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OPERATING SEGMENT DATA (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
OPERATING SEGMENT DATA |
Schedule of reportable operating segment information | The following tables reflect reportable operating segment information:
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 31 |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
|  | (in thousands) |
REVENUES |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset-Based |  | $ | 482,115 |  | $ | 464,356 |
ArcBest |  |  | 181,933 |  |  | 152,876 |
FleetNet |  |  | 47,759 |  |  | 40,238 |
Other and eliminations |  |  | (11,806) |  |  | (6,382) |
Total consolidated revenues |  | $ | 700,001 |  | $ | 651,088 |
OPERATING EXPENSES(1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset-Based |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries, wages, and benefits |  | $ | 269,779 |  | $ | 279,380 |
Fuel, supplies, and expenses |  |  | 62,193 |  |  | 58,390 |
Operating taxes and licenses |  |  | 11,756 |  |  | 11,823 |
Insurance |  |  | 6,628 |  |  | 7,118 |
Communications and utilities |  |  | 4,521 |  |  | 4,517 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 20,930 |  |  | 20,519 |
Rents and purchased transportation |  |  | 46,133 |  |  | 46,426 |
Shared services(2) |  |  | 45,607 |  |  | 43,503 |
Gain on sale of property and equipment |  |  | (133) |  |  | (617) |
Other |  |  | 1,299 |  |  | 1,505 |
Restructuring costs(3) |  |  | — |  |  | 140 |
Total Asset-Based |  |  | 468,713 |  |  | 472,704 |
ArcBest |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchased transportation |  |  | 148,372 |  |  | 121,987 |
Supplies and expenses |  |  | 3,230 |  |  | 3,670 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 3,408 |  |  | 3,266 |
Shared services(2) |  |  | 21,868 |  |  | 19,586 |
Other |  |  | 1,881 |  |  | 2,464 |
Restructuring costs(3) |  |  | 9 |  |  | 810 |
Total ArcBest |  |  | 178,768 |  |  | 151,783 |
FleetNet |  |  | 46,238 |  |  | 39,217 |
Other and eliminations |  |  | (6,443) |  |  | (2,716) |
Total consolidated operating expenses |  | $ | 687,276 |  | $ | 660,988 |
| (1) |  | As previously discussed in this Note, the Company retrospectively adopted an amendment to ASC Topic 715, effective January 1, 2018, which requires the components of net periodic benefit cost other than service cost to be presented within other income (costs) in the consolidated financial statements and, therefore, excluded from the presentation of operating segment data within this table.
| (2) |  | Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s operating segment data to conform to the current year presentation, reflecting the modified presentation of segment expenses allocated from shared services as previously discussed in this Note.
| (3) |  | Restructuring costs relate to the realignment of the Company’s corporate structure (see Note K).
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 31 |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
|  | (in thousands) |
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)(1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset-Based |  | $ | 13,402 |  | $ | (8,348) |
ArcBest |  |  | 3,165 |  |  | 1,093 |
FleetNet |  |  | 1,521 |  |  | 1,021 |
Other and eliminations |  |  | (5,363) |  |  | (3,666) |
Total consolidated operating income (loss) |  | $ | 12,725 |  | $ | (9,900) |
OTHER INCOME (COSTS) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and dividend income |  | $ | 526 |  | $ | 274 |
Interest and other related financing costs |  |  | (2,059) |  |  | (1,315) |
Other, net(1)(2) |  |  | (2,201) |  |  | (1,706) |
Total other income (costs) |  |  | (3,734) |  |  | (2,747) |
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES |  | $ | 8,991 |  | $ | (12,647) |
| (1) |  | As previously discussed in this Note, for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the components of net periodic benefit cost other than service cost are presented within other income (costs) rather than within operating income (loss) in accordance with an amendment to ASC Topic 715, which the Company adopted retrospectively effective January 1, 2018.
| (2) |  | Includes proceeds and changes in cash surrender value of life insurance policies.
The following table presents operating expenses by category on a consolidated basis:
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
|  | (in thousands) |
OPERATING EXPENSES |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Salaries, wages, and benefits |  | $ | 328,757 |  | $ | 332,590 |
Rents, purchased transportation, and other costs of services |  |  | 223,756 |  |  | 199,871 |
Fuel, supplies, and expenses |  |  | 78,646 |  |  | 72,662 |
Depreciation and amortization(1) |  |  | 26,486 |  |  | 25,394 |
Other |  |  | 29,255 |  |  | 28,840 |
Restructuring costs(2) |  |  | 376 |  |  | 1,631 |
|  | $ | 687,276 |  | $ | 660,988 |
| (1) |  | Includes amortization of intangible assets.
| (2) |  | Restructuring costs relate to the realignment of the Company’s corporate structure (see Note K).

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