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Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
6.
Commitments and Contingencies
 
The Company is party to certain lawsuits in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently party to any proceedings which we believe will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or operations. The Company's subsidiary has been named as the defendant in Wilmoth et al. v. Celadon Trucking Services, Inc., a class action proceeding. A summary judgment was granted in favor of the plaintiffs. We have appealed this judgment. We believe that we will be successful on appeal, but it is also reasonably possible the judgment will be upheld. We estimate the possible range of financial exposure associated with this claim to be between $0 and approximately $5.9 million. We currently do not have a contingency reserved for this claim, but will continue to monitor its progress to determine if a reserve is necessary in the future.
 
We had also been named as the defendant in in Day et al. v. Celadon Trucking Services, Inc., a second class action proceeding. A judgment was granted in favor of the plaintiffs. We appealed this judgment, but the judgment was subsequently upheld. The estimated damages of $2.4 million were fully reserved in the June 30, 2016 fiscal quarter, which are still accrued for in other accrued expenses as of September 30, 2016.
 
We have planned commitments to add $20 million of tractor operating leases over the next twelve months as of September 30, 2016. Generally, our purchase orders do not become firm commitment orders for which we are irrevocably obligated until shortly before purchase. We may also choose to adjust the timing of our purchases based on performance of existing equipment throughout the year. Our plans to purchase equipment are reevaluated on a quarter-by-quarter basis. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had outstanding planned purchase commitments of approximately $23 million to $26 million for facilities and land. Factors such as costs and opportunities for future terminal expansions may change the amount of such expenditures.
 
Standby letters of credit, not reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, aggregated approximately $5.5 million at September 30, 2016. In addition, at September 30, 2016, 500,000 treasury shares were held in a trust as collateral for self-insurance reserves.