Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2011
Revenues	$ 132,371	$ 108,790
Cost of sales	122,709	102,445
Gross profit	9,662	6,345
Selling, general and administrative expenses	6,648	5,086
Asset recovery	(65)	(9)
Operating income	3,079	1,268
Interest expense	285	506
Other income (expense), net	47	(2)
Income before income taxes	2,841	760
Provision for income taxes	1,262	253
Net income	$ 1,579	$ 507
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.09	$ 0.03
Basic weighted average number of common shares	16,765	16,634
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.09	$ 0.03
Diluted weighted average number of common shares	16,856	16,847