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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of goodwill by reportable operating segment | Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of net identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired. Goodwill by reportable operating segment consisted of the following:
| Total |  | Household Goods Moving Services |  | Premium Logistics & Expedited Freight Services
|  |  |  |  | (in thousands)
Balances December 31, 2011 | $ | 3,660 |  |  | $ | 3,660 |  |  | $ | — |
Goodwill acquired - Panther | 69,529 |  |  | — |  |  | 69,529 |
Balances December 31, 2012 | 73,189 |  |  | 3,660 |  |  | 69,529 |
Purchase accounting adjustments | 1,567 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,567 |
Goodwill acquired | 1,692 |  |  | 1,692 |  |  | — |
Balances December 31, 2013 | $ | 76,448 |  |  | $ | 5,352 |  |  | $ | 71,096 |
Schedule of intangible assets | Intangible assets consisted of the following for the years ended December 31:
|  |  |  |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| Weighted‑Average Amortization Period |  | Cost |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Value |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Value
| (in years) |  |  |  | (in thousands) |  |  |  | (in thousands) |  |
Finite‑lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | 14 |  | $ | 43,500 |  |  | $ | 4,790 |  |  | $ | 38,710 |  |  | $ | 1,683 |  |  | $ | 41,817 |
Driver network | 3 |  | 3,200 |  |  | 1,645 |  |  | 1,555 |  |  | 578 |  |  | 2,622 |
| 13 |  | 46,700 |  |  | 6,435 |  |  | 40,265 |  |  | 2,261 |  |  | 44,439 |
Indefinite‑lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade name | N/A |  | 32,300 |  |  | N/A |  |  | 32,300 |  |  | N/A |  |  | 32,300 |
Other | N/A |  | 2,822 |  |  | N/A |  |  | 2,822 |  |  | N/A |  |  | 2,822 |
|  |  | 35,122 |  |  | N/A |  |  | 35,122 |  |  | N/A |  |  | 35,122 |
Total intangible assets | N/A |  | $ | 81,822 |  |  | $ | 6,435 |  |  | $ | 75,387 |  |  | $ | 2,261 |  |  | $ | 79,561 |

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- Definition 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13816-109267 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=14024403&loc=d3e13854-109267 + Details
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