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Note 10 - Segment Information, Significant Customers, Industry Concentration and Geographic Areas | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements |
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10. | SEGMENT INFORMATION, SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS, INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
The Company's revenues for 2019, 2018 and 2017 were all generated from operations in the motor carrier segment and are aggregated into a single reporting segment in accordance with the aggregation criteria under GAAP. The table below presents revenue dollars and percentages by geographic area:
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
|  | (in thousands) |
|  | Amount |  |  | Percent |  |  | Amount |  |  | Percent |  |  | Amount |  |  | Percent |
United States - domestic shipments |  | $ | 326,559 |  |  |  | 63.5 |  |  | $ | 302,754 |  |  |  | 56.8 |  |  | $ | 255,197 |  |  |  | 58.3 |
Shipments to or from Mexico |  |  | 186,391 |  |  |  | 36.3 |  |  |  | 229,350 |  |  |  | 43.0 |  |  |  | 181,099 |  |  |  | 41.4 |
Shipments to or from Canada |  |  | 1,226 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 1,157 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 1,542 |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Total Operating Revenues |  | $ | 514,177 |  |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 533,261 |  |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 437,838 |  |  |  | 100 | %
Our five largest customers, for which we provide carrier services covering a number of geographic locations, accounted for approximately 40%, 42% and 41% of our total revenues in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. General Motors Company accounted for approximately 19%, 13% and 18% of our revenues in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles accounted for approximately 9%, 16% and 10% of our revenues in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Ford Motor Company accounted for approximately 7%, 8% and 9% of our revenues in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. We also provide transportation services to other manufacturers who are suppliers for automobile manufacturers. Approximately 40%, 46% and 46% of our revenues were derived from transportation services provided to the automobile industry during 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Accounts receivable from the three largest customers totaled approximately $31,327,000 and $30,848,000 at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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