Note 12 - Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Three Months					Nine Months
	Ended September 30,					Ended September 30,
( Dollars in thousands )	2015		2014			2015		2014
Operating revenue:
Truckload revenue, net of fuel surcharge revenue	$	86,594	$	89,515		$	262,227	$	266,633
Truckload fuel surcharge revenue		11,777		21,821			40,296		69,232
Total Truckload revenue		98,371		111,336			302,523		335,865
Dedicated revenue, net of fuel surcharge revenue		31,477		15,756			73,941		38,329
Dedicated fuel surcharge revenue		2,937		3,995			8,331		10,062
Total Dedicated revenue		34,414		19,751			82,272		48,391
Intermodal revenue, net of fuel surcharge revenue		17,158		19,229			50,278		57,989
Intermodal fuel surcharge revenue		2,673		5,793			8,991		16,929
Total Intermodal revenue		19,831		25,022			59,269		74,918
Brokerage revenue		18,730		15,441			52,157		40,208
Total operating revenue	$	171,346	$	171,550		$	496,221	$	499,382
Operating income:
Truckload	$	8,204	$	10,455		$	27,614	$	27,043
Dedicated		3,929		2,046			8,496		4,801
Intermodal		1,152		(151	)		3,372		815
Brokerage		1,069		692			2,632		1,955
Total operating income before gain on disposition of facility		14,354		13,042			42,114		34,614
Gain on disposition of facility		-		-			3,712		-
Total operating income	$	14,354	$	13,042		$	45,826	$	34,614