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Note 4 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Purchase of Fuel, Tires and Related Services [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$ 89,000	$ 105,000
Tire Purchases [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$ 436,000	$ 269,000

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- Definition

Amount of transactions with related party during the financial reporting period.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147483326/850-10-50-1

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147483326/850-10-50-3

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- Details

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