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NOTES PAYABLE AND LONG-TERM DEBT	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011
NOTES PAYABLE AND LONG-TERM DEBT DISCLOSURE [Abstract]
NOTES PAYABLE AND LONG-TERM DEBT	NOTE L:  NOTES PAYABLE AND LONG-TERM DEBT During the first nine months of 2011, the Company's subsidiaries entered into installment obligations totaling approximately $8.2 million for the purpose of purchasing revenue equipment. These obligations are each payable in 36 monthly installments at a weighted average interest rate of 2.90%.

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The entire disclosure for long-term debt.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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