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Note 8 - Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements  
Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]
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LEASES
 
We have operating lease commitments for office and terminal properties, revenue equipment, and computer and office equipment
, and we have capital lease commitments for revenue equipment, in each case excluding owner/operator rentals and month-to-month equipment rentals, summarized for the following fiscal years (in thousands):
 
 
 
Operating
 
 
Capital
 
2016
  $ 8,430     $ 4,485  
2017
    5,489       1,656  
2018
    2,887       1,656  
2019
    995       1,656  
2020
    66       3,878  
Thereafter
    -       2,896  
Total minimum lease payments
  $ 17,867     $ 16,227  
Less: amount representing interest
            (1,649 )
Present value of minimum lease payments
            14,578  
Less: current portion
            (4,031 )
Capital lease obligations, long-term
          $ 10,547  
 
A portion of our operating leases of tractors and trailers contain residual value guarantees under which we guarantee a certain minimum cash value payment to the leasing company at the expiration of the lease. We estimate that the undiscounted value of the residual guarantees is approximately $4.0 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The residual guarantees at December 31, 2015 expire between August 2018 and February 2019. We expect our residual guarantees to approximate the market value at the end of the lease term. Additionally, certain leases contain cross-default provisions with other financing agreements and additional charges if the unit's mileage exceeds certain thresholds defined in the lease agreement.
 
Rental expense is summarized as follows for each of the three years ended December 31:
 
(in thousands)
 
2015
   
2014
   
2013
 
Revenue equipment rentals
  $ 12,611     $ 20,935     $ 22,991  
Building and lot rentals
    2,078       3,561       4,044  
Other equipment rentals
    340       317       362  
    $ 15,029     $ 24,813     $ 27,397