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Capital Lease And Financing Arrangements (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Aug. 01, 2011
Capital Lease And Financing Arrangements [Abstract]
Letter of credit expiration, year	2012
Outstanding letters of credit	$ 2.6
Unused and available borrowings under bank revolving line of credit	47.4
Number of chassis leased		3,126
Chassis, lease agreement period (years)		10
Capital lease interest paid	$ 0.2

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Capital Leases Contract Period

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Letter of credit, expiration date year.

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The number of units (items of property) under capital lease arrangements.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Subparagraph b

-Article 5



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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-SubTopic 10

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The amount, during the lease term, of each minimum [capital] lease payment allocated to interest expense so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the capital lease obligation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 13

-Paragraph 12

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Amount borrowed under the credit facility as of the balance sheet date.

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Section 02

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