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Related Party | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Related Party | Related Party Transactions We historically leased terminal facilities for operations under operating leases from certain limited liability companies, whose members include one of our board members, and a commercial tractor dealership whose owners include one of our board members until the leases ended in November 2018. We purchased parts and services from the commercial tractor dealership noted above. We owed this commercial tractor dealership zero and $0.1 million, included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The payments (receipts) with related parties for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017 were as follows:
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
| (in thousands) |  |  |  |
Receipts for trailer sales | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (12) |
Payments for parts and services | 310 |  |  | 551 |  |  | 650 |
Terminal lease payments | — |  |  | 713 |  |  | 1,625 |
| $ | 310 |  |  | $ | 1,264 |  |  | $ | 2,263 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122745 + Details
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