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Note 5 - Related Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

(5)	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 chairman of the board and chief executive officer and the principal stockholder of BBI. We paid BBI $289,000 in the first six months of 2014 and $308,000 in the first six months of 2013 for fuel and tire services. In addition, we paid $706,000 in the first six months of 2014 and $746,000 in the first six months of 2013 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 provide transportation services to MWL as described in Note 8.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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