<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000799233-19-000002.txt : 20190123
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20190122185002
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000799233-19-000002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190122
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190123
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190122

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000799233
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TRUCKING (NO LOCAL) [4213]
		IRS NUMBER:				930926999
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-15087
		FILM NUMBER:		19536273

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE
		CITY:			NORTH LIBERTY
		STATE:			IA
		ZIP:			52317
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3196263600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE
		CITY:			NORTH LIBERTY
		STATE:			IA
		ZIP:			52317
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i_0_1"></div><div style="height:42.75pt;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;line-height:120%;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;line-height:120%;">--------------------------------------------------------------</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 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Reports Revenues and Earnings for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">2018</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">NORTH LIBERTY, IOWA - </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">January&#160;22, 2019</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> - Heartland Express, Inc. 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Operating revenues for the quarter included fuel surcharge revenues of </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">$19.9 million</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> compared to </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">$21.8 million</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> in the same period of </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">2017</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">, a </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">$1.8 million</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">&#160;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">de</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">crease.  </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">Operating income for the three-month period ended December 31, 201</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">8</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">&#160;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">in</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">creased </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">$19.7 million</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> as compared to the same period in </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">2017</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">.  The Company posted an operating ratio of </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">79.9%</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">, an adjusted operating ratio</font><sup style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:7.15pt;line-height:120%;vertical-align:top;">(1)</sup><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> of </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">76.7%</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">, and a </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">15.3%</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> net margin (net income as a percentage of operating revenues) in the </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">fourth</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> quarter of </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">2018</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> compared to </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">94.0%</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;line-height:120%;">, </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">93.1%</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> and </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">23.3%</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">, respectively in the </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">fourth</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> quarter of </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">2017</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">.  </font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">For the </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">twelve</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> month period ended </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">December&#160;31, 2018</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> the Company recorded net income of </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">$72.7 million</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">, compared to </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">$75.2 million</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> in the same period of </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">2017</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">, </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">which include</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">d</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> a $32.8 million deferred income tax benefit resulting from the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, or a $</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">30</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">3</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> million increase excluding the tax benefit in 2017</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">.  Basic earnings per share were </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">$0.88</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> compared to </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">$0.90</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> earnings per share in the same period of </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">2017</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">, a $0.</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">37</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> earnings per share increase</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">&#160;</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">excluding the noted tax benefit in 2017</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">.  Operating revenues were </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">$610.8 million</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">, compared to </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">$607.3 million</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> in the same period of </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">2017</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">.  Operating revenues included fuel surcharge revenues of </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">$85.3 million</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> compared to </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">$72.5 million</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> in the same period of </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">2017</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">, a </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">$12.8 million</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> increase.  </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">Operating income for the twelve-month period </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">in</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">creased </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">$26.2 million</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">.  The Company posted an operating ratio of </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">85.3%</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">, an adjusted operating ratio</font><sup style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:7.15pt;line-height:120%;vertical-align:top;">(1)</sup><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> of </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">82.9%</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> and a </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 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Dividends of $0.02 per share were declared and paid during each quarter of </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">2018</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">.  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The Company has repurchased </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">6.1</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> million shares of common stock for approximately </font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">$113.8</font><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;"> million over the past five years.  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These non-GAAP financial measures supplement our GAAP results. We believe that using these measures affords a more consistent basis for comparing our results of operations from period to period. The information required by Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including a reconciliation to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, is included in the table at the end of this press release. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;line-height:120%;">This press release may contain statements that might be considered as forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. 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These statements and assumptions involve certain risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Actual events may differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying such statements as a result of numerous factors, including, without limitation, those specified in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. 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0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">2017</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">2018</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">2017</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">OPERATING REVENUE&#160;</font></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">147,003&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">165,704&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">610,803&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">607,336&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">OPERATING EXPENSES&#58;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Salaries, wages, and benefits&#160;</font></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">53,178&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">67,852&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">227,872&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">236,872&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Rent and purchased transportation&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">3,049&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">8,702&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">18,700&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">30,002&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Fuel&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">25,196&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">30,650&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">110,536&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">104,381&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Operations and maintenance&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">6,173&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">7,658&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">27,143&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">29,609&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Operating taxes and licenses&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">4,351&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">4,770&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">16,390&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">16,615&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Insurance and claims&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">4,365&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">5,511&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">17,227&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">18,850&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Communications and utilities&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">1,234&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">2,157&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">6,086&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">5,781&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Depreciation and amortization</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">25,028&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">29,372&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">100,519&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">103,690&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Other operating expenses&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">4,423&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">5,992&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">21,506&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">24,666&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Gain on disposal of property and equipment&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(9,553)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New 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style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"></font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">117,444&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">155,835&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">521,016&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">543,792&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Operating income&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">29,559&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">9,869&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">89,787&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">63,544&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Interest income&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">779&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">179&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">2,130&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">1,129&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Interest expense</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(175)</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Income before income taxes&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">30,338&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">10,048&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">91,917&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">64,498&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Federal and state income taxes&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">7,898&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(28,556)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">19,240&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(10,675)</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:7pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:7pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:7pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:7pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:7pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:7pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:7pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:7pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Net income&#160;</font></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">22,440&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">38,604&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">72,677&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">75,173&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Earnings per share&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:6pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Basic&#160;</font></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">0.27&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">0.46&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">0.88&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">0.90&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:6pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Diluted&#160;</font></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">0.27&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">0.46&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">0.88&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">0.90&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Weighted average shares outstanding&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:6pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Basic&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">81,927&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">83,303&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">82,378&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">83,298&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" 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#000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">603,670&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">666,763&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:6pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Less accumulated depreciation&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">200,550&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">223,901&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">403,120&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">442,862&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">GOODWILL</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">132,410&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">132,410&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">OTHER INTANGIBLES, NET</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">14,494&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">17,022&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">DEFERRED INCOME TAXES, NET</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">4,535&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">1,737&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">OTHER ASSETS&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">19,152&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">24,261&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">806,213&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">789,127&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">CURRENT LIABILITIES&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:6pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Accounts payable and accrued liabilities&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">10,552&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">14,366&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:6pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Compensation&#160;and benefits&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">22,558&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">26,752&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:6pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Insurance accruals&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">22,130&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">21,368&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:6pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Other accruals&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">9,449&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" 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style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">907&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">907&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" 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style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">760,262&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">694,174&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:6pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Treasury stock, at cost&#59; 8,759 and 7,386 shares in 2018 and 2017, 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0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">&#160;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">615,972&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 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0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="27" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;height:27pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Operating revenue, operating revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue, operating income, operating ratio, and adjusted operating ratio reconciliation (a)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:27pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:27pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;height:27pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">     Three Months Ended        December 31,</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:27pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;height:27pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">        Twelve Months Ended           December 31,</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">2018&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">2017&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">2018&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">2017&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(Unaudited, in thousands)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">(Unaudited, in thousands)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Operating revenue</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">147,003&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">165,704&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">610,803&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">607,336&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Less&#58; Fuel surcharge revenue (non-GAAP)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">19,950&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">21,778&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">85,258&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">72,485&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Operating revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">127,053&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">143,926&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">525,545&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">534,851&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times 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style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">155,835&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">521,016&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">543,792&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Less&#58; Fuel surcharge revenue (non-GAAP)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">19,950&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">21,778&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">85,258&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">72,485&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Adjusted operating expenses</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">97,494&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">134,057&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">435,758&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">471,307&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Operating income</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">29,559&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">9,869&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">89,787&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">63,544&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Operating ratio</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">79.9&#160;</font></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">94.0&#160;</font></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">85.3&#160;</font></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">89.5&#160;</font></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:3pt double #000000;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">%</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Adjusted operating ratio (non-GAAP)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">76.7&#160;</font></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">93.1&#160;</font></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">82.9&#160;</font></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:0%;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">88.1&#160;</font></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom;padding-right:1pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">%</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;line-height:120%;">(a) Operating revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue and adjusted operating ratio as reported in this press release are based upon operating expenses, net of fuel surcharge revenue, as a percentage of operating revenue excluding fuel surcharge revenue.   </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:42.75pt;width:100%;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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