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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Note 8 - Long-term Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2015	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		$ 68,200
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate		3.62%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 170,000
Line Of Credit Facility Additional Borrowing Capacity	80,000
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity, Incremental Amount	$ 20,000
Debt Instrument, Term	5 years
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.25%
Borrowing Based Threshold, Eligible Investment Grade Accounts Receivable, Percentage	85.00%
Borrowing Based Threshold, Eligible Unbilled Accounts Receivable, Percentage	85.00%
Borrowing Base Before Additions of Eligible Revenue Equipment	$ 10,000
Borrowing Based Threshold, Eligible Revenue Equipment, Percentage	85.00%
Borrowing Based Threshold, Newly Acquired Revenue Equipment, Percentage	85.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	1
Minimum Excess Availability Percentage of Maximum Revolver Amount	10.00%
Availability Percentage of Maximum Revolver Amount		20.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		$ 34,000
Long-term Line of Credit, Total		54,950	$ 61,225
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		5,400
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Borrowing Based Threshold, Eligible Investment Grade Accounts Receivable, Percentage	85.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Borrowing Based Threshold, Eligible Investment Grade Accounts Receivable, Percentage	90.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Through May 31, 2016 [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Through May 31, 2016 [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| After May 31, 2016 [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| After May 31, 2016 [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.00%
Letter of Credit Sub Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 15,000
Swing Line Sub Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 20,000
Long-term Line of Credit, Total		$ 700