DEBT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

DEBT

DEBT

NOTE 6 –DEBT

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
	(in thousands)
Revolving credit agreement	$	80,575	$	73,225
Sale leaseback finance obligations		10,323		11,783
Insurance premium financing (2019)		—		4,506
		90,898		89,514
Less current maturities		(1,660)		(6,165)
Total long-term debt	$	89,238	$	83,349

Credit facility

On January 31, 2019, the Company, entered into a five year, $225.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with a group of lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as agent (the “Agent”) pursuant to the terms of an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement.  The Credit Facility replaced the Company’s previous five year, $170.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility dated February 15, 2015.  On April 7, 2020, the Company, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, provided notice to the Agent that effective as of April 20, 2020, the Company was permanently reducing the revolving credit commitment under the Credit Agreement by $55.0 million such that the revolving credit commitment is now $170.0 million.  The reduction in the revolving credit commitment will also reduce the future fees paid by the Company in connection with such commitment.

The Credit Facility is structured as a $170.0 million revolving credit facility, with an accordion feature that, so long as no event of default exists, allows the Company to request an increase in the revolving credit facility of up to $75.0 million, exercisable in increments of at least $20.0 million.  The Credit Facility is a five year facility scheduled to terminate on January 31, 2024.  Borrowings under the Credit Facility are classified as either “base rate loans” or “LIBOR loans”.  Base rate loans accrue interest at a base rate equal to the Agent’s prime rate plus an applicable margin adjusted quarterly between 0.25% and 0.75% based on the Company’s consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio.  LIBOR loans accrue interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus an applicable margin adjusted quarterly between 1.25% and 1.75% based on the Company’s consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio.  The Credit Facility includes, within its $170.0 million revolving credit facility, a letter of credit sub-facility in an aggregate amount of $15.0 million and a swingline sub-facility (the “Swingline”) in an aggregate amount of $25.0 million.  An unused line fee of 0.25% is applied to the average daily amount by which the lenders’ aggregate revolving commitments exceed the outstanding principal amount of revolver loans and the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding letters of credit issued under the Credit Facility.  The Credit Facility is secured by a pledge of substantially all of the Company’s assets, except for any real estate or revenue equipment financed outside the Credit Facility.

Borrowings under the Credit Facility are subject to a borrowing base limited to the lesser of (A) $170.0 million; or (B) the sum of (i) 90.0% of eligible investment grade accounts receivable (reduced to 85.0% in certain situations), plus (ii) 85.0% of eligible non-investment grade accounts receivable, plus (iii) the lesser of (a) 85.0% of eligible unbilled accounts receivable and (b) $10.0 million, plus (iv) the product of 85.0% multiplied by the net orderly liquidation value percentage applied to the net book value of eligible revenue equipment, plus (v)  85.0% multiplied by the net book value of otherwise eligible newly acquired revenue equipment that has not yet been subject to an appraisal.  The borrowing

base is reduced by an availability reserve, including reserves based on dilution and certain other customary reserves.

The Credit Facility contains a single financial covenant, which requires a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.0 to 1.0 that is triggered in the event excess availability under the Credit Facility falls below 10.0% of the lenders’ total commitments.  Also, certain restrictions regarding the Company’s ability to pay dividends, make certain investments, prepay certain indebtedness, execute share repurchase programs and enter into certain acquisitions and hedging arrangements are triggered in the event excess availability under the Credit Facility falls below 20.0% of the lenders’ total commitments.

The Company had no borrowings under the Swingline as of September 30, 2020.  The average interest rate including all borrowings made under the Credit Facility as of September 30, 2020 was 2.27%.  As debt is repriced on a monthly basis, the borrowings under the Credit Facility approximate fair value.  As of September 30, 2020, the Company had $7.9 million in letters of credit outstanding and had $47.6 million available to borrow under the Credit Facility taking into account borrowing base availability.

Sale-leaseback transactions

In July 2019, the Company entered into a sale-leaseback transaction whereby it sold tractors for approximately $2.3 million and concurrently entered into a finance lease agreement for the sold tractors with a five year term.  Under the lease agreement, the Company paid an initial monthly payment of approximately $0.03 million.  At the end of the lease, the Company has the option to purchase the tractors.  This transaction does not qualify for sale-leaseback accounting due to the option to repurchase the tractors and is therefore treated as a financing obligation.

In April 2019, the Company entered into a sale-leaseback transaction whereby it sold tractors for approximately $10.5 million and concurrently entered into a finance lease agreement for the sold tractors with a five year term.  Under the lease agreement, the Company paid an initial monthly payment of approximately $0.1 million.  At the end of the lease, the Company has the option to purchase the tractors for the greater of fair market value or 32.5% of the original cost.  This transaction does not qualify for sale-leaseback accounting due to the option to repurchase the tractors and is therefore treated as a financing obligation.

Insurance premium financing

In October 2019, the Company entered into a short-term agreement to finance approximately $4.5 million with a third-party financing company for a portion of the Company’s annual insurance premiums.  In October 2020, the Company entered into a short-term agreement to finance approximately $5.1 million with a third-party financing company for a portion of the Company’s annual insurance premiums.