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OPERATING SEGMENT DATA (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
OPERATING SEGMENT DATA |
Schedule of reportable operating segment information | The following table reflects reportable operating segment information for the years ended December 31: ​ ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |
​ | ​ | (in thousands) |
REVENUES | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asset-Based | ​ | $ | 2,573,773 | ​ | $ | 2,092,031 | ​ | $ | 2,144,679 | ​
ArcBest(1) | ​ |  | 1,300,626 | ​ |  | 779,115 | ​ |  | 738,392 | ​
FleetNet | ​ |  | 254,087 | ​ |  | 205,049 | ​ |  | 211,738 | ​
Other and eliminations | ​ |  | (148,419) | ​ |  | (136,032) | ​ |  | (106,499) | ​
Total consolidated revenues | ​ | $ | 3,980,067 | ​ | $ | 2,940,163 | ​ | $ | 2,988,310 | ​
OPERATING EXPENSES | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asset-Based | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Salaries, wages, and benefits | ​ | $ | 1,198,253 | ​ | $ | 1,095,694 | ​ | $ | 1,148,761 | ​
Fuel, supplies, and expenses | ​ |  | 266,139 | ​ |  | 209,095 | ​ |  | 257,133 | ​
Operating taxes and licenses | ​ |  | 49,461 | ​ |  | 49,300 | ​ |  | 50,209 | ​
Insurance | ​ |  | 37,800 | ​ |  | 33,568 | ​ |  | 32,516 | ​
Communications and utilities | ​ |  | 18,773 | ​ |  | 17,916 | ​ |  | 18,614 | ​
Depreciation and amortization | ​ |  | 93,799 | ​ |  | 94,326 | ​ |  | 89,798 | ​
Rents and purchased transportation | ​ |  | 364,345 | ​ |  | 250,159 | ​ |  | 221,479 | ​
Shared services | ​ | ​ | 263,532 | ​ | ​ | 217,258 | ​ | ​ | 212,773 | ​
Gain on sale of property and equipment(2) | ​ |  | (8,676) | ​ |  | (3,309) | ​ |  | (5,892) | ​
Innovative technology costs(3) | ​ | ​ | 27,631 | ​ | ​ | 22,458 | ​ | ​ | 13,739 | ​
Other | ​ |  | 2,009 | ​ |  | 6,701 | ​ |  | 3,488 | ​
Total Asset-Based | ​ |  | 2,313,066 | ​ |  | 1,993,166 | ​ |  | 2,042,618 | ​
ArcBest(1) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Purchased transportation | ​ |  | 1,097,332 | ​ |  | 649,933 | ​ |  | 606,113 | ​
Supplies and expenses | ​ |  | 10,531 | ​ |  | 9,627 | ​ |  | 10,789 | ​
Depreciation and amortization | ​ |  | 11,387 | ​ |  | 9,714 | ​ |  | 11,344 | ​
Shared services | ​ | ​ | 132,137 | ​ | ​ | 90,983 | ​ | ​ | 93,961 | ​
Gain on sale of subsidiaries(4) | ​ | ​ | (6,923) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​
Other | ​ | ​ | 9,765 | ​ |  | 9,203 | ​ |  | 9,860 | ​
Asset impairment(5) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 26,514 | ​
Total ArcBest | ​ |  | 1,254,229 | ​ |  | 769,460 | ​ |  | 758,581 | ​
FleetNet | ​ |  | 249,543 | ​ |  | 201,682 | ​ |  | 206,932 | ​
Other and eliminations | ​ |  | (117,757) | ​ |  | (122,423) | ​ |  | (83,591) | ​
Total consolidated operating expenses | ​ | $ | 3,699,081 | ​ | $ | 2,841,885 | ​ | $ | 2,924,540 | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
OPERATING INCOME | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asset-Based | ​ | $ | 260,707 | ​ | $ | 98,865 | ​ | $ | 102,061 | ​
ArcBest(1) | ​ |  | 46,397 | ​ |  | 9,655 | ​ |  | (20,189) | ​
FleetNet | ​ |  | 4,544 | ​ |  | 3,367 | ​ |  | 4,806 | ​
Other and eliminations | ​ |  | (30,662) | ​ |  | (13,609) | ​ |  | (22,908) | ​
Total consolidated operating income | ​ | $ | 280,986 | ​ | $ | 98,278 | ​ | $ | 63,770 | ​
OTHER INCOME (COSTS) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Interest and dividend income | ​ | $ | 1,275 | ​ | $ | 3,616 | ​ | $ | 6,453 | ​
Interest and other related financing costs | ​ |  | (8,904) | ​ |  | (11,697) | ​ |  | (11,467) | ​
Other, net(6) | ​ |  | 3,797 | ​ |  | 2,299 | ​ |  | (7,285) | ​
Total other costs | ​ |  | (3,832) | ​ |  | (5,782) | ​ |  | (12,299) | ​
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | ​ | $ | 277,154 | ​ | $ | 92,496 | ​ | $ | 51,471 | ​
(1) | For 2021, includes the operations of MoLo since the November 1, 2021 acquisition (see Note D).
(2) | For 2021, includes an $8.6 million gain on the sale of unutilized service center property.
(3) | Represents costs associated with the freight handling pilot test program at ABF Freight.
(4) | Gain relates to the sale of the labor services portion of the ArcBest segment’s moving business in the second quarter 2021.
(5) | The ArcBest segment recognized a noncash impairment charge in 2019 related to a portion of the goodwill, customer relationship intangible assets, and revenue equipment associated with the acquisition of truckload and dedicated businesses within the segment (see Note E).
(6) | Includes the components of net periodic benefit cost other than service cost, including pension settlement and termination expense (see Note J), and proceeds and changes in cash surrender value of life insurance policies.
​ ​ The following table reflects information about revenues from customers and intersegment revenues: ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |
​ | ​ | (in thousands) |
Revenues from customers | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asset-Based | ​ | $ | 2,470,529 | ​ | $ | 1,998,549 | ​ | $ | 2,077,287 | ​
ArcBest | ​ |  | 1,291,679 | ​ |  | 770,560 | ​ |  | 731,366 | ​
FleetNet | ​ |  | 213,882 | ​ |  | 166,654 | ​ |  | 175,055 | ​
Other | ​ |  | 3,977 | ​ |  | 4,400 | ​ |  | 4,602 | ​
Total consolidated revenues | ​ | $ | 3,980,067 | ​ | $ | 2,940,163 | ​ | $ | 2,988,310 | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Intersegment revenues | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asset-Based | ​ | $ | 103,244 | ​ | $ | 93,482 | ​ | $ | 67,392 | ​
ArcBest | ​ | ​ | 8,947 | ​ | ​ | 8,555 | ​ | ​ | 7,026 | ​
FleetNet | ​ | ​ | 40,205 | ​ | ​ | 38,395 | ​ | ​ | 36,683 | ​
Other and eliminations | ​ | ​ | (152,396) | ​ | ​ | (140,432) | ​ | ​ | (111,101) | ​
Total intersegment revenues | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Total segment revenues | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asset-Based | ​ | $ | 2,573,773 | ​ | ​ | 2,092,031 | ​ | ​ | 2,144,679 | ​
ArcBest | ​ | ​ | 1,300,626 | ​ | ​ | 779,115 | ​ | ​ | 738,392 | ​
FleetNet | ​ | ​ | 254,087 | ​ | ​ | 205,049 | ​ | ​ | 211,738 | ​
Other and eliminations | ​ | ​ | (148,419) | ​ | ​ | (136,032) | ​ | ​ | (106,499) | ​
Total consolidated revenues | ​ | $ | 3,980,067 | ​ | $ | 2,940,163 | ​ | $ | 2,988,310 | ​
​ The following table provides capital expenditure and depreciation and amortization information by reportable operating segment: ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | For the year ended December 31 | ​
​ |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 | ​
​ | ​ | (in thousands) | ​
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, GROSS | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asset-Based(1) | ​ | $ | 96,180 | ​ | $ | 85,135 | ​ | $ | 122,437 | ​
ArcBest | ​ | ​ | 9,565 | ​ | ​ | 1,258 | ​ | ​ | 3,909 | ​
FleetNet | ​ |  | 1,174 | ​ |  | 675 | ​ |  | 590 | ​
Other and eliminations(2)(3) | ​ |  | 11,193 | ​ |  | 17,983 | ​ |  | 33,748 | ​
​ | ​ | $ | 118,112 | ​ | $ | 105,051 | ​ | $ | 160,684 | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | For the year ended December 31 | ​
​ | ​ | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 | ​
​ | ​ | (in thousands) | ​
DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE(2) | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asset-Based | ​ | $ | 93,799 | ​ | $ | 94,326 | ​ | $ | 89,798 | ​
ArcBest(4) | ​ | ​ | 11,387 | ​ | ​ | 9,714 | ​ | ​ | 11,344 | ​
FleetNet(5) | ​ |  | 1,661 | ​ |  | 1,622 | ​ |  | 1,341 | ​
Other and eliminations(2) | ​ |  | 17,374 | ​ |  | 12,729 | ​ |  | 9,983 | ​
​ | ​ | $ | 124,221 | ​ | $ | 118,391 | ​ | $ | 112,466 | ​
(1) | Includes assets acquired through notes payable of $59.7 million, $61.8 million, and $67.6 million in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.
(2) | Other and eliminations includes certain assets held for the benefit of multiple segments, including 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 of $23.2 million in 2019.
(4) | Includes amortization of intangibles of $5.3 million, $3.7 million, and $4.2 million in 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.
(5) | Includes amortization of intangibles which totaled less than $0.1 million in 2021 and $0.2 million in both 2020 and 2019.
​ A table of assets by reportable operating segment has not been presented as segment assets are not included in reports regularly provided to management nor does management consider segment assets for assessing segment operating performance or allocating resources. ​ The Company incurred research and development costs of $32.8 million and $25.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, related to innovative technology initiatives. ​
Schedule of revenues from customers and intersegment revenues | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |
​ | ​ | (in thousands) |
Revenues from customers | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asset-Based | ​ | $ | 2,470,529 | ​ | $ | 1,998,549 | ​ | $ | 2,077,287 | ​
ArcBest | ​ |  | 1,291,679 | ​ |  | 770,560 | ​ |  | 731,366 | ​
FleetNet | ​ |  | 213,882 | ​ |  | 166,654 | ​ |  | 175,055 | ​
Other | ​ |  | 3,977 | ​ |  | 4,400 | ​ |  | 4,602 | ​
Total consolidated revenues | ​ | $ | 3,980,067 | ​ | $ | 2,940,163 | ​ | $ | 2,988,310 | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Intersegment revenues | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asset-Based | ​ | $ | 103,244 | ​ | $ | 93,482 | ​ | $ | 67,392 | ​
ArcBest | ​ | ​ | 8,947 | ​ | ​ | 8,555 | ​ | ​ | 7,026 | ​
FleetNet | ​ | ​ | 40,205 | ​ | ​ | 38,395 | ​ | ​ | 36,683 | ​
Other and eliminations | ​ | ​ | (152,396) | ​ | ​ | (140,432) | ​ | ​ | (111,101) | ​
Total intersegment revenues | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | — | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Total segment revenues | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Asset-Based | ​ | $ | 2,573,773 | ​ | ​ | 2,092,031 | ​ | ​ | 2,144,679 | ​
ArcBest | ​ | ​ | 1,300,626 | ​ | ​ | 779,115 | ​ | ​ | 738,392 | ​
FleetNet | ​ | ​ | 254,087 | ​ | ​ | 205,049 | ​ | ​ | 211,738 | ​
Other and eliminations | ​ | ​ | (148,419) | ​ | ​ | (136,032) | ​ | ​ | (106,499) | ​
Total consolidated revenues | ​ | $ | 3,980,067 | ​ | $ | 2,940,163 | ​ | $ | 2,988,310 | ​

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