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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Schedule of goodwill by reportable operating segment

							Premium Logistics
		Household Goods					and Expedited
		Moving Services					Freight Services					Total
							(in thousands)
Balance December 31, 2011			$	3,660				$	–			$	3,660
Goodwill acquired – Panther			–					69,529				69,529
Balance December 31, 2012			$	3,660				$	69,529			$	73,189

Schedule of intangible assets

		Weighted-Average						Accumulated					Net
		Amortization Period			Cost			Amortization					Value
		(in years)						(in thousands)
Finite-lived intangible assets
Customer relationships		14			$	43,500			$	1,683			$	41,817
Driver network		3			3,200				578				2,622
		13			46,700				2,261				44,439
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Trade name		N/A			32,300				N/A				32,300
Other		N/A			2,822				N/A				2,822
					35,122				N/A				35,122
Total intangible assets		N/A			$	81,822			$	2,261			$	79,561

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Tabular disclosure of intangibles assets, excluding goodwill, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, if applicable. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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