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LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS |
Schedule of long-term debt |
|  | March 31 |  | December 31 |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Term Loan (interest rate of 1.7% at March 31, 2013) |  | $ | 92,500 |  | $ | 95,000 |
Notes payable (weighted average interest rate of 3.0% at March 31, 2013) |  | 34,080 |  | 37,756 |
Capital lease obligations (weighted average interest rate of 4.4% at March 31, 2013) |  | 18,450 |  | 23,229 |
|  | 145,030 |  | 155,985 |
Less current portion |  | 39,861 |  | 43,044 |
Long-term debt, less current portion |  | $ | 105,169 |  | $ | 112,941 |
Scheduled maturities of long-term debt obligations |
|  |  |  | Term |  | Notes |  | Capital Lease |
|  | Total |  | Loan(1) |  | Payable |  | Obligations(2) |
|  | (in thousands) |
Due in one year or less |  | $ | 42,771 |  | $ | 13,434 |  | $ | 16,728 |  | $ | 12,609 |
Due after one year through two years |  | 32,802 |  | 15,796 |  | 14,227 |  | 2,779 |
Due after two years through three years |  | 25,679 |  | 18,184 |  | 4,282 |  | 3,213 |
Due after three years through four years |  | 18,872 |  | 18,658 |  | — |  | 214 |
Due after four years through five years |  | 32,306 |  | 32,085 |  | — |  | 221 |
Due after five years |  | 421 |  | — |  | — |  | 421 |
Total payments |  | 152,851 |  | 98,157 |  | 35,237 |  | 19,457 |
Less amounts representing interest |  | 7,821 |  | 5,657 |  | 1,157 |  | 1,007 |
Long-term debt |  | $ | 145,030 |  | $ | 92,500 |  | $ | 34,080 |  | $ | 18,450 |
(1) The future interest payments included in the scheduled maturities due under the Term Loan are calculated using variable interest rates based on the LIBOR swap curve, plus the anticipated applicable margin (see Term Loan within the Financing Arrangements section of this Note). (2) Minimum payments of capital lease obligations include maximum amounts due under rental adjustment clauses contained in the capital lease agreements.
Schedule of assets securitized by notes payable or held under capital leases |
|  | March 31 |  | December 31 |
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
|  | (in thousands) |
Land and structures (terminals) |  | $ | 1,794 |  | $ | 1,794 |
Revenue equipment |  | 81,588 |  | 93,004 |
Service, office, and other equipment |  | 1,503 |  | 1,813 |
|  | 84,885 |  | 96,611 |
Less accumulated amortization(1) |  | 31,689 |  | 35,183 |
Net assets securitized by notes payable or held under capital leases |  | $ | 53,196 |  | $ | 61,428 |
(1) Amortization of assets under capital leases and notes payable is included in depreciation expense.

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