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LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS |
Schedule of long-term debt |
|  | December 31 |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Term Loan (interest rate of 2.0% at December 31, 2012) |  | $ | 95,000 |  | $ | – |
Notes payable (weighted-average interest rate of 3.0% at December 31, 2012) |  | 37,756 |  | 26,751 |
Capital lease obligations (weighted-average interest rate of 4.5% at December 31, 2012) |  | 23,229 |  | 44,261 |
|  | 155,985 |  | 71,012 |
Less current portion |  | 43,044 |  | 24,262 |
Long-term debt, less current portion |  | $ | 112,941 |  | $ | 46,750 |
Scheduled maturities under the Term Loan and notes payable and future minimum payments under capital lease obligations included in long-term debt | Scheduled maturities under the Term Loan and notes payable and future minimum payments under capital lease obligations included in long-term debt as of December 31, 2012 were as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  | Notes Payable |  | Capital Lease Obligations(1) |
|  |  |  | Term |  | Revenue |  | Revenue |  |  |  | Equipment |
|  | Total |  | Loan |  | Equipment |  | Equipment |  | Terminals |  | and Other |
|  | (in thousands) |
2013 |  | $ | 46,434 |  | $ | 13,037 |  | $ | 16,443 |  | $ | 16,458 |  | $ | 195 |  | $ | 301 |
2014 |  | 33,871 |  | 15,298 |  | 15,670 |  | 2,425 |  | 200 |  | 278 |
2015 |  | 28,269 |  | 17,510 |  | 7,051 |  | 3,061 |  | 207 |  | 440 |
2016 |  | 18,638 |  | 18,425 |  | – |  | – |  | 213 |  | – |
2017 |  | 36,803 |  | 36,584 |  | – |  | – |  | 219 |  | – |
Thereafter |  | 477 |  | – |  | – |  | – |  | 477 |  | – |
Total payments |  | 164,492 |  | 100,854 |  | 39,164 |  | 21,944 |  | 1,511 |  | 1,019 |
Less amounts representing interest |  | 8,507 |  | 5,854 |  | 1,408 |  | 890 |  | 284 |  | 71 |
Long-term debt |  | $ | 155,985 |  | $ | 95,000 |  | $ | 37,756 |  | $ | 21,054 |  | $ | 1,227 |  | $ | 948 |
(1) Minimum payments of capital lease obligations include maximum amounts due under rental adjustment clauses contained in the capital lease agreements.
Schedule of assets held under capital leases or securitized by notes payable | Assets held under capital leases or securitized by notes payable at December 31 were included in property, plant and equipment as follows:
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Land and structures (terminals) |  | $ | 1,794 |  | $ | 1,794 |
Revenue equipment |  | 93,004 |  | 91,925 |
Service, office, and other equipment |  | 1,813 |  | 1,813 |
|  | 96,611 |  | 95,532 |
Less accumulated amortization(1) |  | 35,183 |  | 26,759 |
|  | $ | 61,428 |  | $ | 68,773 |
(1) Amortization of assets under capital leases and notes payable is included in depreciation expense.

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