Claims Accruals Claims Accruals (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Abstract]

Schedule of Claims Accruals

Claims accruals were comprised of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2015			2014
Auto and collision liability	$	123,086		$	112,548
Workers’ compensation liability	92,608			82,439
Owner-operator claims liability	12,304			13,233
Group medical and other liability (1)	364			12,064
Cargo damage liability	5,348			4,660
Claims accrual	233,710			224,944
Less: current portion	(84,429		)	(81,251		)
Long-term claim accruals	$	149,281		$	143,693

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(1) Effective January 1, 2015, the Company is fully insured on its group medical benefits, subject to contributed premiums. Prior to January 1, 2015, the Company had a $500 thousand specific deductible with an aggregating individual deductible of $150 thousand beginning January 1, 2013, of each employee health care claim, as well as commercial insurance for the balance.