Note 5 - Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

5.     PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

A summary of property and equipment, at cost, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

(in thousands)	Estimated Useful Lives (years)			2013		2012
Revenue equipment	3	-	10	$	372,968	$	331,761
Communications equipment	5	-	10		9,084		13,089
Land and improvements	0	-	10		19,009		16,658
Buildings and leasehold improvements	7	-	40		41,876		41,050
Construction in-progress		-			1,859		1,310
Other	2	-	7		17,580		16,079
				$	462,376	$	419,947

Depreciation expense was $44.2 million, $47.8 million, and $52.6 million, in 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively. The aforementioned depreciation expense excludes net gains on the sale of property and equipment totaling $0.8 million, $4.9 million, and $6.7 million in 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively, which are presented net in depreciation and amortization expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

We lease certain revenue equipment under capital leases with terms of 60 to 84 months. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, property and equipment included capitalized leases, which had capitalized costs of $29.4 million and $21.3 million and accumulated amortization of $7.6 million and $5.5 million, respectively. Amortization of these leased assets is included in depreciation and amortization expense in the consolidated statement of operations and totaled $2.2 million, $2.1 million, and $1.8 million during 2013, 2012, and 2011, respectively.