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Business Segments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Business Segments

NOTE 2. Business Segments

We report two business segments. The first segment is Mode, which includes the Mode business we acquired on April 1, 2011. The second segment is Hub, which is all business other than Mode.

Mode has independent business owners who sell and operate the business throughout North America as well as sales only agents. Mode also has a company managed operation and corporate offices in Dallas, TX, a temperature protected services division, Temstar, located in Downers Grove, IL and corporate offices in Memphis, TN.

Mode markets and operates its freight transportation services, consisting of intermodal, truck brokerage and logistics, primarily through agents who enter into contractual arrangements with Mode.

Hub offers comprehensive intermodal, truck brokerage and logistics services. Our employees operate the freight through a network of operating centers located in the United States and Mexico. Each operating center is strategically located in a market with a significant concentration of shipping customers and one or more railheads. Hub has full time employees located throughout the United States and Mexico.

 

The following is a summary of operating results and certain other financial data for our business segments (in thousands):

 

     Three Months      Three Months  
     Ended March 31, 2013      Ended March 31, 2012  
                   Inter-     Hub                    Inter-     Hub  
                   Segment     Group                    Segment     Group  
     Hub      Mode      Elims     Total      Hub      Mode      Elims     Total  

Revenue

   $ 592,651       $ 187,460       $ (11,131   $ 768,980       $ 563,212       $ 187,183       $ (10,510   $ 739,885   

Transportation costs

     527,471         165,302         (11,131     681,642         501,694         164,959         (10,510     656,143   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

     65,180         22,158         —          87,338         61,518         22,224         —          83,742   

Costs and expenses:

                     

Salaries and benefits

     30,777         3,806         —          34,583         29,080         4,219         —          33,299   

Agent fees and commissions

     449         12,825         —          13,274         634         13,061         —          13,695   

General and administrative

     11,698         1,493         —          13,191         10,732         1,845         —          12,577   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,020         533         —          1,553         1,121         539         —          1,660   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     43,944         18,657         —          62,601         41,567         19,664         —          61,231   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

   $ 21,236       $ 3,501       $ —        $ 24,737       $ 19,951       $ 2,560       $ —        $ 22,511   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

   $ 8,529       $ 927       $ —        $ 9,456       $ 16,742       $ 271       $ —        $ 17,013   

 

     As of March 31, 2013      As of December 31, 2012  
                   Inter-     Hub                    Inter-     Hub  
                   Segment     Group                    Segment     Group  
     Hub      Mode      Elims     Total      Hub      Mode      Elims     Total  

Total assets

   $ 793,773       $ 159,594       $ (4,660   $ 948,707       $ 759,797       $ 163,719       $ (3,663   $ 919,853   

Goodwill

   $ 233,807       $ 29,389       $ —        $ 263,196       $ 233,862       $ 29,389       $ —        $ 263,251   

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

 

     Three Months      Three Months  
     Ended March 31, 2013      Ended March 31, 2012  
                   Inter-     Hub                    Inter-     Hub  
                   Segment     Group                    Segment     Group  
     Hub      Mode      Elims     Total      Hub      Mode      Elims     Total  

Intermodal

   $ 427,334       $ 86,736       $ (10,463   $ 503,607       $ 404,171       $ 82,223       $ (9,242   $ 477,152   

Truck brokerage

     83,560         73,933         (463     157,030         80,024         79,937         (962     158,999   

Logistics

     81,757         26,791         (205     108,343         79,017         25,023         (306     103,734   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

   $ 592,651       $ 187,460       $ (11,131   $ 768,980       $ 563,212       $ 187,183       $ (10,510   $ 739,885