Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

The following is a summary of operating results, which includes the results of operations of the Mode segment for the entire year of 2012 and for the period April 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, and certain other financial data for our business segments (in thousands):


	Twelve Months									Twelve Months
	Ended December 31, 2012									Ended December 31, 2011
					Inter-			Hub						Inter-			Hub
					Segment			Group						Segment			Group
	Hub		Mode		Elims			Total		Hub		Mode		Elims			Total
Revenue	$	2,392,289	$	779,928	$	(48,109	)	$	3,124,108	$	2,183,914	$	586,251	$	(18,631	)	$	2,751,534
Transportation costs		2,128,942		687,209		(48,109	)		2,768,042		1,939,263		518,354		(18,631	)		2,438,986

Gross margin		263,347		92,719		—			356,066		244,651		67,897		—			312,548
Costs and expenses:
Salaries and benefits		113,855		15,288		—			129,143		107,378		13,666		—			121,044
Agent fees and commissions		1,900		53,212		—			55,112		2,771		38,720		—			41,491
General and administrative		45,411		7,421		—			52,832		42,523		7,428		—			49,951
Depreciation and amortization		4,448		2,171		—			6,619		3,975		1,628		—			5,603

Total costs and expenses		165,614		78,092		—			243,706		156,647		61,442		—			218,089

Operating income	$	97,733	$	14,627	$	—		$	112,360	$	88,004	$	6,455	$	—		$	94,459

Capital expenditures	$	54,266	$	2,616	$	—		$	56,882	$	54,683	$	327	$	—		$	55,010


	Twelve Months
	Ended December 31, 2010
					Inter-		Hub
					Segment		Group
	Hub		Mode		Elims		Total
Revenue	$	1,833,737	$	—	$	—	$	1,833,737
Transportation costs		1,620,304		—		—		1,620,304

Gross margin		213,433		—		—		213,433
Costs and expenses:
Salaries and benefits		99,138		—		—		99,138
Agent fees and commissions		2,410		—		—		2,410
General and administrative		38,211		—		—		38,211
Depreciation and amortization		3,792		—		—		3,792

Total costs and expenses		143,551		—		—		143,551

Operating income	$	69,882	$	—	$	—	$	69,882

Capital expenditures	$	25,616	$	—	$	—	$	25,616

Schedule of Assets


	As of December 31, 2012									As of December 31, 2011
					Inter-			Hub						Inter-			Hub
					Segment			Group						Segment			Group
	Hub		Mode		Elims			Total		Hub		Mode		Elims			Total
Total assets	$	759,797	$	163,719	$	(3,663	)	$	919,853	$	684,609	$	162,972	$	(4,897	)	$	842,684
Goodwill	$	233,862	$	29,389	$	—		$	263,251	$	234,081	$	29,389	$	—		$	263,470

Summary of Revenue by Segment and Business Line

The following tables summarize our revenue by segment and business line (in thousands):


	Twelve Months									Twelve Months
	Ended December 31, 2012									Ended December 31, 2011
					Inter-			Hub						Inter-			Hub
					Segment			Group						Segment			Group
	Hub		Mode		Elims			Total		Hub		Mode		Elims			Total
Intermodal	$	1,731,487	$	354,662	$	(43,863	)	$	2,042,286	$	1,553,594	$	258,087	$	(16,392	)	$	1,795,289
Truck brokerage		335,213		318,848		(2,945	)		651,116		339,444		238,418		(1,033	)		576,829
Logistics		325,589		106,418		(1,301	)		430,706		290,876		89,746		(1,206	)		379,416

Total revenue	$	2,392,289	$	779,928	$	(48,109	)	$	3,124,108	$	2,183,914	$	586,251	$	(18,631	)	$	2,751,534


	Twelve Months
	Ended December 31, 2010
					Inter-		Hub
					Segment		Group
	Hub		Mode		Elims		Total
Intermodal	$	1,285,163	$	—	$	—	$	1,285,163
Truck brokerage		335,000		—		—		335,000
Logistics		213,574		—		—		213,574

Total revenue	$	1,833,737	$	—	$	—	$	1,833,737

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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