OPERATING SEGMENT DATA (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

OPERATING SEGMENT DATA

Schedule of reportable operating segment information

	2012			2011
	($ thousands)
OPERATING REVENUES
Freight Transportation	$	400,555		$	397,272
Truck Brokerage and Management	8,039			5,100
Emergency and Preventative Maintenance	22,378			22,277
Special Services Logistics	15,052			15,871
Other and eliminations	(5,157		)	(5,589		)
Total consolidated operating revenues	$	440,867		$	434,931
OPERATING EXPENSES AND COSTS
Freight Transportation
Salaries, wages and benefits	$	265,517		$	262,300
Fuel, supplies and expenses	80,765			79,117
Operating taxes and licenses	10,801			11,421
Insurance	4,884			6,480
Communications and utilities	3,804			3,974
Depreciation and amortization	18,581			17,201
Rents and purchased transportation	36,758			38,355
Gain on sale of property and equipment	(282		)	(99		)
Other	1,704			1,581
Total Freight Transportation operating expenses and costs	422,532			420,330
Truck Brokerage and Management	7,645			4,715
Emergency and Preventative Maintenance	22,515			21,355
Special Services Logistics	15,844			15,734
Other and eliminations	(4,682		)	(5,211		)
Total consolidated operating expenses and costs	$	463,854		$	456,923
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
Freight Transportation	$	(21,977	)	$	(23,058	)
Truck Brokerage and Management	394			385
Emergency and Preventative Maintenance	(137		)	922
Special Services Logistics	(792		)	137
Other and eliminations	(475		)	(378		)
Total consolidated operating loss	$	(22,987	)	$	(21,992	)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest and dividend income	$	253		$	243
Interest expense and other related financing costs	(1,142		)	(994		)
Other, net(1)	1,340			2,610
	451			1,859
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	$	(22,536	)	$	(20,133	)

(1)Other, net includes gains on cash surrender value and proceeds of life insurance policies.