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Note 4 - Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
 
 (4)  Related Party Transactions

We purchase fuel and obtain tires and related services from Bauer Built, Inc., or BBI. Jerry M. Bauer, one of our directors, is the president and a stockholder of BBI.  We paid BBI $1.1 million in the first nine months of 2011 and $558,000 in the first nine months of 2010 for fuel and tire services. In addition, we paid $1.4 million in the first nine months of 2011 and $1.3 million in the first nine months of 2010 to tire manufacturers for tires that we purchased from the tire manufacturers but were provided by BBI. BBI received commissions from the tire manufacturers related to these purchases.

We paid Durand Builders Service, Inc. $587,000 in the first nine months of 2011 and $89,000 in the first nine months of 2010 for various construction projects.  Larry B. Hagness, one of our directors, is the president and owner of Durand Builders Service, Inc.