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OPERATING SEGMENT DATA (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
OPERATING SEGMENT DATA |
Schedule of reportable operating segment information | The following table reflects reportable operating segment information for the years ended December 31:
|  | 2012(1) |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  |  |  | (in thousands) |  |  |
OPERATING REVENUES |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freight Transportation |  | $ | 1,725,134 |  | $ | 1,730,773 |  | $ | 1,514,108 |
Premium Logistics and Expedited Freight Services(1) |  | 132,326 |  | – |  | – |
Truck Brokerage and Management |  | 42,710 |  | 25,429 |  | 19,241 |
Emergency and Preventative Maintenance |  | 115,968 |  | 92,554 |  | 74,927 |
Household Goods Moving Services |  | 77,619 |  | 85,611 |  | 63,733 |
Other and eliminations |  | (27,758 | ) | (26,758 | ) | (14,145 | )
Total consolidated operating revenues |  | $ | 2,065,999 |  | $ | 1,907,609 |  | $ | 1,657,864 |
OPERATING EXPENSES AND COSTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freight Transportation |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries, wages, and benefits |  | $ | 1,073,205 |  | $ | 1,061,213 |  | $ | 1,004,267 |
Fuel, supplies, and expenses |  | 330,063 |  | 333,779 |  | 262,420 |
Operating taxes and licenses |  | 43,337 |  | 45,469 |  | 43,539 |
Insurance |  | 20,751 |  | 24,490 |  | 18,745 |
Communications and utilities |  | 14,733 |  | 15,118 |  | 14,655 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 78,748 |  | 70,810 |  | 68,695 |
Rents and purchased transportation |  | 176,977 |  | 169,212 |  | 154,119 |
Gain on sale of property and equipment |  | (711 | ) | (2,370 | ) | (1,338 | )
Pension settlement expense |  | – |  | 1,125 |  | 178 |
Other |  | 7,441 |  | 8,318 |  | 8,568 |
Total Freight Transportation |  | 1,744,544 |  | 1,727,164 |  | 1,573,848 |
Premium Logistics and Expedited Freight Services(1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased transportation |  | 101,559 |  | – |  | – |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 5,438 |  | – |  | – |
Salaries, benefits, insurance, and other |  | 22,927 |  | – |  | – |
Total Premium Logistics and Expedited Freight Services |  | 129,924 |  | – |  | – |
Truck Brokerage and Management |  | 40,087 |  | 23,539 |  | 17,868 |
Emergency and Preventative Maintenance |  | 114,033 |  | 89,572 |  | 72,208 |
Household Goods Moving Services |  | 76,927 |  | 82,893 |  | 62,014 |
Other and eliminations |  | (24,948 | ) | (25,318 | ) | (13,529 | )
Total consolidated operating expenses and costs |  | $ | 2,080,567 |  | $ | 1,897,850 |  | $ | 1,712,409 |
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freight Transportation |  | $ | (19,410 | ) | $ | 3,609 |  | $ | (59,740 | )
Premium Logistics and Expedited Freight Services(1) |  | 2,402 |  | – |  | – |
Truck Brokerage and Management |  | 2,623 |  | 1,890 |  | 1,373 |
Emergency and Preventative Maintenance |  | 1,935 |  | 2,982 |  | 2,719 |
Household Goods Moving Services |  | 692 |  | 2,718 |  | 1,719 |
Other and eliminations |  | (2,810 | ) | (1,440 | ) | (616 | )
Total consolidated operating income (loss) |  | $ | (14,568 | ) | $ | 9,759 |  | $ | (54,545 | )
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and dividend income |  | $ | 808 |  | $ | 1,069 |  | $ | 1,194 |
Interest expense and other related financing costs |  | (5,273 | ) | (3,953 | ) | (2,852 | )
Other, net(2) |  | 2,041 |  | 2,618 |  | 2,406 |
|  | (2,424 | ) | (266 | ) | 748 |
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES |  | $ | (16,992 | ) | $ | 9,493 |  | $ | (53,797 | )
(1) Includes operations of the Premium Logistics and Expedited Freight Services segment since the June 15, 2012 acquisition of Panther. (2) Other, net includes gains on cash surrender value and proceeds of life insurance policies.
Schedule of asset, capital expenditure, and depreciation and amortization information by reportable operating segment |
|  | December 31 |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  |  |  | (in thousands) |  |  |
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freight Transportation |  | $ | 556,195 |  | $ | 600,239 |  | $ | 565,461 |
Premium Logistics and Expedited Freight Services |  | 222,280 |  | – |  | – |
Truck Brokerage and Management |  | 9,656 |  | 6,225 |  | 5,250 |
Emergency and Preventative Maintenance |  | 18,413 |  | 13,634 |  | 12,373 |
Household Goods Moving Services |  | 21,754 |  | 20,687 |  | 18,016 |
Other and eliminations(1) |  | 206,164 |  | 275,435 |  | 259,851 |
|  | $ | 1,034,462 |  | $ | 916,220 |  | $ | 860,951 |
|  | For the year ended December 31 |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  |  |  | (in thousands) |  |  |
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, GROSS |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freight Transportation(2) |  | $ | 68,235 |  | $ | 78,875 |  | $ | 44,637 |
Premium Logistics and Expedited Freight Services(3) |  | 1,579 |  | – |  | – |
Truck Brokerage and Management |  | 45 |  | 163 |  | 12 |
Emergency and Preventative Maintenance |  | 685 |  | 307 |  | 311 |
Household Goods Moving Services |  | 416 |  | 480 |  | 209 |
Other and eliminations |  | 4,291 |  | 3,812 |  | 2,596 |
|  | $ | 75,251 |  | $ | 83,637 |  | $ | 47,765 |
|  | For the year ended December 31 |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  |  |  | (in thousands) |  |  |
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freight Transportation |  | $ | 78,748 |  | $ | 70,810 |  | $ | 68,695 |
Premium Logistics and Expedited Freight Services(3)(4) |  | 3,179 |  | – |  | – |
Truck Brokerage and Management |  | 288 |  | 154 |  | 153 |
Emergency and Preventative Maintenance |  | 497 |  | 476 |  | 514 |
Household Goods Moving Services |  | 413 |  | 332 |  | 323 |
Other and eliminations |  | 2,368 |  | 1,970 |  | 1,880 |
|  | $ | 85,493 |  | $ | 73,742 |  | $ | 71,565 |
(1) Includes certain assets held by the parent holding company for strategic reasons, including unrestricted and restricted cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments, as well as certain assets held for the benefit of multiple segments, including land and structures of the Company’s corporate headquarters and information systems equipment. Depreciation and amortization associated with these assets is allocated to the reporting segments. (2) Includes assets acquired through notes payable and capital leases of $38.0 million, $30.4 million, and $36.3 million in 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively. (3) Includes operations of the Premium Logistics and Expedited Freight Services segment since the June 15, 2012 acquisition of Panther. (4) Excludes amortization of intangibles which totaled $2.3 million in 2012 (see Note E).

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