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Acquisitions - Estimated Useful Lives (Details) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2021 | May 30, 2021 | Feb. 28, 2021 | Oct. 11, 2020 | Jan. 12, 2020 | Jul. 14, 2019 | Apr. 21, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2021
Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years
Non-compete agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years
FSA | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 years |
FSA | Non-compete agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |
O.S.T. | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |
O.S.T. | Non-compete agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
Linn Star | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives |  |  |  |  | 15 years |  |  |
Linn Star | Non-compete agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |
CLW | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives |  |  |  | 7 years |  |  |  |
CLW | Non-compete agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Proficient Transport | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives |  |  | 8 years |  |  |  |  |
Proficient Transport | Non-compete agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
J&P | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |  |
J&P | Non-compete agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |
BarOle | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 8 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BarOle | Non-compete agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Useful Lives | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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