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Acquisitions and Goodwill (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Goodwill [Line Items] |
Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the allocation of the Atlantic, KCL, and MMT purchase prices to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values and resulting residual goodwill (in thousands):
| Atlantic | KCL | MMT
| May 7, 2017 | October 22, 2017 | July 25, 2018
Tangible assets: |  |  |
Property and equipment | $ | 1,821 |  | $ | 223 |  | $ | 81 |
Total tangible assets | 1,821 |  | 223 |  | 81 |
Intangible assets: |  |  |
Non-compete agreements | 1,150 |  | 6 |  | 43 |
Customer relationships | 13,400 |  | 234 |  | 1,659 |
Goodwill | 6,719 |  | 277 |  | 1,954 |
Total intangible assets | 21,269 |  | 517 |  | 3,656 |
Total assets acquired | 23,090 |  | 740 |  | 3,737 |
Liabilities assumed: |  |  |
Current liabilities | 590 |  | 100 |  | — |
Total liabilities assumed | 590 |  | 100 |  | — |
Net assets acquired | $ | 22,500 |  | $ | 640 |  | $ | 3,737 |
Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block] | The acquired definite-lived intangible assets have the following useful lives:
| Useful Lives
| Atlantic | KCL | MMT
Customer relationships | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years
Non-compete agreements | 5 years | 2 years | 5 years
Schedule of Significant Assumptions Used [Table Text Block] |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | The following is a summary of the changes to goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Approximately $114,481 of goodwill is deductible for tax purposes.
| Beginning balance, December 31, 2017 |  | MMT Acquisition |  | Ending balance, September 30, 2018
Expedited LTL |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 97,593 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 97,593 |
Accumulated Impairment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
TLS |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 45,164 |  |  | — |  |  | 45,164 |
Accumulated Impairment | (25,686 | ) |  | — |  |  | (25,686 | )
Pool Distribution |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 12,359 |  |  | — |  |  | 12,359 |
Accumulated Impairment | (6,953 | ) |  | — |  |  | (6,953 | )
Intermodal |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 69,194 |  |  | 1,954 |  |  | 71,148 |
Accumulated Impairment | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 191,671 |  |  | $ | 1,954 |  |  | $ | 193,625 |

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