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Business Segments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segments

NOTE 2. Business Segments

We report two business segments, Hub and Mode, based on the way we manage, evaluate and internally report our business activities.

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, Canada 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, Canada and Mexico.

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 Oak Brook, 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.

 

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, 2014      Ended March 31, 2013  
                   Inter-     Hub                    Inter-     Hub  
                   Segment     Group                    Segment     Group  
     Hub      Mode      Elims     Total      Hub      Mode      Elims     Total  

Revenue

   $ 653,409       $ 208,906       $ (13,866   $ 848,449       $ 592,651       $ 187,460       $ (11,131   $ 768,980   

Transportation costs

     588,912         184,659         (13,866     759,705         527,471         165,302         (11,131     681,642   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

     64,497         24,247         —          88,744         65,180         22,158         —          87,338   

Costs and expenses:

                     

Salaries and benefits

     33,337         3,755         —          37,092         30,777         3,806         —          34,583   

Agent fees and commissions

     11         13,655         —          13,666         449         12,825         —          13,274   

General and administrative

     13,739         1,693         —          15,432         11,698         1,493         —          13,191   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,517         541         —          2,058         1,020         533         —          1,553   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     48,604         19,644         —          68,248         43,944         18,657         —          62,601   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

   $ 15,893       $ 4,603       $ —        $ 20,496       $ 21,236       $ 3,501       $ —        $ 24,737   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

   $ 32,880       $ 155       $ —        $ 33,035       $ 8,529       $ 927       $ —        $ 9,456   
     As of March 31, 2014      As of December 31, 2013  
                   Inter-     Hub                    Inter-     Hub  
                   Segment     Group                    Segment     Group  
     Hub      Mode      Elims     Total      Hub      Mode      Elims     Total  

Total assets

   $ 936,513       $ 172,915       $ (4,870   $ 1,104,558       $ 887,848       $ 164,071       $ (3,976   $ 1,047,943   

Goodwill

   $ 233,589       $ 29,389       $ —        $ 262,978       $ 233,643       $ 29,389       $ —        $ 263,032   

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

 

     Three Months      Three Months  
     Ended March 31, 2014      Ended March 31, 2013  
                   Inter-     Hub                    Inter-     Hub  
                   Segment     Group                    Segment     Group  
     Hub      Mode      Elims     Total      Hub      Mode      Elims     Total  

Intermodal

   $ 435,432       $ 100,436       $ (13,202   $ 522,666       $ 428,992       $ 86,736       $ (10,463   $ 505,265   

Truck brokerage

     83,967         78,523         (445     162,045         81,902         73,933         (463     155,372   

Logistics

     134,010         29,947         (219     163,738         81,757         26,791         (205     108,343   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

   $ 653,409       $ 208,906       $ (13,866   $ 848,449       $ 592,651       $ 187,460       $ (11,131   $ 768,980