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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Leases [Abstract] |
Schedule of Lease Assets and Liabilities | Total lease assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
Lease Assets |  | Classification |  | December 31, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
Operating lease right-of-use assets |  | Operating lease right-of-use assets |  | $ | 111,552 |  |  | $ | 131,097 |
Finance lease assets |  | Property and equipment, net 1 |  | 38,015 |  |  | 22,957 |
| Total leased assets |  |  |  | $ | 149,567 |  |  | $ | 154,054 |
Lease Liabilities |  | Classification |  | December 31, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating |  | Current portion of operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 44,344 |  |  | $ | 42,266 |
Finance |  | Current portion of debt and finance lease obligations |  | 12,645 |  |  | 7,820 |
Noncurrent: |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating |  | Operating lease liabilities, less current portion |  | 71,598 |  |  | 92,903 |
Finance |  | Finance lease obligations, less current portion |  | 26,736 |  |  | 15,711 |
| Total leased liabilities |  |  |  | $ | 155,323 |  |  | $ | 158,700 |
1 Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated depreciation of $22,051 and $10,949 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Schedule of Lease Costs | Total lease cost for 2023 and 2022 was as follows:
|  |  |  | Year Ended |
|  | Classification |  | December 31, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022 |
Operating lease cost |  | Operating leases |  | $ | 54,604 |  |  | $ | 52,891 |  |
Short-term lease cost |  | Operating leases |  | 13,672 |  |  | 20,329 |  |
Variable lease cost |  | Purchased transportation, operating leases and other operating expenses |  | 428,385 |  |  | 456,093 |  |
Sublease income |  | Operating revenue |  | (2,991) |  |  | (2,762) |  |
Finance lease cost: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of leased assets |  | Depreciation and amortization |  | 11,102 |  |  | 6,114 |  |
Interest on leased liabilities |  | Interest expense, net |  | 1,395 |  |  | 563 |  |
Total lease cost |  |  |  | $ | 506,167 |  |  | $ | 533,228 |  |
The following table summarizes the weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate:
| December 31, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022 |
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years): |  |  |  |
Operating leases | 3.0 |  | 3.6 |
Finance leases | 3.6 |  | 3.6 |
Weighted average discount rate: |  |  |  |
Operating leases | 3.4 | % |  | 3.0 | % |
Finance leases | 5.5 | % |  | 4.2 | % |
The following table summarizes the supplemental cash flow information for 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended |
| December 31, 2023 |  | December 31, 2022 |
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |  |  |  |
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 54,462 |  |  | $ | 51,780 |  |
Operating cash flows from finance leases | 1,395 |  |  | 563 |  |
Financing cash flows from finance leases | 11,074 |  |  | 6,108 |  |
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | $ | 29,884 |  |  | $ | 47,721 |  |
Leased assets obtained in exchange for finance lease obligations | 25,217 |  |  | 14,422 |  |
Schedule of Aggregate Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Noncancelable Operating Leases | Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating and finance leases with remaining terms greater than one year as of December 31, 2023 were as follows:
|  | Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
2024 |  | $ | 49,036 |  |  | $ | 14,455 |
2025 |  | 34,347 |  |  | 11,190 |
2026 |  | 23,186 |  |  | 9,012 |
2027 |  | 12,386 |  |  | 6,777 |
2028 |  | 5,854 |  |  | 2,123 |
Thereafter |  | 6,660 |  |  | 192 |
Total minimum lease payments |  | 131,469 |  |  | 43,749 |
Less: imputed interest |  | (15,527) |  |  | (4,368) |
Present value of future minimum lease payments |  | 115,942 |  |  | 39,381 |
Less: current portion of lease obligations |  | (44,344) |  |  | (12,645) |
Long-term lease obligations |  | $ | 71,598 |  |  | $ | 26,736 |
Schedule of Aggregate Future Minimum Lease Payments Under Noncancelable Finance Leases | Future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating and finance leases with remaining terms greater than one year as of December 31, 2023 were as follows:
|  | Operating Leases |  | Finance Leases
2024 |  | $ | 49,036 |  |  | $ | 14,455 |
2025 |  | 34,347 |  |  | 11,190 |
2026 |  | 23,186 |  |  | 9,012 |
2027 |  | 12,386 |  |  | 6,777 |
2028 |  | 5,854 |  |  | 2,123 |
Thereafter |  | 6,660 |  |  | 192 |
Total minimum lease payments |  | 131,469 |  |  | 43,749 |
Less: imputed interest |  | (15,527) |  |  | (4,368) |
Present value of future minimum lease payments |  | 115,942 |  |  | 39,381 |
Less: current portion of lease obligations |  | (44,344) |  |  | (12,645) |
Long-term lease obligations |  | $ | 71,598 |  |  | $ | 26,736 |

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