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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of goodwill by reportable operating segment

Goodwill by reportable operating segment consisted of the following:

	Household Goods Moving Services				Premium Logistics & Expedited Freight Services				Total
	(in thousands)
Balances at December 31, 2012	$	3,660			$	69,529			$	73,189
Purchase accounting adjustments	—				1,567				1,567
Goodwill acquired	1,692				—				1,692
Balances at September 30, 2013	$	5,352			$	71,096			$	76,448

Schedule of intangible assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of September 30, 2013:

	Weighted Average Amortization Period		Cost				Accumulated Amortization				Net Value
	(in years)						(in thousands)
Finite-lived intangible assets
Customer relationships	14		$	43,500			$	4,013			$	39,487
Driver network	3		3,200				1,378				1,822
	13		46,700				5,391				41,309
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								35,122
Total intangible assets	N/A		$	81,822			$	5,391			$	76,431

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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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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule.

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