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Acquisitions - Allocations of Purchase Price (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2021 | Nov. 30, 2021 | May 31, 2021 | May 30, 2021 | Feb. 28, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Oct. 11, 2020 | Jan. 31, 2020 | Jan. 12, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jul. 31, 2019 | Jul. 14, 2019 | Apr. 21, 2019
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Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 266,752 |  |  |  |  | $ 244,982 |  |  |  | $ 215,699 |  |  |
FSA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 202
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,491
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40
Other assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,209
Total tangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,942
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,963
Total intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,763
Total assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,705
Liabilities assumed: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,466
Other liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,030
Finance lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Operating lease liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,209
Total liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,705
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,000
O.S.T. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,371 |
Other assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,672 |
Total tangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,043 |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,050 |
Total intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,600 |
Total assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,643 |
Liabilities assumed: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Other liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Finance lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,971 |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,672 |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,643 |
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,000 | 12,000 |
Linn Star |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,308 |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,182 |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 605 |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,011 |  |  |  |
Total tangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,106 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,234 |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,484 |  |  |  |
Total assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 68,590 |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,340 |  |  |  |
Other liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Finance lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,011 |  |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,351 |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 55,931 | 57,239 |  |  |  |
CLW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 811 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total tangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 811 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,311 |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 811 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 811 |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Proficient Transport |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  | 4,171 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other receivables |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  | 140 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total tangible assets |  |  |  |  | 4,335 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 6,249 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 12,327 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 16,662 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  |  | 323 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other liabilities |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance lease obligations |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  |  |  | 323 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 16,339 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
J&P |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  | 1,940 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other receivables |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  | 1,567 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  |  |  | 1,355 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total tangible assets |  |  |  | 4,897 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 4,020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets |  |  |  | 4,760 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets acquired |  |  |  | 9,657 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  |  | 632 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other liabilities |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance lease obligations |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  |  | 1,355 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  |  | 1,987 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  |  | $ 7,670 | 7,670 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BarOle |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 2,481 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other receivables |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  | 5,351 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total tangible assets |  | 7,832 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 10,677 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets |  | 27,872 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets acquired |  | 35,704 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  | 268 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other liabilities |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finance lease obligations |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total liabilities assumed |  | 268 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets acquired |  | 35,436 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | FSA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,900
Customer relationships | O.S.T. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,700 |
Customer relationships | Linn Star |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,800 |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | CLW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | Proficient Transport |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | 6,060 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | J&P |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | 620 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | BarOle |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 16,282 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-compete agreements | FSA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 900
Non-compete agreements | O.S.T. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 850 |
Non-compete agreements | Linn Star |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 450 |  |  |  |
Non-compete agreements | CLW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-compete agreements | Proficient Transport |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-compete agreements | J&P |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  |  |  | $ 120 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-compete agreements | BarOle |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | $ 913 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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