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	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	$ 243,303	$ 178,631	$ 613,187	$ 501,701
Operating income	16,181	9,041	36,671	13,312
Truckload [Member]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	197,053	153,066	522,312	446,322
Operating income	11,960	6,573	29,055	7,812
Managed Freight [Member]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax	46,250	25,565	90,875	55,379
Operating income	$ 4,221	$ 2,468	$ 7,616	$ 5,500

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