Note 11 - Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

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 )	2016		2015		2016		2015
Operating revenue:
Truckload revenue, net of fuel surcharge revenue	$	85,469	$	86,594	$	253,514	$	262,227
Truckload fuel surcharge revenue		9,726		11,777		25,771		40,296
Total Truckload revenue		95,195		98,371		279,285		302,523
Dedicated revenue, net of fuel surcharge revenue		37,669		31,477		109,833		73,941
Dedicated fuel surcharge revenue		2,967		2,937		7,175		8,331
Total Dedicated revenue		40,636		34,414		117,008		82,272
Intermodal revenue, net of fuel surcharge revenue		16,381		17,158		48,353		50,278
Intermodal fuel surcharge revenue		1,979		2,673		4,990		8,991
Total Intermodal revenue		18,360		19,831		53,343		59,269
Brokerage revenue		16,273		18,730		48,847		52,157
Total operating revenue	$	170,464	$	171,346	$	498,483	$	496,221
Operating income:
Truckload	$	6,509	$	8,204	$	20,400	$	27,614
Dedicated		5,505		3,929		14,963		8,496
Intermodal		1,645		1,152		5,396		3,372
Brokerage		1,210		1,069		3,011		2,632
Total operating income before gain on disposition of facility		14,869		14,354		43,770		42,114
Gain on disposition of facility		-		-		-		3,712
Total operating income	$	14,869	$	14,354	$	43,770	$	45,826