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Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current | $ 146,191 |  | $ 147,948
Number of principal reporting segments | 4 |  |
Operating revenue | $ 302,608 | $ 262,046 |
Operating Income (Loss) | 24,235 | 23,743 |
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | 6,123 | 8,854 |
Net income | $ 17,741 | $ 14,581 |
Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.60 | $ 0.48 |
Accounts Payable | $ 30,004 |  | 30,723
Deferred income taxes | 32,793 |  | 29,080
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) | 328,546 |  | 337,058
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current |  |  | 147,948
Operating revenue |  | $ 262,046 |
Operating Expenses |  | 238,303 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 23,743 |
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | 8,854 |
Net income |  | $ 14,581 |
Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 0.48 |
Accounts Payable |  |  | 30,723
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 29,080
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) |  |  | 337,058
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Effect of Adoption, Quantification |  | $ 14,203 |
Expedited LTL [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue | 168,363 | 148,179 |
Operating Income (Loss) | 20,773 | 18,928 |
Expedited LTL [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue |  | 148,765 |
Truckload Premium Services [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue |  | 47,088 |
Pool Distribution [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue | 42,607 | 38,731 |
Operating Income (Loss) | 1,371 | 1,367 |
Pool Distribution [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue |  | 38,801 |
Intermodal [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue | 48,477 | 28,896 |
Operating Income (Loss) | 3,469 | 2,555 |
Intermodal [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue |  | 28,907 |
Elimination [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating Income (Loss) | $ (1,335) | (862) |
Elimination [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue |  | (1,515) |
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current |  |  | 143,041
Operating revenue |  | 246,982 |
Operating Expenses |  | 223,793 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 23,189 |
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | 8,638 |
Net income |  | $ 14,243 |
Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 0.47 |
Accounts Payable |  |  | 24,704
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 29,403
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) |  |  | 337,848
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Expedited LTL [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue |  | $ 140,598 |
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Truckload Premium Services [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue |  | 41,785 |
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Pool Distribution [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue |  | 37,823 |
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Intermodal [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue |  | 28,291 |
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Elimination [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue |  | (1,515) |
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current |  |  | 4,907
Operating revenue |  | 15,064 |
Operating Expenses |  | 14,510 |
Operating Income (Loss) |  | 554 |
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |  | 216 |
Net income |  | $ 338 |
Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 0.01 |
Accounts Payable |  |  | 6,019
Deferred income taxes |  |  | (323)
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) |  |  | $ (790)
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Expedited LTL [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue |  | $ 8,167 |
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Truckload Premium Services [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue |  | 5,303 |
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Pool Distribution [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue |  | 978 |
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Intermodal [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue |  | 616 |
Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Elimination [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] |  |  |
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating revenue |  | $ 0 |

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