intangible assets recognized under purchase accounting in connection with our 2007 going private transaction.

 

      Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012      2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Amortization of intangibles

   $ 4,303       $ 4,727   

Amortization of intangibles for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 is comprised of $4.0 million and $4.4 million, respectively, related to intangible assets recognized in conjunction with the 2007 going private transaction and $0.3 million in each period related to previous intangible assets from smaller acquisitions by Swift Transportation Co. prior to the going private transaction. Amortization expense decreased slightly in the 2012 quarter from the prior year quarter primarily due to the 150% declining balance amortization method applied to the customer relationship intangible recognized in conjunction with the 2007 going private transaction.

 

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Impairments

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012      2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Impairments

   $ 1,065       $ —     

The impairment charge for the three months ended March 31, 2012 related to real property with a carrying amount of $1.7 million was written down to its estimated fair value of $0.6 million.

Interest Expense

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012      2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Interest expense

   $ 32,776       $ 37,501   

Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is primarily based on the end of period debt balances as of March 31, 2012 of $199.5 million and $672.3 million net carrying value of the first lien term loan B-1 tranche and B-2 tranche, respectively, $491.6 million net carrying value of senior second priority secured notes, $163.0 million in our accounts receivable securitization obligation, $158.6 million in capital lease obligations, and $15.2 million of unsecured fixed rate notes.

Interest expense decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011 primarily due to our $60.0 million and $75.0 million voluntary prepayments in January 2012 and September 2011, respectively, on our then-existing first lien term loan. In addition to the voluntary prepayments, interest expense decreased as a result of the Company entering into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “New Agreement”) on March 6, 2012. The New Agreement replaced the then-existing $874.0 million face value first lien term loan, which accrued interest at LIBOR plus 4.50%, including a minimum LIBOR rate of 1.50%, with a $200.0 million face value first lien term loan B-1 tranche, which accrues interest at LIBOR plus 3.75% with no minimum LIBOR rate, and a $674.0 million face value first lien term loan B-2 tranche, which accrues interest at LIBOR plus 3.75%, including a minimum LIBOR rate of 1.25%. Further, interest expense decreased from the first quarter of 2011 to the first quarter of 2012 as a result of the decrease in our capital lease obligations from $175.2 million as of March 31, 2011 to $158.6 million as of March 31, 2012.

Derivative Interest Expense

Derivative interest expense consists of expenses related to our interest rate swaps, including the income effect of mark-to-market adjustments of interest rate swaps and settlement payments. We de-designated our previous swaps and discontinued hedge accounting effective October 1, 2009, as a result of an amendment to our prior senior secured credit facility, after which the entire mark-to-market adjustment was charged to earnings rather than being recorded in equity as a component of OCI under cash flow hedge accounting treatment. Furthermore, the non-cash amortization of previous losses recorded in accumulated OCI in prior periods (when hedge accounting was in effect) is recorded in derivative interest expense. In December 2010, in conjunction with our IPO and refinancing transactions, we terminated all our remaining interest rate swaps and paid $66.4 million to our counterparties in full satisfaction of these interest rate swap agreements. In April 2011, in connection with our new senior secured credit facility, we entered into two forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with a total notional amount of $350.0 million. These interest rate swaps take effect in January 2013, mature in July 2015, and have been designated and qualified as cash flow hedges. As such, the effective portion of the changes in fair value of these designated swaps is recorded in accumulated OCI and is thereafter recognized to derivative interest expense as the interest on the hedged debt affects earnings, which hedged interest accruals do not begin until January 2013. Any ineffective portions of the changes in the fair value of designated interest rate swaps will be recognized directly to earnings as derivative interest expense. The following is a summary of our derivative interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012      2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Derivative interest expense

   $ 2,545       $ 4,680   

Derivative interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, represents the previous losses recorded in accumulated OCI that is amortized to derivative interest expense over the original term of the terminated swaps, which had a maturity of August 2012.

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Income tax (benefit) expense

   $ (3,548 )   $ 2,321   

Income tax (benefit) expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 reflects an effective tax rate of (134.4)%, which is 173 percentage points lower than the normalized effective tax rate of 39% due to the deferred state tax benefit related to an internal corporate restructuring of our subsidiaries. Excluding the impact of discrete items the effective tax rate for the quarter would be 39%. Income tax expense for the three months March 31, 2011 reflects an effective tax rate of 42.0%, which is three percentage points higher than the expected effective tax rate of 39.0% and is also primarily due to the amortization of previous losses from accumulated OCI related to the Company’s previous interest rate swaps.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had the following sources of liquidity available to us:

 

     March 31,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Cash and cash equivalents, excluding restricted cash

   $ 47,684       $ 82,084   

Availability under revolving line of credit due December 2015

     237,808         232,477   

Availability under 2011 RSA

     89,300         69,800   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unrestricted liquidity

   $ 374,792       $ 384,361   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Restricted cash

     61,006         71,724   

Fixed maturity securities, held to maturity, amortized cost—restricted

     11,086         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liquidity, including restricted cash and investments

   $ 446,884       $ 456,085   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had restricted cash and fixed maturity securities of $72.1 million and $71.7 million, respectively, primarily held by our captive insurance companies for the payment of claims. As of March 31, 2012, there were no outstanding borrowings, and there were $162.2 million letters of credit outstanding under our $400.0 million revolving line of credit.

Our business requires substantial amounts of cash to cover operating expenses as well as to fund items such as cash capital expenditures, other assets, working capital changes, principal and interest payments on our obligations, letters of credit to support insurance requirements, and tax payments to fund our taxes in periods when we generate taxable income.

We make substantial net capital expenditures to maintain a modern company tractor fleet, refresh our trailer fleet, and potentially fund growth in our revenue equipment fleet if justified by customer demand and our ability to finance the equipment and generate acceptable returns. As of March 31, 2012, we expect our net cash capital expenditures to be in the range of $180.0 to $240.0 million for the remainder of 2012. However, we are currently in the process of updating our expected mileage readings for our equipment and evaluating the economics associated with purchasing revenue equipment compared to acquiring equipment with operating or capital leases. In this analysis, we consider the following factors; our current federal tax position, bonus depreciation tax benefits in 2012, our like-kind exchange program, effective interest rates implied in lease proposals, our leverage ratio, liquidity impacts and other factors. Depending on the outcome of this analysis, it is possible we may acquire less equipment than originally anticipated, lease more equipment than originally planned, reduce the expected net cash capital expenditures and repay additional debt. In addition, we believe we have ample flexibility with our trade cycle and purchase agreements to alter our current plans if economic or other conditions warrant. Therefore, our net cash capital expenditures could vary from the $180.0 to $240.0 million range noted above. Beyond 2012, we expect our net capital expenditures to remain substantial.

As of March 31, 2012, we had $671.0 million of purchase commitments outstanding to acquire replacement tractors through the rest of 2012 and 2013. We generally have the option to cancel tractor purchase orders with 60 to 90 days notice prior to scheduled production, although the notice date has lapsed for approximately 30% of the commitments remaining at March 31, 2012. In addition, we had trailer and intermodal container purchase commitments outstanding at March 31, 2012 for $71.8 million and $4.1 million, respectively, through the rest of 2012. These purchases are expected to be financed by a combination of operating leases, capital leases, debt, proceeds from sales of existing equipment and cash flows from operations.

As of March 31, 2012, we have outstanding purchase commitments of approximately $4.1 million for fuel, facilities, and non-revenue equipment. Factors such as costs and opportunities for future terminal expansions may change the amount of such expenditures.

We believe we can finance our expected cash needs, including debt repayment, in the short-term with cash flows from operations, borrowings available under our revolving line of credit, borrowings under our 2011 RSA, and lease financing believed to be available for at least the next twelve months. Over the long-term, we will continue to have significant capital requirements, which may require us to seek additional borrowings, lease financing, or equity capital. The availability of financing or equity capital will depend upon our financial condition and results of operations as well as prevailing market conditions. If such additional borrowings, lease financing, or equity capital is not available at the time we need to incur such indebtedness, then we may be required to utilize the revolving portion of our senior secured credit facility (if not then fully drawn), extend the maturity of then-outstanding indebtedness, rely on alternative financing arrangements, or engage in asset sales.

In addition, the indenture for our senior secured notes provides that we may only incur additional indebtedness if, after giving effect to the new incurrence, we meet a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 2.00:1.00, as defined therein, or the indebtedness qualifies under certain specifically enumerated carve-outs and debt incurrence baskets, including a provision that permits us to incur capital lease obligations of up to $350.0 million outstanding at any one time. As of March 31, 2012, we had a fixed charge coverage ratio of 4.02:1.00. However, there can be no assurance that we can maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio over 2.00:1.00, in which case our ability to incur additional indebtedness under our existing financial arrangements to satisfy our ongoing capital requirements would be limited as noted above, although we believe the combination of our expected cash flows, financing available through operating leases which are not subject to debt incurrence baskets, the capital lease basket, and the funds available to us through our accounts receivable sale facility and our revolving credit facility will be sufficient to fund our expected capital expenditures for 2012.

 

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Cash Flow

Our summary statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, is set forth in the table below:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  
     (Unaudited)  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 70,172      $ 59,875   

Net cash used in investing activities

   $ (11,269   $ (31,549

Net cash used in financing activities

   $ (93,303   $ (54,271

Operating Activities

The $10.3 million increase in net cash provided by operating activities during the first three months ended March 31, 2012 versus the same period in 2011 was primarily the result of the $11.2 million increase in operating income from the first quarter of 2011 to the first quarter of 2012 and increased collections of our outstanding accounts receivable. These increases were offset by the $21.5 million increase in cash paid for interest and income taxes during the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Investing Activities

The $20.3 million decrease in net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2012 versus the same period in 2011 was driven mainly by a $28.0 million increase in proceeds received from the sale of property and equipment. These proceeds were partially offset by the $7.5 million loan to GTI Holdings, LLC (“GTI”).

Financing Activities

Cash used in financing activities increased by $39.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the same period in 2011. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, the cash used in financing activities included a $60.0 million voluntary prepayment in January on our then-existing first lien term loan and repayments of capital leases of $7.2 million, and net repayments on our accounts receivable securitization of $17.0 million. Further, cash used in financing activities included the payment of deferred financing fees to lenders of $5.9 million associated with our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement on March 6, 2012. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, cash used in financing activities included $81.8 million of repayments on long term debt and capital leases and a net $35.5 million repayment of amounts outstanding under the 2008 RSA partially offset by proceeds of $63.2 million, before expenses, from the sale of our Class A common stock, pursuant to the over-allotment option in connection with our IPO.

Capital and Operating Leases

In addition to the net cash capital expenditures discussed above, we also acquired revenue equipment with capital and operating leases. During the quarter ended March 31, 2012, we acquired tractors through capital leases and operating leases with gross values of $16.9 million and $55.1 million, respectively, which were offset by operating lease terminations with originating values of $10.6 million. There were no capital lease terminations for tractors in the first quarter of 2012. During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, we acquired tractors through capital leases with gross values of $0.7 million while no tractors were acquired through operating leases, and there were capital and operating lease terminations with originating values of $28.9 million and $14.7 million, respectively, for tractors in the first quarter of 2011. In addition, there were no trailer leases expired in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

Working Capital

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had a working capital surplus of $263.0 million and $349.3 million, respectively. The decrease was primarily related to use of cash on hand to voluntarily repay $60.0 million of the non-current portion of the then-existing first lien term loan in January 2012. Additionally, the decrease was related to the $24.5 million increase in our current portion of long-term debt as a result of the replacement of first lien term loan on March 6, 2012 with the first lien term loan B-1 tranche and the first lien term loan B-2 tranche. Prior to March 6, 2012, the Company had paid in advance all required scheduled quarterly principal payments on the first lien term loan through maturity in December 2016. With the issuance of the term loan B-1 tranche and the term loan B-2 tranche in March 2012, the Company was required to make scheduled quarterly principal payments of $20.0 million and $6.7 million, respectively, on these facilities during the next twelve months, as of March 31, 2012. See Note 16 of the notes to these consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information regarding the prepayments we made in April 2012 on the term loan B-1 and B-2 tranches, which fully satisfied the scheduled payments through June 2013 for the B-1 tranche and September 2015 for the B-2 tranche.

Material Debt Agreements

Overview

As of March 31, 2012, we had the following material debt agreements:

 

  senior secured credit facility consisting of a term loan B-1 tranche due December 2016 and term loan B-2 tranche due December 2017, and a revolving line of credit due December 2015 (none drawn);

 

  senior second priority secured notes due November 2018;

 

  fixed rate notes due May 2017;

 

  2011 RSA due June 2014; and

 

  other secured indebtedness and capital lease agreements.

 

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The amounts outstanding under such agreements and other debt instruments as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

     March 31,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 
     (In thousands)  

Senior secured first lien term loan due December 2016, net of $487 OID as of March 31, 2012

   $ 199,513       $ —     

Senior secured first lien term loan due December 2017, net of $1,660 OID as of March 31, 2012

     672,340         —     

Senior secured first lien term loan due December 2016, net of $8,855 OID at December 31, 2011

     —           925,534   

Senior second priority secured notes due November 15, 2018, net of $8,386 and $8,702 OID as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

     491,614         491,298   

12.50% fixed rate notes due May 15, 2017

     15,238         15,638   

2011 RSA

     163,000         180,000   

Other secured debt and capital leases

     164,332         156,973   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long term debt and capital leases

   $ 1,706,037       $ 1,769,443   

Less: current portion

     96,650         59,339   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term debt and capital leases, less current portion

   $ 1,609,387       $ 1,710,104   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Senior Secured Credit Facility

See Notes 8 and 9 of the notes to these consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion of the senior secured credit facility, senior second priority secured notes, fixed rate notes and 2011 RSA.

Additionally, as noted in Note 16 of the notes to these consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, on April 17, 2012 we entered into the Incremental Facility Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Incremental Facility Amendment”). Pursuant to the Incremental Facility Amendment, we received $10.0 million in proceeds from a Specified Incremental Tranche B-1 Term Loan (“Incremental Term Loan”). The terms applicable to the Incremental Term Loan are the same as those applicable to the first lien term loan B-1 tranche under the Company’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The proceeds from the Incremental Term Loan and advances from our accounts receivable securitization facility were used to make voluntary prepayments on the first lien term loan B-1 tranche and B-2 tranche.

In April 2012, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Amendment”). The Amendment reduced the applicable rate on the revolving credit facility from 4.50% to a range of 3.00% to 3.25% for LIBOR based borrowings and letters of credit and from 3.50% to a range of 2.00% to 2.25% for Base Rate borrowings, depending on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio as defined in the credit agreement. Additionally, the commitment fee for the unused portion of the revolving credit facility was reduced from a range of 0.50% to 0.75% to a range of 0.25% to 0.50% depending on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. In addition, the maturity date of the revolving credit facility was extended from December 21, 2015 to September 21, 2016.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We lease approximately 4,600 tractors under operating leases. Operating leases have been an important source of financing for our revenue equipment. Tractors held under operating leases are not carried on our consolidated balance sheets, and lease payments in respect of such tractors are reflected in our consolidated statements of operations in the line item rental expense. Our revenue equipment rental expense was $22.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared with $17.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2011. In connection with various operating leases, we issued residual value guarantees, which provide that if we do not purchase the leased equipment from the lessor at the end of the lease term, we are liable to the lessor for an amount equal to the shortage (if any) between the proceeds from the sale of the equipment and an agreed residual value. As of March 31, 2012, the maximum possible payment under the residual value guarantees was approximately $17 million. To the extent the expected value at the lease termination date is lower than the residual value guarantee, we would accrue for the difference over the remaining lease term. We believe that proceeds from the sale of equipment under operating leases would exceed the payment obligation on substantially all operating leases.

Seasonality

In the transportation industry, results of operations generally show a seasonal pattern. As customers ramp up for the holiday season at year-end, the late third and fourth quarters have historically been our strongest volume quarters. As customers reduce shipments after the winter holiday season, the first quarter has historically been a lower volume quarter for us than the other three quarters. In the eastern and midwestern United States, and to a lesser extent in the western United States, during the winter season, our equipment utilization typically declines and our operating expenses generally increase, with fuel efficiency declining because of engine idling and harsh weather sometimes creating higher accident frequency, increased claims, and more equipment repairs. Our revenue also may be affected by holidays as a result of curtailed operations or vacation shutdowns, because our revenue is directly related to available working days of shippers. From time to time, we also suffer short-term impacts from weather-related events such as tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, ice storms, floods, fires, earthquakes, and explosions that could harm our results of operations or make our results of operations more volatile.

Inflation

Inflation can have an impact on our operating costs. A prolonged period of inflation could cause interest rates, fuel, wages, and other costs to increase, which would adversely affect our results of operations unless freight rates correspondingly increased. However, with the exception of fuel, the effect of inflation has been minor in recent years. Our average fuel cost per gallon has increased 8.5% between the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012. Historically, the majority of the increase in fuel costs has been passed on to our customers through a corresponding increase in fuel surcharge revenue, making the impact of the increased fuel costs on our operating results less severe. If fuel costs escalate and we are unable to recover these costs timely with effective fuel surcharges, it would have an adverse effect on our operation and profitability.

 

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Forward Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains statements that may constitute forward-looking statements, usually identified by words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “plans,” “projects,” “expects,” “intends,” or similar expressions which speak only as of the date the statement was made. Forward-looking statements in this quarterly report include statements concerning: adjustments to income tax assessments as the result of ongoing and future examinations; anticipated changes in our unrecognized tax benefits during the next 12 months; the outcome of pending litigation and actions we intend to take in respect thereof; the amount and timing of the recognition of unrealized losses included in other comprehensive income; trends concerning supply, demand, pricing and costs in the trucking industry; our expectation of increasing driver wage and hiring expenses; the benefits of our fuel surcharge program and our ability to recover increasing fuel costs through surcharges; the impact of the lag effect relating to our fuel surcharges; the sources and sufficiency of our liquidity and financial resources; the consequences of a failure to maintain compliance with our debt covenants; the timing of our disposition of assets held for sale; our intentions concerning the use of derivative financial instruments to hedge fuel price exposure; and the timing and amount of future acquisitions of trucking equipment and other capital expenditures and the use and availability of cash, cash flow from operations, leases and debt to finance such acquisitions. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the Company’s management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties as set forth in the Risk Factor Section of our Annual Report Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Actual events may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

As to the Company’s business and financial performance, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements: the amount and velocity of changes in fuel prices and our ability to recover fuel prices through our fuel surcharge program; the direction and duration of any trends, in pricing and volumes; assumptions regarding demand; any future recessionary economic cycles and downturns in customers’ business cycles, particularly in market segments and industries in which we have a significant concentration of customers; increasing competition from trucking, rail, intermodal, and brokerage competitors; a significant reduction in, or termination of, our trucking services by a key customer; our ability to achieve our strategy of growing our revenue; volatility in the price or availability of fuel; increases in new equipment prices or replacement costs; our significant ongoing capital requirements; the regulatory environment in which we operate, including existing regulations and changes in existing regulations, or violations by us of existing or future regulations; the costs of environmental and safety compliance and/or the imposition of liabilities under environmental and safety laws and regulations; difficulties in driver recruitment and retention; increases in driver compensation to the extent not offset by increases in freight rates; changes in rules or legislation by the National Labor Relations Board or Congress and/or union organizing efforts; potential volatility or decrease in the amount of earnings as a result of our claims exposure through our captive insurance companies; risks relating to our captive insurance companies; uncertainties associated with our operations in Mexico; our ability to attract and maintain relationships with owner-operators; the possible re-classification of our owner-operators as employees; adverse results from litigation; our ability to retain or replace key personnel; conflicts of interest or potential litigation that may arise from other businesses owned by Jerry Moyes; including pledges of Swift stock by Jerry Moyes; our dependence on third parties for intermodal and brokerage business; potential failure in computer or communications systems; our labor relations; our ability to execute or integrate any future acquisitions successfully; seasonal factors such as harsh weather conditions that increase operating costs; our ability to sustain cost savings realized as part of our recent cost reduction initiatives; goodwill impairment; our level of indebtedness and our ability to service our outstanding indebtedness, including compliance with our indebtedness covenants, and the impact such indebtedness may have on the way we operate our business.

ITEM 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We have interest rate exposure arising from our senior secured credit facility, 2011 RSA, and other financing agreements, which have variable interest rates. These variable interest rates are impacted by changes in short-term interest rates, although the volatility related to the first lien term loan B-2 tranche is mitigated due to a minimum LIBOR rate of 1.25%. We manage interest rate exposure through a mix of variable rate debt, and fixed rate notes and lease financing and $350.0 million notional amount of forward-starting interest rate swaps (weighted average rate of 3.09% before applicable margin). There are no leverage options or prepayment features for the interest rate swaps. Assuming the current level of borrowings, a hypothetical one-percentage point increase in interest rates would increase our annual interest expense by $5.2 million considering the effect of the minimum LIBOR rate on the first lien term loan B-2 tranche and excluding the effect of the interest rate swaps which do not take effect until January 2013.

We have commodity exposure with respect to fuel used in company tractors. Further increases in fuel prices will continue to raise our operating costs, even after applying fuel surcharge revenue. Historically, we have been able to recover a majority of fuel price increases from our customers in the form of fuel surcharges. The weekly average diesel price per gallon in the United States, as reported by the DOE, rose from an average of $3.61 per gallon for the three months ended March 31, 2011 to an average of $3.96 per gallon for the three months ended March 31, 2012. We cannot predict the extent or speed of potential changes in fuel price levels in the future, the degree to which the lag effect of our fuel surcharge programs will impact us as a result of the timing and magnitude of such changes, or the extent to which effective fuel surcharges can be maintained and collected to offset such increases. We generally have not used derivative financial instruments to hedge our fuel price exposure in the past, but continue to evaluate this possibility.

ITEM 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures and determined that as of March 31, 2012 our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Information about our legal proceedings is included in Note 15 of the notes to these consolidated financial statements, included in Part I, Item 1, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as well as Part I, Item 3, “Legal Proceedings”, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

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ITEM 1A: RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 should be carefully considered as these risk factors could materially affect our business, financial condition, future results and/or our ability to maintain compliance with our debt covenants. The risks described in our Annual Report are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and/or our ability to maintain compliance with our debt covenants.

ITEM 2: UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Not applicable.

ITEM 3: DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 4: MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5: OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

ITEM 6: EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  

Page or Method of Filing

3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Swift Transportation Company    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010
3.2    Bylaws of Swift Transportation Company    Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010
10.1    Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Swift Transportation Co., as borrower, Swift Transportation Company and the other guarantors party thereto, as guarantors, and the lenders and agents parties thereto    Filed herewith
10.2    First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Swift Transportation Co., as borrower, Swift Transportation Company and the other guarantors party thereto, as guarantors, and the lenders and agents parties thereto    Filed herewith
10.3    Incremental Facility Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Swift Transportation Co., as borrower, Swift Transportation Company and the other guarantors party thereto, as guarantors, and the lenders and agents parties thereto    Filed herewith
31.1    Certification by CEO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002    Filed herewith
31.2    Certification by CFO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002    Filed herewith
32.1    Certification by CEO and CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002    Furnished herewith
101*    XBRL Instance Document    Furnished herewith
101*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document    Furnished herewith
101*    XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document    Furnished herewith
101*    XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document    Furnished herewith
101*    XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Link base Document    Furnished herewith

 

* Pursuant to applicable securities laws and regulations, we are deemed to have complied with the reporting obligation relating to the submission of interactive data files in such exhibits and are not subject to liability under any anti-fraud provisions of the federal securities laws as long as we have made a good faith attempt to comply with the submissions requirements and promptly amend the interactive data files after becoming aware that the interactive data files fail to comply with the submission requirements. Users of this data are advised that, pursuant to Rule 406T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed and otherwise are not subject to liability.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
  /s/ Jerry Moyes
  (Signature)
  Jerry Moyes
  Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 8, 2012

 

  /s/ Virginia Henkels
  (Signature)
  Virginia Henkels
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 8, 2012

 

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