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Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of principal reporting segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Number of Reportable Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |
External revenues | $ 381,504 | $ 361,663 | $ 345,756 | $ 321,471 | $ 356,561 | $ 331,375 | $ 330,343 | $ 302,608 |  | $ 1,410,395 | $ 1,320,886 | $ 1,169,346
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 42,109 | 42,183 | 41,055
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,896 | 33,045 | 30,862
Amortization of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,213 | 9,138 | 10,193
Share-based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,907 | 10,549 | 8,103
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,711 | 1,783 | 1,209
Operating Income (Loss) | 32,852 | $ 30,689 | $ 30,550 | $ 24,734 | 35,047 | $ 29,879 | $ 32,870 | $ 24,235 |  | 118,823 | 122,031 | 108,757
Total assets | 990,878 |  |  |  | 760,215 |  |  |  |  | 990,878 | 760,215 | 692,622
Additions to Other Assets, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,209 | 42,293 | 38,265
Expedited Freight Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 988,757 |  |
Expedited Freight [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 985,697 | 926,446 | 846,706
Revenue from Related Parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,060 | 4,678 | 3,701
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,993 | 25,453 | 23,260
Amortization of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,336 | 3,499 | 5,171
Share-based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,628 | 8,457 | 7,154
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (20) | 5
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 101,065 | 101,440 | 91,184
Total assets | 713,527 |  |  |  | 550,051 |  |  |  |  | 713,527 | 550,051 | 506,652
Additions to Other Assets, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,179 | 38,710 | 36,683
Pool Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 207,092 | 193,690 | 168,194
Revenue from Related Parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 297 | 427 | 289
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,884 | 5,871 | 5,732
Amortization of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,029 | 1,029 | 1,041
Share-based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 644 | 453 | 387
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,275 | 5,870 | 6,378
Total assets | 115,638 |  |  |  | 64,306 |  |  |  |  | 115,638 | 64,306 | 55,970
Additions to Other Assets, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,313 | 2,729 | 1,068
Intermodal [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 217,606 | 200,750 | 154,446
Revenue from Related Parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 105 | 256 | 238
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,086 | 1,719 | 1,867
Amortization of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,848 | 4,610 | 3,981
Share-based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,801 | 984 | 562
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 142 | 58 | 48
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,679 | 23,266 | 12,963
Total assets | 206,576 |  |  |  | 167,002 |  |  |  |  | 206,576 | 167,002 | 149,150
Additions to Other Assets, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 717 | 854 | 514
Business Intersegment, Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Related Parties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,462) | (5,361) | (4,228)
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (67) | 2 | 3
Share-based Compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 834 | 655 |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,569 | 1,745 | 1,156
Operating Income (Loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13,196) | (8,545) | (1,768)
Total assets | $ (44,863) |  |  |  | $ (21,144) |  |  |  |  | (44,863) | $ (21,144) | $ (19,150)
Network revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expedited Freight Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 676,911 |  |
Truckload revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expedited Freight Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 184,663 |  |
Final Mile revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expedited Freight Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,555 |  |
Other revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expedited Freight Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26,628 |  |

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