Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

7. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following (dollars in thousands):

			December 31,
	Estimated Useful Lives in Years		December 31,
	Estimated Useful Lives in Years		2014			2013
Land		—	$	2,745		$	2,404
Transportation equipment		1 - 7		56,229			46,233
Machinery and equipment		1 - 20		24,430			22,920
Computer and telephone equipment		1 - 10		19,812			19,012
Buildings and leasehold improvements		1 - 40		27,720			25,371
Furniture and fixtures		1 - 15		4,461			5,036

				135,397			120,976
Less—Accumulated depreciation				(79,638	)		(74,115	)

Property and equipment, net			$	55,759		$	46,861

Depreciation expense, including capital lease amortization, for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $13.7 million, $11.4 million and $11.7 million, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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