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Note 3 - Supplier and Customer Concentration
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]  
Concentration Risk Disclosure [Text Block]

3.     SUPPLIER AND CUSTOMER CONCENTRATION:


Major Suppliers and Dealership Agreements


The Company has entered into dealership agreements with various manufacturers of commercial vehicles and buses (“Manufacturers”). These agreements are nonexclusive agreements that allow the Company to stock, sell at retail and service commercial vehicles and products of the Manufacturers in the Company’s defined market. The agreements allow the Company to use the Manufacturers’ names, trade symbols and intellectual property and expire as follows:


Manufacturer

 

Expiration Dates

Peterbilt

 

August 2015 through May 2017

International

 

March 2016 through May 2020

Isuzu

 

Indefinite

Hino

 

Indefinite

Ford

 

Indefinite

Blue Bird

 

August 2016

IC Bus

 

May 2015 through December 2017


These agreements, as well as agreements with various other Manufacturers, impose a number of restrictions and obligations on the Company, including restrictions on a change in control of the Company and the maintenance of certain required levels of working capital. Violation of these restrictions could result in the loss of the Company’s right to purchase the Manufacturers’ products and use the Manufacturers’ trademarks.


The Company purchases its new Peterbilt vehicles from Peterbilt and most of its parts from PACCAR, Inc., the parent company of Peterbilt, at prevailing prices charged to all franchised dealers. Sales of new Peterbilt trucks accounted for approximately 63.5% of the Company’s new vehicle sales for the year ended December 31, 2014, 65.5% of the Company’s new vehicle sales for the year ended December 31, 2013, and 75.1% of the Company’s new vehicle sales for the year ended December 31, 2012.


Primary Lenders


The Company purchases its new and used commercial vehicle inventories with the assistance of floor plan financing programs. The Company’s floor plan financing agreements provide that the occurrence of certain events will be considered events of default. In the event that the Company’s floor plan financing becomes insufficient, or its relationship with any of its current primary lenders terminates, the Company would need to obtain similar financing from other sources. Management believes it can obtain additional floor plan financing or alternative financing if necessary.


The Company also acquires lease and rental vehicles with the assistance of financing agreements with PACCAR Leasing Company, Bank of America, GE Capital and Wells Fargo. The financing agreements are secured by a lien on the acquired vehicle. The terms of the financing agreements are similar to the corresponding lease agreements with the Company’s customers.


Concentrations of Credit Risks


Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with what it considers to be quality financial institutions based on periodic assessments of such institutions. Our cash and cash equivalents may be uninsured or in deposit accounts that exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit.


The Company controls credit risk through credit approvals and by selling a majority of its trade receivables, other than vehicle accounts receivable, without recourse. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables are reduced because a large number of geographically diverse customers make up the Company’s customer base; however, substantially all of the Company’s business is concentrated in the United States commercial vehicle markets and related aftermarkets.


The Company generally sells finance contracts it enters into with customers to finance the purchase of commercial vehicles to third parties. These finance contracts are sold both with and without recourse. A majority of the Company’s finance contracts are sold without recourse. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful receivables and a reserve for repossession losses related to finance contracts sold with recourse. Historically, the Company’s allowance and reserve have covered losses inherent in these receivables.