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Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions
During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company leased office space from two entities partially owned and controlled by Louis DeJoy, the former Chief Executive Officer of XPO’s North America supply chain business, who was elected as a member of XPO’s Board of Directors on December 3, 2015. The non-cancellable lease agreements expire at various dates in 2019. Each lease agreement provides the Company, as tenant, with two five-year option periods to extend the lease term. The Company made rent payments associated with these lease agreements in the amounts of $1.9 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. In addition, the Company paid operating expenses in connection with these leased properties of $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. See Note 3—Acquisitions for further discussion on the common stock issued to Mr. DeJoy as part of the acquisition of New Breed.
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company provided certain air charter schedule recovery services to Ameriflight, LLC (“Ameriflight”), a regional air cargo carrier. James J. Martell, a member of XPO’s Board of Directors, owns and serves as the executive chairman of Ameriflight.  The Company provides its services to Ameriflight on a transactional basis without a written contract. The Company received payments from Ameriflight or its affiliates in an amount of approximately $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2015.