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Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of principal reporting segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
External revenues | $ 306,116 | $ 280,201 | $ 267,518 | $ 246,982 | $ 264,793 | $ 249,552 | $ 238,637 | $ 229,548 | $ 1,100,816 | $ 982,530 | $ 959,125
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41,055 | 38,210 | 37,157
Share-based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,103 | 8,334 | 7,486
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 42,442 | 0
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,209 | 1,597 | 2,047
Income tax expense (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,131 | 30,716 | 24,092
Net income (loss) | 35,374 | 18,155 | 19,550 | 14,243 | 12,706 | 11,931 | (10,066) | 13,099 | 87,321 | 27,670 | 55,575
Operating Income (Loss) | 28,776 | $ 26,898 | $ 29,809 | $ 23,189 | 28,223 | $ 24,700 | $ (14,348) | $ 21,404 | 108,672 | 59,979 | 81,772
Total assets | 687,716 |  |  |  | 641,291 |  |  |  | 687,716 | 641,291 | 699,932
Additions to Other Assets, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,265 | 42,186 | 40,495
Expedited LTL [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 616,245 | 567,711 | 573,476
Revenue from Related Parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,534 | 3,067 | 3,550
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,103 | 21,919 | 21,125
Share-based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,776 | 7,209 | 6,088
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 1,687 | 1,959
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88,142 | 83,518 | 79,193
Total assets | 629,091 |  |  |  | 632,698 |  |  |  | 629,091 | 632,698 | 641,360
Additions to Other Assets, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,650 | 37,501 | 29,995
Truckload Premium Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 171,970 | 163,254 | 152,251
Revenue from Related Parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,350 | 1,018 | 1,080
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,328 | 6,441 | 6,206
Share-based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 378 | 332 | 840
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,442 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 3 | 5
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,248 | (35,405) | 13,288
Total assets | 65,829 |  |  |  | 53,695 |  |  |  | 65,829 | 53,695 | 89,312
Additions to Other Assets, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33 | 1,828 | 5,972
Pool Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 163,932 | 148,054 | 128,826
Revenue from Related Parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 289 | 607 | 1,169
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,773 | 5,975 | 6,003
Share-based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 387 | 334 | 300
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,378 | 3,633 | 3,820
Total assets | 55,970 |  |  |  | 50,271 |  |  |  | 55,970 | 50,271 | 46,970
Additions to Other Assets, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,068 | 2,637 | 3,983
Intermodal [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 148,669 | 103,511 | 103,977
Revenue from Related Parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 238 | 160 | 315
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,848 | 3,876 | 3,773
Share-based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 562 | 459 | 258
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48 | 83 | 83
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,673 | 10,956 | 11,949
Total assets | 147,773 |  |  |  | 129,714 |  |  |  | 147,773 | 129,714 | 118,081
Additions to Other Assets, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 514 | 220 | 545
Business Intersegment, Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 595
Revenue from Related Parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (11,411) | (4,852) | (6,114)
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | (1) | 50
Share-based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,156 | (176) |
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,769) | (2,723) | (26,478)
Total assets | $ (210,947) |  |  |  | $ (225,087) |  |  |  | $ (210,947) | $ (225,087) | $ (195,791)

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