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Amount of cash outflow from operating lease, excluding payments to bring another asset to condition and location necessary for its intended use.

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Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow and Other Information (Details) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	May 17, 2020 tractor trailer	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases		$ 2,929	$ 2,560	$ 2,717
Operating cash flows from finance leases		356	326	291
Financing cash flows from finance leases		4,741	4,367	2,336
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:
Finance leases		7,873	2,083	11,412
Operating leases		$ 3,269	$ 1,385	$ 819
Comcar
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:
Finance leased arrangements, number of tractors \| tractor	58
Finance leased arrangements, number of trailers \| trailer	40
Comcar \| Tractors
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:
Useful life	5 years
Comcar \| Trailers
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:
Useful life	6 years