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Note 15 - Business Segments (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Note 15 - Business Segments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |
Number of Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Revenues | $ 166,224,000 | $ 167,103,000 | $ 161,413,000 | $ 164,474,000 | $ 166,412,000 | $ 163,606,000 | $ 156,964,000 | $ 151,474,000 | $ 659,214,000 | $ 638,456,000 | $ 603,679,000
Logistics [Member] | Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 15 - Business Segments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,100,000 | 9,700,000 | 9,000,000
Logistics [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 15 - Business Segments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,200,000 | 4,200,000 | 3,100,000
Truckload [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 15 - Business Segments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 59,300,000 | $ 56,700,000 | $ 54,400,000
MWL [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 15 - Business Segments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 45.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45.00% |  |

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- Definition Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues. + References No definition available. + Details
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