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Note 5 - Property and Equipment, at Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Revenue Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Revenue Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	10 years
Revenue Equipment [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment, gross	$ 468,693	$ 418,574
Office Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Office Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	10 years
Office Equipment [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment, gross	$ 8,189	8,248
Land and Land Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	0 years
Land and Land Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	10 years
Land and Land Improvements [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment, gross	$ 25,184	18,820
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	7 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	40 years
Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment, gross	$ 71,614	37,217
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment, gross	$ 1,104	2,976
Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	2 years
Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	7 years
Property, Plant and Equipment, Other Types [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment, gross	$ 21,287	19,510
Property, plant, and equipment, gross	$ 596,071	$ 505,345

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- Definition

Amount before accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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