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Acquisitions and Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 6 Months Ended |  |  |
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Jun. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Oct. 22, 2017 | May 07, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount | $ 112,527 |  |  |
Carrying value of goodwill | $ 191,671 | $ 191,671 |  |
Number of Reporting Units | 5 |  |  |
Atlantic [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Cash Paid |  |  |  | $ 22,500
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability |  |  |  | 1,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment |  |  |  | 1,821
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Total Liabilities Assumed, Total Tangible Assets |  |  |  | 1,821
Carrying value of goodwill |  |  |  | 6,719
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles |  |  |  | 21,269
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets |  |  |  | 23,090
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities |  |  |  | 590
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  |  |  | 590
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Total Liabilities Assumed, Net Total Assets |  |  |  | 22,500
Expedited LTL [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Carrying value of goodwill | $ 97,593 |  |  |
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount | 349.00% |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate | 12.00% |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate | 4.00% |  |  |
Truckload Expedited [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss | $ (25,686) |  |  |
Carrying value of goodwill | 45,164 |  |  |
Pool Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss | (6,953) |  |  |
Carrying value of goodwill | $ 12,359 |  |  |
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount | 182.00% |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate | 15.50% |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate | 4.00% |  |  |
Intermodal [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Carrying value of goodwill | $ 69,194 |  |  |
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount | 73.00% |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate | 14.00% |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate | 4.00% |  |  |
TQI [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount | 36.00% |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate | 16.50% |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Long-term Revenue Growth Rate | 4.00% |  |  |
KCL [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Cash Paid |  |  | $ 640 |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability |  |  | 100 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment |  |  | 223 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Total Liabilities Assumed, Total Tangible Assets |  |  | 223 |
Carrying value of goodwill |  |  | 277 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles |  |  | 517 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets |  |  | 740 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities |  |  | 100 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities |  |  | 100 |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Total Liabilities Assumed, Net Total Assets |  |  | 640 |
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | Atlantic [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | 5 years |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  | 1,150
Noncompete Agreements [Member] | KCL [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | 2 years |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  | 6 |
Customer Relationships [Member] | Atlantic [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | 15 years |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 13,400
Customer Relationships [Member] | KCL [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life | 15 years |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  | $ 234 |

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