(9)	Transactions with Affiliates

CenTra, Inc., an affiliate of the Company, provides administrative support services to Universal in the ordinary course of business, including legal, human resources, tax, and IT infrastructure and related services. The cost of these services is based on the actual or estimated utilization of the specific service.

Universal also purchases other services from affiliates. Following is a schedule of costs incurred and included in operating expenses for services provided by affiliates for the thirteen weeks and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017 (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended				Thirty-nine weeks ended
	September 29, 2018		September 30, 2017		September 29, 2018		September 30, 2017

Administrative support services	$	615	$	572	$	2,346	$	1,702
Truck fuel, tolls and maintenance		29		645		910		1,912
Real estate rent and related costs		3,418		4,230		10,999		12,947
Insurance, bonds and employee benefit plans		16,394		14,010		39,907		43,511
Purchased transportation and equipment rent		92		20		1,164		35
Total	$	20,548	$	19,477	$	55,326	$	60,107

We pay CenTra the direct variable cost of maintenance, fueling and other operational support costs for services delivered at our affiliate’s trucking terminals that are geographically remote from our own facilities. Such costs are billed when incurred, paid on a routine basis, and reflect actual labor utilization, repair parts costs or quantities of fuel purchased. In connection with our transportation services, we also pay tolls and other fees for international bridge crossings to certain related entities that are under common control with CenTra.

A significant number of our operating locations are located in facilities leased from affiliates. At 34 facilities, occupancy is based on either month-to-month or contractual, multi-year lease arrangements which are billed and paid monthly. Leasing properties provided by an affiliate that owns a substantial commercial property portfolio affords us significant operating flexibility; however, we are not limited to such arrangements.

We purchase workers’ compensation, property and casualty, cargo, warehousing and other general liability insurance, as well as obtain surety bonds from an insurance company controlled by our majority shareholders. Our employee health care benefits and 401(k) programs are also provided by this affiliate.

Other services from affiliates, including contracted transportation services, are delivered to us on a per-transaction-basis or pursuant to separate contractual arrangements provided in the ordinary course of business. At September 29, 2018 and December 31, 2017, amounts due to affiliates were $15.2 million and $12.0 million, respectively. In our Consolidated Balance Sheets, we record our insured claims liability and the related recovery from an affiliate insurance provider in insurance and claims, and other receivables. At September 29, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were $8.9 million and $10.1 million, respectively, included in each of these accounts for insured claims.

We made purchases of used equipment from an affiliate during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2018 totaling $8,300, and purchased wheels and tires from an affiliate for new trailering equipment totaling $23,000 during the same period. During the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2017, we purchased used equipment from an affiliate totaling $1.8 million, and purchased wheels and tires from an affiliate for new trailering equipment totaling $1.8 million during the same period.

(9)	Transactions with Affiliates – continued

Services provided by Universal to Affiliates

We periodically assist our affiliates by providing selected transportation and logistics services in connection with their specific customer contracts or purchase orders. Following is a schedule of services provided to affiliates for the thirteen weeks and thirty-nine weeks ended September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017 (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended				Thirty-nine weeks ended
	September 29, 2018		September 30, 2017		September 29, 2018		September 30, 2017
Purchased transportation and equipment rent	$	342	$	187	$	679	$	737
Total	$	342	$	187	$	679	$	737

At September 29, 2018 and December 31, 2017, amounts due from affiliates were $3.2 million and $2.7 million, respectively.