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Note E - Segment Revenue Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Truckload Services [Member]
Truckload Services revenue	$ 82,107	$ 72,529
Truckload Services revenue	87.70%	87.70%
Brokerage and Logistics Services [Member]
Truckload Services revenue	$ 11,542	$ 10,155
Truckload Services revenue	12.30%	12.30%
Truckload Services revenue	$ 93,649	$ 82,684
Truckload Services revenue	100.00%	100.00%

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Revenue from transporting cargo and freight between locations.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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