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Note 9 - Equity Method Investment | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
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Note 9. | Equity Method Investment
We own a minority investment in Transport Enterprise Leasing, LLC ("TEL"). TEL is a tractor and trailer equipment leasing company and used equipment reseller. We have not guaranteed any of TEL's debt and have no obligation to provide funding, services, or assets. In May 2016, the operating agreement with TEL was amended to, among other things, remove the previously agreed to fixed date purchase options. TEL’s majority owners are generally restricted from transferring their interests in TEL, other than to certain permitted transferees, without our consent. We sold approximately $0.1 million of tractors or trailers to TEL during each of the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, and we received $5.9 million and $4.2 million respectively, for providing various maintenance services, certain back-office functions, and for miscellaneous equipment. We recognized a net reversal of previously deferred gains totaling approximately $0.2 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, representing 49% of the gains on units sold to TEL less any gains previously deferred and recognized when the equipment was subsequently sold to a third party. Deferred gains, totaling $0.2 million at September 30, 2018, are being carried as a reduction in our investment in TEL. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had accounts receivable from TEL of $5.7 million and $7.8 million, respectively, related to cash disbursements made pursuant to our performance of certain back-office and maintenance functions on TEL’s behalf. We have accounted for our investment in TEL using the equity method of accounting and thus our financial results include our proportionate share of TEL's 2018 net income through September 30, 2018, or $5.4 million. Our investment in TEL, totaling $25.7 million and $20.1 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, is included in other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. See TEL’s summarized financial information below:
(in thousands) |  | As of September 30, 2018 |  |  | As of December 31, 2017 |
Current Assets |  | $ | 23,276 |  |  | $ | 19,660 |
Non-current Assets |  |  | 255,352 |  |  |  | 183,905 |
Current Liabilities |  |  | 15,451 |  |  |  | 53,981 |
Non-current Liabilities |  |  | 219,878 |  |  |  | 117,135 |
Total Equity |  | $ | 43,299 |  |  | $ | 32,449 |
|  | For the three months ended September 30, 2018 |  |  | For the three months ended September 30, 2017 |  |  | For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 |  |  | For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 |
Revenue |  | $ | 25,437 |  |  | $ | 18,299 |  |  | $ | 74,152 |  |  | $ | 64,543 |
Operating Expenses |  |  | 19,061 |  |  |  | 15,439 |  |  |  | 58,060 |  |  |  | 55,753 |
Operating Income |  |  | 6,376 |  |  |  | 2,860 |  |  |  | 16,092 |  |  |  | 8,790 |
Net Income |  | $ | 4,369 |  |  | $ | 1,499 |  |  | $ | 10,850 |  |  | $ | 5,188 |

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