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OPERATING SEGMENT DATA (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of reportable operating segment information | The following table reflects reportable operating segment information for the years ended December 31:
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  |  | (in thousands) |  |
OPERATING REVENUES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freight Transportation(1) | $ | 1,761,716 |  |  | $ | 1,701,495 |  |  | $ | 1,714,232 |
Premium Logistics & Expedited Freight Services(2) | 246,849 |  |  | 132,326 |  |  | — |
Domestic & Global Transportation Management(1) | 105,223 |  |  | 66,431 |  |  | 41,966 |
Emergency & Preventative Maintenance | 137,546 |  |  | 115,968 |  |  | 92,554 |
Household Goods Moving Services | 82,169 |  |  | 77,619 |  |  | 85,611 |
Other and eliminations | (33,954 | ) |  | (27,840 | ) |  | (26,754 | )
Total consolidated operating revenues | $ | 2,299,549 |  |  | $ | 2,065,999 |  |  | $ | 1,907,609 |
OPERATING EXPENSES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freight Transportation(1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries, wages, and benefits | $ | 1,075,259 |  |  | $ | 1,071,084 |  |  | $ | 1,059,815 |
Fuel, supplies, and expenses | 332,433 |  |  | 329,284 |  |  | 333,242 |
Operating taxes and licenses | 43,865 |  |  | 43,336 |  |  | 45,469 |
Insurance | 21,823 |  |  | 20,742 |  |  | 24,481 |
Communications and utilities | 15,027 |  |  | 14,713 |  |  | 15,106 |
Depreciation and amortization | 72,971 |  |  | 78,672 |  |  | 70,767 |
Rents and purchased transportation | 180,689 |  |  | 156,810 |  |  | 154,363 |
Gain on sale of property and equipment | (576 | ) |  | (711 | ) |  | (2,370 | )
Pension settlement expense | 1,831 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,125 |
Other | 8,361 |  |  | 7,365 |  |  | 8,297 |
Total Freight Transportation | 1,751,683 |  |  | 1,721,295 |  |  | 1,710,295 |
Premium Logistics & Expedited Freight Services(2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased transportation | 188,561 |  |  | 101,559 |  |  | — |
Depreciation and amortization | 10,516 |  |  | 5,438 |  |  | — |
Other | 40,816 |  |  | 22,927 |  |  | — |
Total Premium Logistics & Expedited Freight Services | 239,893 |  |  | 129,924 |  |  | — |
Domestic & Global Transportation Management(1) | 102,250 |  |  | 63,418 |  |  | 40,404 |
Emergency & Preventative Maintenance | 134,272 |  |  | 114,033 |  |  | 89,572 |
Household Goods Moving Services | 80,319 |  |  | 76,927 |  |  | 82,893 |
Other and eliminations(3) | (27,938 | ) |  | (25,030 | ) |  | (25,314 | )
Total consolidated operating expenses | $ | 2,280,479 |  |  | $ | 2,080,567 |  |  | $ | 1,897,850 |
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freight Transportation(1) | $ | 10,033 |  |  | $ | (19,800 | ) |  | $ | 3,937 |
Premium Logistics & Expedited Freight Services(2) | 6,956 |  |  | 2,402 |  |  | — |
Domestic & Global Transportation Management(1) | 2,973 |  |  | 3,013 |  |  | 1,562 |
Emergency & Preventative Maintenance | 3,274 |  |  | 1,935 |  |  | 2,982 |
Household Goods Moving Services | 1,850 |  |  | 692 |  |  | 2,718 |
Other and eliminations(3) | (6,016 | ) |  | (2,810 | ) |  | (1,440 | )
Total consolidated operating income (loss) | $ | 19,070 |  |  | $ | (14,568 | ) |  | $ | 9,759 |
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and dividend income(2) | $ | 681 |  |  | $ | 808 |  |  | $ | 1,069 |
Interest expense and other related financing costs(2) | (4,183 | ) |  | (5,273 | ) |  | (3,953 | )
Other, net(4) | 3,893 |  |  | 2,041 |  |  | 2,618 |
Total other income (expense) | 391 |  |  | (2,424 | ) |  | (266 | )
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES | $ | 19,461 |  |  | $ | (16,992 | ) |  | $ | 9,493 |
(1) | As previously discussed in this Note, certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years’ operating segment data to conform to the current year presentation which includes the Domestic & Global Transportation Management segment formed in third quarter 2013. The measurement of operating income for the Domestic & Global Transportation Management operating segment was changed in 2013 to include certain intercompany cost allocations. While it is impracticable to recalculate the cost allocations for all prior year periods, management estimated such amounts to be approximately $0.6 million in 2012 and $0.3 million in 2011. If the segment information was presented on a comparable basis for all periods, Domestic & Global Transportation Management operating expenses would increase by $0.6 million in 2012 and $0.3 million in 2011 with corresponding decreases in operating income for those years, and Freight Transportation operating expenses would decrease by the same amounts with corresponding increases in operating income for those years.
(2) | Includes operations of the Premium Logistics & Expedited Freight Services segment since the June 15, 2012 acquisition of Panther.
(3) | 2013 includes workers’ compensation expense reserve increase associated with an insolvent insurance carrier and costs of long‑term incentive plans that were driven by the Company’s total shareholder return relative to its peer group.
(4) | Includes changes in cash surrender value and proceeds of life insurance policies.
Schedule of asset, capital expenditure, and depreciation and amortization information by reportable operating segment | The following table provides asset, capital expenditure, and depreciation and amortization information by reportable operating segment:
| December 31
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  |  |  | (in thousands) |  |  |
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freight Transportation(1) | $ | 530,678 |  |  | $ | 550,676 |  |  | $ | 590,777 |
Premium Logistics & Expedited Freight Services | 216,747 |  |  | 222,280 |  |  | — |
Domestic & Global Transportation Management(1) | 27,836 |  |  | 15,437 |  |  | 8,131 |
Emergency & Preventative Maintenance | 21,517 |  |  | 18,413 |  |  | 13,634 |
Household Goods Moving Services | 20,941 |  |  | 21,754 |  |  | 20,687 |
Other and eliminations(1)(2) | 199,607 |  |  | 205,902 |  |  | 282,991 |
| $ | 1,017,326 |  |  | $ | 1,034,462 |  |  | $ | 916,220 |
| For the year ended December 31
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  |  | (in thousands) |  |  |
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, GROSS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freight Transportation(1)(3) | $ | 11,091 |  |  | $ | 68,235 |  |  | $ | 78,875 |
Premium Logistics & Expedited Freight Services(4) | 3,854 |  |  | 1,579 |  |  | — |
Domestic & Global Transportation Management(1) | 286 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 163 |
Emergency & Preventative Maintenance | 1,314 |  |  | 685 |  |  | 307 |
Household Goods Moving Services | 493 |  |  | 416 |  |  | 480 |
Other and eliminations | 9,367 |  |  | 4,291 |  |  | 3,812 |
| $ | 26,405 |  |  | $ | 75,251 |  |  | $ | 83,637 |
| For the year ended December 31
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  |  | (in thousands) |  |  |
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE(2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Freight Transportation(1) | $ | 72,971 |  |  | $ | 78,672 |  |  | $ | 70,767 |
Premium Logistics & Expedited Freight Services(4)(5) | 6,342 |  |  | 3,179 |  |  | — |
Domestic & Global Transportation Management(1) | 640 |  |  | 364 |  |  | 197 |
Emergency & Preventative Maintenance | 540 |  |  | 497 |  |  | 476 |
Household Goods Moving Services | 1,247 |  |  | 769 |  |  | 645 |
Other and eliminations | 2,475 |  |  | 2,012 |  |  | 1,657 |
| $ | 84,215 |  |  | $ | 85,493 |  |  | $ | 73,742 |
(1) | As previously discussed in this Note, certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years’ operating segment data to conform to the current year presentation which includes the Domestic & Global Transportation Management segment that was formed in third quarter 2013.
(2) | Other and eliminations 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. Depreciation and amortization expense includes amortization of internally developed capitalized software which has not been included in gross capital expenditures presented in the table.
(3) | Includes assets acquired through notes payable and capital leases of less than $0.1 million in 2013, $38.0 million in 2012, and $30.4 million in 2011.
(4) | Includes operations of the Premium Logistics & Expedited Freight Services segment since the June 15, 2012 acquisition of Panther.
(5) | Excludes amortization of intangibles which totaled $4.2 million in 2013 and $2.3 million in 2012 (see Note E).

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