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Note K - Notes Payable (Details Textual) - Equipment Financing [Member] $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Revenue Equipment [Member]
Notes Payable, Total	$ 48.7
Trailers [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Notes Payable, Number of Monthly Installments	36
Trailers [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Notes Payable, Number of Monthly Installments	120

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The number of monthly installment payments on the notes payable.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(16))
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