Transactions with Affiliates

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

We enter into certain transactions in the normal course of business with affiliated entities including direct cost reimbursement for shared phone and administrative services from KSA Industries, Inc. (“KSA”), an affiliated entity. We lease our corporate office space in a building operated by 17 South Briar Hollow Lane, LLC, an affiliate of KSA.

Activities with affiliates were as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021

Affiliate billings to us	$	1	$	1	$	7	$	13
Billings to affiliates	5		4		15		10
Rentals paid to affiliate	136		144		388		461

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we paid West Point Buick GMC, an affiliate of KSA, a total of approximately $0.1 million (net of trade-in values) for the purchase of two pickup trucks. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we paid West Point Buick GMC, an affiliate of KSA, a total of approximately $0.5 million (net of trade-in values) for the purchase of ten pickup trucks.

In connection with the acquisition of Firebird and Phoenix, we entered into three operating lease agreements for office and terminal locations with Scott Bosard, one of the Sellers, for periods ranging from two to five years. For the period from acquisition through September 30, 2022, we paid approximately $0.1 million in rental fees to Scott Bosard.

See Note 17 for further information regarding our relationship with KSA.