Investments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Investments

Investments

Investment in Mastery Logistics Systems, Inc.

In 2020, we entered into a strategic partnership with Mastery Logistics Systems, Inc. (“MLSI”), a transportation technology development company. We are collaborating with MLSI to develop a cloud-based transportation management system using MLSI's SaaS technology which we have agreed to license. In 2020, we paid MLSI $5.0 million for shares of preferred stock of MLSI which represent approximately 5% ownership. This investment is being accounted for under ASC 321, Investments - Equity Securities and is recorded in other noncurrent assets on the consolidated balance sheet. As of June 30, 2021, no events have occurred that would indicate that the value of our investment in MLSI has changed.

Investment in TuSimple

On January 8, 2021, we made a $5.0 million equity investment in TuSimple, an autonomous technology company. Upon completion of TuSimple’s initial public offering in April 2021, our equity investment was converted to Class A common shares. Our interest, which represents an ownership percentage of less than 1%, is being accounted for under ASC 321, Investments - Equity Securities and is recorded in other noncurrent assets on the consolidated balance sheet. We record changes in the value of our investment, based on the share price reported by Nasdaq, in other expense (income) on the consolidated statements of income. In the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, we recognized a $20.2 million unrealized gain on our investment. As of June 30, 2021, the fair value of our investment was $25.2 million.