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Note 3 - Segment Information
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 3.    Segment Information

We have two reportable segments: asset-based truckload services (“Truckload”) and non-asset based brokerage and ancillary services ("Solutions").

The Truckload segment consists of three asset-based operating fleets that are aggregated because they have similar economic characteristics and meet the aggregation criteria.  The three operating fleets that comprise our Truckload segment are as follows: (i) Covenant Transport, Inc. ("Covenant Transport"), our historical flagship operation, which provides expedited long haul, dedicated, temperature-controlled, and regional solo-driver service; (ii) Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc. ("SRT"), which provides primarily long-haul and regional temperature-controlled service; and (iii) Star Transportation, Inc. ("Star"), which provides regional solo-driver and dedicated services, primarily in the southeastern United States.

The Solutions segment provides: (i) freight brokerage service directly and through freight brokerage agents who are paid a commission for the freight they provide; (ii) less-than-truckload consolidation services; and (iii) accounts receivable factoring.

"Unallocated Corporate Overhead" includes expenses that are incidental to our activities and are not specifically allocated to one of the segments.

The following table summarizes our segment information:

(in thousands)
 
Three months ended
March 31,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
Total Revenues:
           
Truckload
  $ 157,522     $ 152,377  
Solutions
    7,209       4,654  
                 
Total
  $ 164,731     $ 157,031  
                 
Operating Income (Loss):
               
Truckload
  $ 3,171     $ 6,195  
Solutions
    (267 )     1  
Unallocated Corporate Overhead
    (3,619 )     (3,839 )
                 
Total
  $ (715 )   $ 2,357