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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Disaggregated Revenue | We have one operating segment and no single customer exceeds 6% of our revenue. The composition of our revenue is summarized below:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
In thousands) |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
LTL services |  | $ | 5,177,497 |  |  | $ | 3,961,054 |  |  | $ | 4,055,467 |
Other services |  |  | 78,831 |  |  |  | 54,075 |  |  |  | 53,644 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 5,256,328 |  |  | $ | 4,015,129 |  |  | $ | 4,109,111 |
Estimated Useful Lives of Property and Equipment | Depreciation of property and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. The following table provides the estimated useful lives by asset type:
Structures |  | 7 to 30 years
Revenue equipment |  | 4 to 15 years
Other equipment |  | 2 to 20 years
Leasehold improvements |  | Lesser of economic life or life of lease

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