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Note 6 - Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
6.
DEBT
 
Current and long-term debt consisted of the following at
December 31, 2019
 and
2018
:
 
(in thousands)
 
December 31, 2019
   
December 31, 2018
 
   
Current
   
Long-Term
   
Current
   
Long-Term
 
Borrowings under Credit Facility
  $
-
    $
-
    $
-
    $
3,911
 
Revenue equipment installment notes; weighted average interest rate of 3.7% at December 31, 2019, and 3.7% December 31, 2018, due in monthly installments with final maturities at various dates ranging from January 2020 to July 2023, secured by related revenue equipment
   
53,431
     
177,514
     
27,809
     
139,115
 
                                 
Real estate notes; interest rate of 3.3% at December 31, 2019 and 4.1% at December 31, 2018 due in monthly installments with a fixed maturity at August 2035, secured by related real estate
   
1,093
     
22,670
     
1,048
     
23,763
 
Deferred loan costs
   
(147
)    
(7
)    
(147
)    
(154
)
Total debt
   
54,377
     
200,177
     
28,710
     
166,635
 
Principal portion of finance lease obligations, secured by related revenue equipment
   
7,258
     
26,010
     
5,374
     
35,119
 
Principal portion of operating lease obligations, secured by related equipment    
19,460
     
40,882
     
-
     
-
 
Total debt and lease obligations
  $
81,095
    $
267,069
    $
34,084
    $
201,754
 
 
We and substantially all of our subsidiaries (collectively, the "Borrowers") are parties to the Credit Facility with Bank of America, N.A., as agent (the "Agent") and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPM," and together with the Agent, the "Lenders"). The Credit Facility is a
$95.0
million revolving credit facility, with an uncommitted accordion feature that, so long as
no
event of default exists, allows us to request an increase in the revolving credit facility of up to
$50.0
million subject to Lender acceptance of the additional funding commitment.  The Credit Facility includes, within our
$95.0
million revolving credit facility, a letter of credit sub facility in an aggregate amount of
$95.0
million and a swing line sub facility in an aggregate amount equal to the greater of
$10.0
million or
10%
of the Lenders' aggregate commitments under the Credit Facility from time-to-time. The Credit Facility matures in
September 2021.
 
Borrowings under the Credit Facility are classified as either "base rate loans" or "LIBOR loans." Base rate loans accrue interest at a base rate equal to the greater of the Agent’s prime rate, the federal funds rate plus
0.5%,
or LIBOR plus
1.0%,
plus an applicable margin ranging from
0.5%
to
1.0%;
while LIBOR loans accrue interest at LIBOR, plus an applicable margin ranging from
1.5%
to
2.0%.
The applicable rates are adjusted quarterly based on average pricing availability. The unused line fee is the product of
0.25%
times the average daily amount by which the Lenders' aggregate revolving commitments under the Credit Facility exceed the outstanding principal amount of revolver loans and the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding letters of credit issued under the Credit Facility.  The obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by us and secured by a pledge of substantially all of our assets, with the notable exclusion of any real estate or revenue equipment pledged under other financing agreements, including revenue equipment installment notes and finance leases.
 
Borrowings under the Credit Facility are subject to a borrowing base limited to the lesser of (A)
$95.0
million, minus the sum of the stated amount of all outstanding letters of credit; or (B) the sum of (i)
85%
of eligible accounts receivable, plus (ii) the lesser of (a)
85%
of the appraised net orderly liquidation value of eligible revenue equipment, (b)
95%
of the net book value of eligible revenue equipment, or (c)
35%
of the Lenders' aggregate revolving commitments under the Credit Facility, plus (iii) the lesser of (a)
$25.0
million or (b)
75%
of the appraised fair market value of eligible real estate, as reduced by a periodic amortization amount.  We had 
no
of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility as of
December 31, 2019
, undrawn letters of credit outstanding of approximately 
$35.2
million
, and available borrowing capacity of
$59.8
million
. Based on availability as of
December 31, 2019
 and
2018
, there was
no
fixed charge coverage requirement.
 
The Credit Facility includes usual and customary events of default for a facility of this nature and provides that, upon the occurrence and continuation of an event of default, payment of all amounts payable under the Credit Facility
may
be accelerated, and the Lenders' commitments
may
be terminated.  If an event of default occurs under the Credit Facility and the Lenders cause all of the outstanding debt obligations under the Credit Facility to become due and payable, this could result in a default under other debt instruments that contain acceleration or cross-default provisions. The Credit Facility contains certain restrictions and covenants relating to, among other things, debt, dividends, liens, acquisitions and dispositions outside of the ordinary course of business, and affiliate transactions. Failure to comply with the covenants and restrictions set forth in the Credit Facility could result in an event of default.
 
Pricing for the revenue equipment installment notes is quoted by the respective financial affiliates of our primary revenue equipment suppliers and other lenders at the funding of each group of equipment acquired and include fixed annual rates for new equipment under retail installment contracts. The notes included in the funding are due in monthly installments with final maturities at various dates ranging from 
January 2020
to
July 2023
. The notes contain certain requirements regarding payment, insuring of collateral, and other matters, but do
not
have any financial or other material covenants or events of default except certain notes totaling 
$204.7
million
are cross-defaulted with the Credit Facility. Additional borrowings from the financial affiliates of our primary revenue equipment suppliers and other lenders are expected to be available to fund new tractors expected to be delivered in
2020,
while any other property and equipment purchases, including trailers, are expected to be funded with a combination of available cash, notes, operating leases, finance leases, and/or from the Credit Facility.
 
In
August 2015,
we financed a portion of the purchase of our corporate headquarters, a maintenance facility, and certain surrounding property in Chattanooga, Tennessee by entering into a
$28.0
million variable rate note with a
third
party lender. Concurrently with entering into the note, we entered into an interest rate swap to effectively fix the related interest rate to
4.2%.
 
As of
December 31, 2019
, the scheduled principal payments of debt, excluding finance leases for which future payments are discussed in Note
7
 are as follows:
 
   
(in thousands)
 
2020
  $
54,524
 
2021
   
71,231
 
2022
   
82,150
 
2023
   
27,703
 
2024
   
1,294
 
Thereafter
   
17,806