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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
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 |  | $ | 5,567 |  | $ | 37,933 |
Driver network |  | 3 |  | 3,200 |  | 1,911 |  | 1,289 |
|  | 13 |  | 46,700 |  | 7,478 |  | 39,222 |
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 |  | $ | 7,478 |  | $ | 74,344 |

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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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