UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021

or

 

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                        to

 

Commission File Number: 0-24960

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COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada

88-0320154

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

or organization)

 
  

400 Birmingham Hwy.

 

Chattanooga, TN

37419

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

423-821-1212

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
$0.01 Par Value Class A common stockCVLGThe NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes ☒

No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

 

Yes ☒

No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer  ☐

  

Accelerated filer ☒

Non-accelerated filer   ☐

Smaller reporting company ☒

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

 

Yes ☐

No ☒


Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date (August 5, 2020)(May 4, 2021).

 

Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value: 14,784,21414,402,012 shares

Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value: 2,350,000 shares

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Page

Number

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 
   
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20192020 (unaudited)

Page 3
   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

Page 4
   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

Page 5
   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

Page 6
   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

Page 7
   
 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

Page 8
   

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Page 2122
   

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Page 3637
   

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Page 3738
 

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

  

Page

Number

   

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

Page 3839
   

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

Page 3940
   

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Page 3940
   

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Page 3940
   

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

Page 3940
   

Item 5.

Other Information

Page 3940
   

Item 6.

Exhibits

Page 4041

 

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

June 30, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

  

March 31, 2021

 

December 31, 2020

 
 

(unaudited)

     

(unaudited)

    

ASSETS

          

Current assets:

          

Cash and cash equivalents

 $67,127  $43,591  $4,790  $8,407 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $4,567 in 2020 and $1,440 in 2019

 74,880  81,205 

Drivers' advances and other receivables, net of allowance of $742 in 2020 and $692 in 2019

 20,929  8,507 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $3,361 in 2021 and $2,992 in 2020

 102,736  91,295 

Drivers' advances and other receivables, net of allowance of $558 in 2021 and $764 in 2020

 7,122  13,624 

Inventory and supplies

 3,571  4,210  3,471  3,119 

Prepaid expenses

 10,415  11,707  13,074  11,924 

Assets held for sale

 66,005  12,010  9,457  15,007 

Income taxes receivable

 4,566  5,403  3,747  4,155 

Other short-term assets

 715  1,132  0  265 
Current assets of discontinued operations  98,131  86,620 

Total current assets

 346,339  254,385  144,397  147,796 
  

Property and equipment, at cost

 523,677  725,383  526,135  541,276 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

  (130,725)  (208,180)  (155,623)  (149,824)

Net property and equipment

 392,952  517,203  370,512  391,452 
  

Goodwill

 42,518  42,518  42,518  42,518 

Other intangibles, net

 26,822  29,615  23,366  24,518 

Other assets, net

  52,458   37,919  65,844  60,897 
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations 1,275 9,535 
  

Total assets

 $861,089  $881,640  $647,912  $676,716 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

          

Current liabilities:

          

Checks outstanding in excess of bank balances

 $613  $592  $783  $1,215 

Accounts payable

 18,514  19,500  32,421  31,695 

Accrued expenses

 37,896  31,840  38,646  38,538 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 53,482  54,377  6,065  7,577 

Current portion of finance lease obligations

 7,125  7,258  6,147  5,687 
Current portion of operating lease obligations 18,407 19,460  16,844 16,989 

Current portion of insurance and claims accrual

  23,810   21,800   21,770   30,221 
Other short-term liabilities 757 185  633 643 
Current liabilities of discontinued operations  5,494  6,245   816  816 

Total current liabilities

 166,098  161,257  124,125  133,381 
  

Long-term debt

 216,632  200,177  71,803  47,888 

Long-term portion of finance lease obligations

 25,609  26,010  9,663  10,756 
Long-term portion of operating lease obligations 30,225 40,882  17,532 21,474 

Insurance and claims accrual

 37,036  20,295  43,789  44,077 

Deferred income taxes

 70,563  80,330  71,193  74,553 

Other long-term liabilities

  7,995   2,578  8,050  9,794 
Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations  5,100  44,151 

Total liabilities

 554,158  531,529  351,255  386,074 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

 -  - 

Stockholders' equity:

          

Class A common stock, $.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 16,168,210 shares issued and 14,740,506 outstanding as of June 30, 2020; and 16,165,145 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019

 173  173 

Class A common stock, $.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 16,211,918 shares issued and 14,413,492 outstanding as of March 31, 2021; and 16,183,139 shares issued and 14,784,214 outstanding as of December 31, 2020

 173  173 

Class B common stock, $.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 2,350,000 shares issued and outstanding

 24  24  24  24 

Additional paid-in-capital

 142,657  141,885  144,874  143,438 
Treasury stock at cost; 1,427,704 and no shares as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively (17,446) - 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 (2,964) (1,014)
Treasury stock at cost; 1,798,426 and 1,398,925 shares as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively (24,560) (17,067)

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

 (1,319) (2,251)

Retained earnings

  184,487   209,043   177,465   166,325 

Total stockholders' equity

  306,931   350,111   296,657   290,642 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 $861,089  $881,640  $647,912  $676,716 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
 

(unaudited)

  

(unaudited)

  

(unaudited)

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Revenues

              

Freight revenue

 $179,564  $192,659  $369,145  $386,573  $200,688  $189,581 

Fuel surcharge revenue

  12,125   24,381   33,357   47,800   20,201   21,232 

Total revenue

 $191,689  $217,040  $402,502  $434,373  $220,889  $210,813 
  

Operating expenses:

              

Salaries, wages, and related expenses

 74,688  75,424  157,152  154,593  82,586  82,463 

Fuel expense

 15,938  29,215  41,202  57,047  22,822  25,265 

Operations and maintenance

 12,218  14,898  25,044  30,072  14,719  12,825 

Revenue equipment rentals and purchased transportation

 47,011  47,169  93,073  95,839  57,236  46,062 

Operating taxes and licenses

 3,123  3,365  6,576  6,549  2,585  3,454 

Insurance and claims

 11,562  10,471  27,174  21,705  7,838  15,611 

Communications and utilities

 1,782  1,760  3,351  3,478  1,247  1,569 

General supplies and expenses

 11,536  7,205  19,894  13,909  8,183  8,359 

Depreciation and amortization

 19,663  20,568  37,846  40,413  14,087  18,183 
Gain on disposition of property and equipment, net (3,451) (65) (4,975) (208)  (923)  (1,524)
Impairment of long lived property, equipment, and right-of-use assets  26,569  -  26,569  - 

Total operating expenses

  220,639   210,010   432,906   423,397   210,380   212,267 

Operating (loss) income

 (28,950) 7,030  (30,404) 10,976 

Operating income (loss)

 10,509  (1,454)

Interest expense, net

 2,084  1,978  3,983  3,850  743  1,899 

(Income) loss from equity method investment

  (530)  (2,375)  205   (5,410)

(Loss) income before income taxes

 (30,504) 7,427  (34,592) 12,536 

Income tax (benefit) expense

  (7,336)  2,182   (8,340)  3,533 
(Loss) income from continuing operations (23,168) 5,245 (26,252) 9,003 

(Income) Loss from equity method investment

  (2,960)  735 

Income (Loss) before income taxes

 12,726  (4,088)

Income tax expense (benefit)

  4,145   (1,004)

Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax

 8,581  (3,084)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax  825  826  1,696  1,501   2,559   871 

Net (loss) income

 $(22,343) $6,071  $(24,556) $10,504 

Net income (loss)

 $11,140  $(2,213)
  
Basic and diluted (loss) income per share:         

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 $(1.36) $0.28  $(1.49) $0.49 

Basic income (loss) per share:

     

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 $0.51  $(0.17)
Income from discontinued operations  0.05  0.04  0.10  0.08   0.15   0.05 
Net (loss) income (1) $(1.31) $0.33 $(1.40) $0.57 

Net income (loss) (1)

 $0.66  $(0.12)

Diluted income (loss) per share:

     

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 $0.50  $(0.17)

Income from discontinued operations

  0.15   0.05 

Net income (loss) (1)

 $0.65  $(0.12)

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 17,089  18,438  17,584  18,410  16,954  18,088 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 17,089  18,606  17,584  18,570  17,086  18,088 

 

(1) Sum of the individual amounts may not add due to rounding.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)INCOME

FOR THE three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019

(InUnaudited and in thousands)

 

 

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 
                 

Net (loss) income

 $(22,343) $6,071  $(24,556) $10,504 
                 

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

                
                 

Unrealized gain (loss) on effective portion of cash flow hedges, net of tax of ($9) and $809 in 2020 and $262 and $425 in 2019, respectively

  28   (692)  (2,363)  (1,124)
                 

Reclassification of cash flow hedge losses (gains) into statement of operations, net of tax of ($115) and ($129) in 2020 and $3 and $7 in 2019, respectively

  336   (9)  377   (19)
                 

Unrealized holding gain on investments classified as available-for-sale

  36   11   36   21 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

  400   (690)  (1,950)  (1,122)
                 

Comprehensive (loss) income

 $(21,943) $5,381  $(26,506) $9,382 
  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
  

2021

  

2020

 
         

Net income (loss)

 $11,140  $(2,213)
         

Other comprehensive income (loss):

        
         

Unrealized gain (loss) on effective portion of cash flow hedges, net of tax of ($392) in 2021 and $820 in 2020, respectively

  1,145   (2,391)
         

Reclassification of cash flow hedge (gains) losses into statement of operations, net of tax of $51 in 2021 and ($14) in 2020, respectively

  (150)  41 
         

Reclassification of gains on sale of investments classified as available-for-sale

  (63)  0 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

  932   (2,350)
         

Comprehensive income (loss)

 $12,072  $(4,563)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

FOR THE three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019

(Unaudited and in thousands)

 

 

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

  

For the Three Months Ended

 
         

Accumulated

              

Accumulated

     
     

Additional

   

Other

   

Total

      

Additional

   

Other

   

Total

 
 

Common Stock

 

Paid-In

 

Treasury

 

Comprehensive

 

Retained

 

Stockholders'

  

Common Stock

 

Paid-In

 

Treasury

 

Comprehensive

 

Retained

 

Stockholders'

 
 

Class A

  

Class B

  

Capital

  

Stock

  

(Loss)

  

Earnings

  

Equity

  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Capital

  

Stock

  

Loss

  

Earnings

  

Equity

 
 

Balances at December 31, 2019

 $173  $24  $141,885  $-  $(1,014) $209,043  $350,111 

Net loss

 -  -  -  -  -  (2,213) (2,213)
Other comprehensive loss -  -  -  -  (2,350) -  (2,350)

Share repurchase

 -  -  -  (17,515) -  -  (17,515)

Stock-based employee compensation expense

 -  -  466  -  -  -  466 

Issuance of restricted shares, net

  -   -   (6)  -   -   -   (6)

Balances at March 31, 2020

 $173  $24  $142,345  $(17,515) $(3,364) $206,830  $328,493 

Balances at December 31, 2020

 $173  $24  $143,438  $(17,067) $(2,251) $166,325  $290,642 
Net loss -  -  -  -  -  (22,343) (22,343) 0  0  0  0  0  11,140  11,140 

Other comprehensive income

 -  -  -  -  400  -  400  0  0  0  0  932  0  932 
Share repurchase -  -  -  29  -  -  29  0  0  0  (8,118) 0  0  (8,118)
Stock-based employee compensation expense - - 355 - - - 355  0  0  2,594  0  0  0  2,594 
Issuance of restricted shares, net  -   -   (43)  40   -   -   (3)  0   0   (1,158)  625   0   0   (533)
Balances at June 30, 2020 $173  $24  $142,657  $(17,446) $(2,964) $184,487  $306,931 

Balances at March 31, 2021

 $173  $24  $144,874  $(24,560) $(1,319) $177,465  $296,657 

 

 

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

  

For the Three Months Ended

 
         

Accumulated

              

Accumulated

     
     

Additional

   

Other

   

Total

      

Additional

   

Other

   

Total

 
 

Common Stock

 

Paid-In

 

Treasury

 

Comprehensive

 

Retained

 

Stockholders'

  

Common Stock

 

Paid-In

 

Treasury

 

Comprehensive

 

Retained

 

Stockholders'

 
 

Class A

  

Class B

  

Capital

  

Stock

  

(Loss)

  

Earnings

  

Equity

  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Capital

  

Stock

  

Income (Loss)

  

Earnings

  

Equity

 
 

Balances at December 31, 2018

 $171  $24  $142,177  $-  $204  $200,566  $343,142 

Balances at December 31, 2019

 $173  $24  $141,885  $0  $(1,014) $209,043  $350,111 

Net income

 -  -  -  -  -  4,433  4,433  0  0  0  0  0  (2,213) (2,213)

Other comprehensive loss

 -  -  -  -  (432) -  (432) 0  0  0  0  (2,350) 0  (2,350)
Share repurchase 0 0 0 (17,515) 0 0 (17,515)

Stock-based employee compensation expense

 -  -  1,262  -  -  -  1,262  0  0  466  0  0  0  466 

Issuance of restricted shares, net

  1   -   (669)  -   -   -   (668)  0   0   (6)  0   0   0   (6)

Balances at March 31, 2019

 $172  $24  $142,770  $-  $(228) $204,999  $347,737 
Net income -  -  -  -  -  6,071  6,071 
Other comprehensive loss -  -  -  -  (690) -  (690)
Stock-based employee compensation expense reversal -  -  (1,433) -  -  -  (1,433)
Issuance of restricted shares, net  -   -   -   -   -   -   - 
Balances at June 30, 2019 $172  $24  $141,337  $-  $(918) $211,070  $351,685 

Balances at March 31, 2020

 $173  $24  $142,345  $(17,515) $(3,364) $206,830  $328,493 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019

(InUnaudited and in thousands)

 

 Six Months Ended June 30,  Three Months Ended March 31, 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 
Cash flows from operating activities:          

Net (loss) income

 $(24,556) $10,504 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:

     

Provision for (reversal of losses on) accounts receivable

 3,355  (32)

Reversal of deferred gain on sales to equity method investee

 (2) (7)

Net income

 $11,140  $(2,213)

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:

     

Provision for losses on accounts receivable

 402  320 

Reversal (deferral) of gain on sales to equity method investee

 45  (2)

Depreciation and amortization

 37,853  40,426  14,087  18,187 
Impairment of property and equipment 26,569 - 

Amortization of deferred financing fees

 73  73  0  37 

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense

 (9,139) 3,221 

Income tax benefit arising from restricted share vesting and stock options exercised

 17  668 

Stock-based compensation expense (reversal)

 822  (171)

Loss (income) from equity method investment

 205  (5,410)

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

 4,735  (904)

Income tax (expense) benefit arising from restricted share vesting and stock options exercised

 (120) 9 

Stock-based compensation expense

 2,594  466 

(Income) Loss from equity method investment

 (2,960) 735 

Gain on disposition of property and equipment

 (4,946) (1,386) (923) (1,524)

Return on investment in available-for-sale securities

 (2) (7)
Gain on reversal of contingent loss of discontinued operations (3,412) 0 

Gain on investment in available-for-sale securities

 (63) 0 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

          

Receivables and advances

 (34,802) 164  (6,917) (48,218)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 2,093  (2,971) (1,064) 3,802 

Inventory and supplies

 639  (75) (352) 398 

Insurance and claims accrual

 18,751  (4,255) (8,739) 22,805 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  7,172   (17,145)  1,163   2,586 

Net cash flows provided by operating activities

  24,102   23,597 

Net cash flows provided (used) by operating activities

  9,616   (3,516)
  

Cash flows from investing activities:

          
Purchase of available-for-sale securities (405) (1,780) (33) 245 

Acquisition of property and equipment

 (46,991) (79,125) (3,907) (35,240)

Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment

  51,479   15,569   13,871   18,497 

Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities

  4,083   (65,336)

Net cash flows provided (used) by investing activities

  9,931   (16,498)
  

Cash flows from financing activities:

          

Change in checks outstanding in excess of bank balances

 21  (247) (646) (111)

Proceeds from issuance of notes payable

 55,345  57,555  0  29,746 

Repayments of notes payable

 (39,859) (19,733) (8,713) (18,993)

Repayments of finance lease obligations

 (2,661) (2,876) (633) (1,305)

Proceeds under revolving credit facility

 803,397  843,398  216,128  411,981 

Repayments under revolving credit facility

 (803,397) (829,995) (220,651) (387,719)

Payment of minimum tax withholdings on stock compensation

 (9) (667) (531) (6)
Common stock repurchased  (17,486)  -   (8,118)  (17,515)

Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities

  (4,649)  47,435 

Net cash flows (used) provided by financing activities

  (23,164)  16,078 
  

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 23,536  5,696  (3,617) (3,936)
  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  43,591   23,127   8,407   43,591 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $67,127  $28,823  $4,790  $39,655 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

 

Note 1.

Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

On July 1, 2020, the stockholders of Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. approved the amendment to the organization’s Articles of Incorporation to change the Company’s name to Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. All references herein reflect the change of name to Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Covenant Logistics Group, Inc., a Nevada holding company, and its wholly owned subsidiaries. References in this report to "we," "us," "our," the "Company," and similar expressions refer to Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. In preparing financial statements, it is necessary for management to make assumptions and estimates affecting the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes. These estimates and assumptions are developed based upon all information available. Actual results could differ from estimated amounts. In the opinion of management, the accompanying financial statements include all adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented, such adjustments being of a normal recurring nature.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The December 31, 20192020, condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from our audited balance sheet as of that date. Our operating results are subject to seasonal trends when measured on a quarterly basis; therefore, operating results for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 20202021. These condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20192020. Results of operations in interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for a full year.

 

Change in Estimates

The Company reviews the estimated useful lives and salvage values of its assets on an ongoing basis, based upon, among other things, our experience with similar assets, conditions in the used revenue equipment market, and prevailing industry practice.  During the second quarter of 2020, the Company adjusted the useful lives of certain intangible finite-lived assets, including the Landair trade name and non-compete agreement, and certain revenue equipment held under operating leases as the result of management changes, a change in the branding of the organization, and the forward looking use of these assets.  These changes are being treated as a change in accounting estimate. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, these changes in estimates resulted in an increase in depreciation and amortization expense of approximately $3.2 million, or a $2.2 million, or $0.13 per diluted share increase to net loss. 

Risks and Uncertainties

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, and the President of the United States declared the COVID-19 a national emergency.  The rapid spread of the pandemic and the continuously evolving responses to combat it have had a continued negative impact on the global economy. In view of the rapidly changing business environment, unprecedented market volatility and heightened degree of uncertainty resulting from COVID-19, we are currently unable to fully determine its future impact on our business. However, we are continuing to monitor the progression of the pandemic, further government response and development of treatments and vaccines and their potential effect on our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity. These events could have an impact in future periods on certain estimates used in the preparation of our second quarter financial results, including, but not limited to impairment of goodwill, other intangible assets and other long-lived assets, income tax provision and recoverability of certain receivables. Should the pandemic continue for an extended period of time, the impact on our operations could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity.

Our insurance program includes multi-year policies with specific insurance limits that may be eroded over the course of the policy term. If that occurs, we will be operating with less liability coverage insurance at various levels of our insurance tower. For the current policy period ( April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2021), aggregate limits available in the coverage layer $9.0 million in excess of $1.0 million are estimated to be fully eroded based on current claims expense accruals. As a result, any increase increases to existing claims, and/or new claims filed prior to March 31, 2021, may require additional expense accruals.  Additionally, there is the possibility of mandatory reinstatement charges for the expired policy providing coverage in the $10.0 million in excess of $10.0 million layer, for accidents that occurred prior to expiration on March 31, 2020. Due to developments, we may experience additional expense accruals, increased insurance and claims expenses, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We maintain insurance to cover liabilities arising from the transportation of freight for amounts in excess of certain self-insured retentions. In management's opinion, our potential exposure under pending legal proceedings is adequately provided for in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Due to these developments, we may experience additional expense accruals, increased insurance and claims expenses, and greater volatility in our insurance and claims expenses, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

On July 8, 2020, we closed on the dispositionsold a portfolio of substantially allaccounts receivable, contract rights, and associated assets consisting of approximately $103.3 million in net funds employed (the “Portfolio”) previously held by Transport Financial Services ("TFS"), a division of Covenant Transport Solutions, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the operationsCompany, to a subsidiary of Triumph Bancorp, Inc. ("Triumph") for approximately $122.3 million, consisting of $108.4 million in cash and assets$13.9 million in Triumph stock, plus an earn-out opportunity of TFS, which included substantially all ofup to $9.9 million. After the assets and operations of our Factoring reportable segment. The sale consisted primarily of $103.3 million of net accounts receivable, which included $108.7 million of gross accounts receivable, less advances and rebates of $5.4 million.  Subsequent to the disposition,transaction closed, the Company and the purchaser of TFS’ assetsTriumph became involved in a dispute over the nature of approximately $66.0 million of the assets included in the Portfolio. The dispute was resolved on September 23, 2020 with an amendment of the purchase agreement and related funding arrangements that reduced the purchase price of the Portfolio to approximately $108.4 million, representing the cash amount received by us at closing. Additionally, the earnout opportunity was terminated and we are required to sell the Triumph stock we received at closing and will deliver the net proceeds to Triumph. In October 2020, we sold the Triumph stock acquired as part of the amended purchase agreement for $28.1 million and remitted the proceeds to Triumph upon settlement. The amended purchase agreement resulted in a gain on the sale of the Portfolio of $3.7 million, net of related expenses.

The amended purchase agreement specifically identified approximately $62.0 million accounts within the Portfolio, which related to advances on services that had not yet been performed, were placed in a loss sharing pool to be repaid with proceeds other than those generated from ordinary working capital factoring. To the extent losses on covered accounts are incurred, we will indemnify Triumph on a dollar for dollar basis for up to the first $30.0 million of losses, and on a 50% basis for up to the next $30.0 million of losses, for total indemnification exposure of up to $45.0 million (the “TFS Settlement”). During the fourth quarter of 2020, we recorded $44.2 million of contingent liabilities, reflected as other long-term liabilities from discontinued operations in our consolidated balance sheet, because as of December 31, 2020 it was probable and estimable that such amount would be due to Triumph under the TFS Settlement. During the first quarter of 2021, we received an indemnification call from Triumph of $35.6 million related to the dispositionTFS Settlement, all of which was reserved during the assetsfourth quarter of TFS. See Note 152020. for additional informationAdditionally, Triumph was able to collect some funds related to our fourth quarter 2020 accrual that allowed us the opportunity to reverse $3.4 million of our accrual. The payment of amounts with respect to the indemnification obligations could create volatility in our reported future financial results and could have an adverse effect on the risksour results of operations, cash flows, available liquidity, and uncertainties associated with this dispute. total indebtedness.

 

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Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation for book purposes is determined using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, while depreciation for tax purposes is generally recorded using an accelerated method.assets. Depreciation of revenue equipment is our largest item of depreciation. We have historically depreciatedgenerally depreciate new tractors over five years to salvage values of approximately 15%that range from 10% to 35% of their cost.cost, depending on the operating segment profile of the equipment. We generally depreciate new trailers over seven years for refrigerated trailers and ten years for dry van trailers to salvage values of approximately 25%28% and 21% of their cost.cost, respectively. We annually review at least annually, the reasonableness of our estimates regarding useful lives and salvage values of our revenue equipment and other long-lived assets based upon, among other things, our experience with similar assets, conditions in the used revenue equipment market, and prevailing industry practice. Changes in the useful life or salvage value estimates, or fluctuations in market values that are not reflected in our estimates, could have a material effect on our results of operations. Gains and losses on the disposal of property and equipment are included in depreciation expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards adopted

In December 2019, FASB issued ASU 2019-12, which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in ASC 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. We adopted this standard effective January 1, 2021. The adoption of this standard had no impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

Accounting Standards not yet adopted

 

In June 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which will require an entity to measure credit losses for certain financial instruments and financial assets, including trade receivables. Under this update, on initial recognition and at each reporting period, an entity will be required to recognize an allowance that reflects the entity’s current estimate of credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the financial instrument. This update will be effective for our annual reporting period beginning January 1, 2023, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this standard will have on the consolidated financial statements.

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Note 2.

Income (Loss) Income Per Share

 

Basic income (loss) income per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing earnings available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted income (loss) income per share reflects the dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in our earnings. There were approximately 274,000 shares and 257,000132,000 shares issuable upon conversion of unvested restricted shares for the three and sixmonths ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021, respectively.. Such shares were not included in the computation of the diluted loss(loss) income per share for the same periodsprior year period as the inclusion would have been anti-dilutive due to the net loss. There were no721,000 and 0 outstanding stock options at June 30,March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020 or June 30, 2019., respectively. Income per share is the same for both Class A and Class B shares.

 

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the calculation of net income (loss) income per share included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations:

 

(in thousands except per share data)

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Numerators:

              
(Loss) income from continuing operations $(23,168) $5,245 $(26,252) $9,003 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 $8,581  $(3,084)
Income from discontinued operations 825 826 1,696 1,501   2,559   871 

Net (loss) income

 $(22,343) $6,071  $(24,556) $10,504 

Net income (loss)

 $11,140  $(2,213)

Denominator:

              

Denominator for basic (loss) income per share – weighted-average shares

 17,089  18,438  17,584  18,410 

Denominator for basic income (loss) per share – weighted-average shares

 16,954  18,088 

Effect of dilutive securities:

              

Equivalent shares issuable upon conversion of unvested restricted shares

  -   168   -   160  132  0 

Denominator for diluted (loss) income per share adjusted weighted-average shares and assumed conversions

  17,089   18,606   17,584   18,570 
Equivalent shares issuable upon conversion of unvested employee stock options  0  0 

Denominator for diluted income (loss) per share adjusted weighted-average shares and assumed conversions

 $17,086  $18,088 
  

Net (loss) income per share:

         

(Loss) income from continuing operations

 $(1.36) $0.28  $(1.49) $0.49 

Basic income (loss) per share:

     

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 $0.51  $(0.17)
Income from discontinued operations  0.05  0.04  0.10  0.08   0.15   0.05 
Net (loss) income (1) $(1.31) $0.33 $(1.40) $0.57 

Net income (loss) (1)

 $0.66  $(0.12)

Diluted income (loss) per share:

     

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 $0.50  $(0.17)

Income from discontinued operations

  0.15   0.05 

Net income (loss) (1)

 $0.65  $(0.12)

 

(1)Sum of the individual amounts may not add due to rounding.

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Note 3.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Accordingly, fair value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The fair value of the commodity contracts, including our former fuel hedges, is determined based on quotes from the counterparty which were verified by comparing them to the exchange on which the related futures are traded, adjusted for counterparty credit risk. The fair value of our interest rate swap agreements is determined using the market-standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed-cash payments and the discounted expected variable-cash receipts. The variable-cash receipts are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. These analyses reflect the contractual terms of the swap, including the period to maturity, and use observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. The fair value of available-for-sale securities is based upon quoted prices in active markets. The fair value calculation also includes an amount for risk of non-performance of our counterparties using "significant unobservable inputs" such as estimates of current credit spreads to evaluate the likelihood of default, which we have determined to be insignificant to the overall fair value of our interest rate swap agreements.  A three-tier fair value hierarchy is used to prioritize the inputs in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1. Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

Level 2. Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3. Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 
         

(in thousands)

        

Hedge derivatives

 

March 31, 2021

  

December 31, 2020 (1)

 

Net Fair Value of Derivative

 $(1,827) $(3,106)

Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)

  0   0 

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)

  (1,827)  (3,106)

Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

  0   0 
         

(1) Includes derivative assets of $122 at December 31, 2020.

        
         

Available-for-sale securities

 

March 31, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

 

Fair Value of Securities

 $1,541  $1,310 

Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)

  1,541   1,310 

Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)

  0   0 

Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

  0   0 

Our financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, certificates of deposit, accounts receivable, commodity contracts, accounts payable, debt, and interest rate swaps. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, certificates of deposit, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and current debt approximates their fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. 

Interest rates that are currently available to us for issuance of long-term debt with similar terms and remaining maturities are used to estimate the fair value of our long-term debt, which primarily consists of revenue equipment installment notes. The fair value of our revenue equipment installment notes approximated the carrying value as of March 31, 2021, as the weighted average interest rate on these notes approximates the market rate for similar debt. Borrowings under our revolving Credit Facility (as defined herein) approximate fair value due to the variable interest rate on that facility. There were no fuel hedge derivatives outstanding as of March 31, 2021. The fair value of all interest rate swap agreements that were in effect as of March 31, 2021 was approximately $1.8 million.

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Note 4.

Discontinued Operations

 

As of June 30, 2020, our former Factoring reportable segment was classified as discontinued operations as it: (i) iswas a component of the entity, (ii) meetsmet the criteria as held for sale, and (iii) hashad a material effect on the Company's operations and financial results. On July 8, 2020, we closed on the disposition of substantially all of the operations and assets of Transport Financial Services (“TFS”), a division of Covenant Transport Solutions LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company,TFS, which included substantially all of the assets and operations of our Factoring reportable segment. The sale consisted primarily of $103.3 million of net accounts receivable, which included $108.7 million of gross accounts receivable, less advances and rebates of $5.4 million. 

 

Beginning with the period ended June 30, 2020, weWe have reflected the former Factoring reportable segment as discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented. Prior periods have been adjusted to conform to the current presentation. The sale consisted primarily of $103.3 million of net accounts receivable, which included $108.7 million of gross accounts receivable, less advances and rebates of $5.4 million. 

 

The following table summarizes the results of our discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and six2020:

(in thousands)

 

Three months ended March 31,

 
  

2021

  

2020

 

Total revenue

 $0  $2,739 

Operating expenses

  0   577 

Operating income

  0   2,162 

Reversal of contingent loss liability

  (3,412)  0 

Interest expense

  0   993 

Income before income taxes

  3,412   1,169 

Income tax expense

  853   298 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

 $2,559  $871 

Operating income for the three months ended June 30, 2020 March 31, 2021and relates to the gain on the reversal of our contingent loss liability in the amount of $3.4 million. Reversal of contingent liability for the 2019three: months ended March 31, 2021 relates to the reduced exposure of future indemnification by the Company to Triumph, as a result of the collection of covered receivables identified in the amended purchase agreement, as described in Note 1.

(in thousands) Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  June 30,  June 30, 
  2020  2019  2020  2019 
Total revenue $2,516  $2,258  $5,255  $4,106 
                 
Operating expenses  453   444   1,030   813 
Operating income  2,063   1,814   4,225   3,293 
Interest expense  955   705   1,948   1,278 
Income before income taxes  1,108   1,109   2,277   2,015 
Income tax expense  283   283   581   514 
Net income from discontinued operations, net of tax  $825  $826  $1,696  $1,501 

 

Interest expense not directly attributable to or related to other operations has been allocated to discontinued operations in a manner consistent with debt needed to finance the net average funds employed by the Factoring reportable segment, multiplied by the Company’s weighted average interest rate.

The following table summarizes the major classes of assets and liabilities included as discontinued operations as of June 30, 2020 March 31, 2021and December 31, 2019:2020:

(in thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

Current assets:

        

Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $600 in 2020 and $408 in 2019

 $98,131  $86,620 

Current assets of discontinued operations

  98,131   86,620 
         

Current liabilities:

        

Accounts payable

  5,494   6,245 

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

 $5,494  $6,245 

(in thousands)

 

March 31, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

 

Noncurrent deferred tax asset

 $1,275  $9,535 

Noncurrent assets from discontinued operations

  1,275   9,535 

Total assets from discontinued operations

 $1,275  $9,535 
         

Liabilities:

        

Accounts payable

 $816  $816 

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

  816   816 

Long-term contingent loss liability

  5,100   44,151 

Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations

  5,100   44,151 

Total liabilities from discontinued operations

 $5,916  $44,967 
 

Net cash flows used by operating activities related to discontinued operations were $10.0 million and $20.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  There were 0 investing or financingnet cash flows related to discontinued operations for either the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2021. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, discontinued operations used $22.0 million of net cash flows from operating activities, and there were 0 related investing or 2019.financing cash flows.

 

The following unaudited summary information is presented on a consolidated pro forma basis as if the Factoring assets were sold as of January 1, 2019.2020.

 

(in thousands) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended 

Three months ended March 31,

 June 30,  June 30, 

2021

 

2020

 2020  2019  2020  2019 
Total revenue $191,689  $217,040  $402,502  $434,373 

$ 220,889

 

$ 210,813

(Loss) income from continuing operations (23,168) 5,245 (26,251) 9,003 
(Loss) income per basic and diluted share from continuing operations $(1.36) $0.28  $(1.49) 0.49 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

8,581

 

(3,084)

Income (loss) per basic share from continuing operations

$ 0.51

 

$ (0.17)

Income (loss) per diluted share from continuing operations

$ 0.50

 

$ (0.17)

 

The Company and the purchaser of TFS’ assets are involved in a dispute relatedRefer to the disposition. The purchaser asserts that, subsequent to the closing, it identified that approximately $66.0 millionNote 1, “Significant Accounting Policies” of the assets acquired  related to advances against future payments to be made pursuant to long-term contractual arrangements betweenaccompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further information about the obligor on such contracts and TFS’ clients for services that had not yet been performed (as opposed to advances against future payments for services that had been performed), that this fact was not disclosed to the purchaser, and the purchase of such advances was not contemplated by theamended TFS purchase agreement. The Company is engaged in discussions to determine whether this dispute can be amicably resolved and is also evaluating other options should the discussions not produce an amicable resolution. It is too early to determine the likely outcome of this dispute, any liability or expenses the Company may incur, any cash the Company may need to pay or invest, any impact on the Company’s total leverage, or the gain or loss the Company ultimately may record on the transaction compared with the $26.5 million gain previously estimated. The facts are still being gathered, and a solution that is acceptable to both companies may or may not be found.

 

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Note 4.5.

Segment Information

 

Until the second quarter of 2020, we had four reportable segments, Highway Services, Dedicated, Managed Freight, and Factoring.Factoring Services. As discussed in Note 3,above, our Factoring reportable segment was classified as discontinued operations as of June 30, 2020.As of September 30, 2020, the segment formerly known as Highway Services is now reflected as Expedited, given the change in business mix surrounding the exit of the majority of the solo-refrigerated business in the second quarter of 2020. In addition, given management changes and growth, we have reported Warehousing as a separate reportable segment from Managed Freight. We believe the updated reportable segments reflect our service offerings, strategic direction, and how management, including our chief operating decision maker, monitors our performance.

 

Our remainingfour reportable segments are as follows:include:

 

 

Highway Services: Includes the Company’sExpedited: The Expedited and OTRsegment primarily provides truckload services which are typically ad-hoc and do not include long-term contracts.

o

Expedited services primarily involvesto customers with high service freight withand delivery standards, such as 1,000 miles in 22 hours, or 15-minute delivery windows. Expedited services generally require two-person driver teams on equipment either owned or leased by the Company.

o

OTR services provide customers with one-way load capacity over irregular routes for loads that are typically shorter in nature.

 

 

Dedicated: Specializes in providingThe Dedicated segment provides customers with committed truckload capacity over extended contractcontracted periods using equipmentwith the goal of three to five years in length. Equipment is either owned or leased by the Company. Many of our Dedicated contract customers are automotive companies or shippers of produce, where the nature of the product we ship requires high service standards.

 

 

Managed Freight: Includes the Company’s Brokerage, TMSThe Managed Freight segment includes our brokerage and Warehousing services.

o

transport management services (“TMS”). Brokerage services provide logistics capacity by outsourcing the carriage of customers’ freight to contractual third parties.

o

TMS provides comprehensive logistics services on a contractual basis to customers who prefer to outsource their logistics needs.

 

o

Warehousing: The Warehousing servicessegment provides day-to-day warehouse management services to customers who have chosen to outsource this function.

 

The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in our 20192020 Form 10-K. Substantially all intersegment sales prices are market based. We evaluate performance based on operating income of the respective business units.

 

The following table summarizes our total revenue by our three4 reportable segments, disaggregated to the service offering level, as used by our chief operating decision makermakers in making decisions regarding allocation of resources etc., organized first by reportable segment and then by service offering for the three and sixmonths ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and 20192020:

 

(in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Revenues:

                

Highway Services

                

Expedited

 $67,907  $65,230  $135,503  $126,852 

OTR

  11,871   24,433   30,435   51,139 

Total Highway Services

  79,778   89,663   165,938   177,991 
                 

Dedicated

  65,940   85,745   147,728   170,078 
                 

Managed Freight:

                

Brokerage

  28,443   20,277   50,222   44,583 

TMS

  5,919   9,431   14,877   17,801 

Warehousing

  11,609   11,924   23,737   23,920 

Total Managed Freight

  45,971   41,632   88,836   86,304 
                 

Total revenues

 $191,689  $217,040  $402,502  $434,373 

(in thousands)

                    

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

 

Expedited

  

Dedicated

  

Managed Freight

  

Warehousing

  

Consolidated

 

Total revenue from external customers

 $78,481  $75,446  $51,397  $15,565  $220,889 

Intersegment revenue

  446   0   0   0   446 

Operating income (loss)

  6,237   (1,770)  4,887   1,155   10,509 
                     

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

 

Expedited

  

Dedicated

  

Managed Freight

  

Warehousing

  

Consolidated

 

Total revenue from external customers

 $86,161  $81,788  $30,737  $12,127  $210,813 

Intersegment revenue

  2,880   0   0   0   2,880 

Operating (loss) income

  (1,757)  (1,325)  653   975   (1,454)
                     

(in thousands)

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 
  

2021

  

2020

 

Total external revenues for reportable segments

 $220,889  $210,813 

Intersegment revenues for reportable segments

  446   2,880 

Elimination of intersegment revenues

  (446)  (2,880)

Total consolidated revenues

 $220,889  $210,813 


 

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Note 5.6.

Income Taxes

 

Income tax expense in both 20202021 and 20192020 varies from the amount computed by applying the federal corporate income tax rates of 21% to income before income taxes, primarily due to state income taxes, net of federal income tax effect, adjusted for permanent differences, the most significant of which is the effect of the per diem pay structure for drivers. Drivers who meet the requirements to receive per diem receive non-taxable per diem pay in lieu of a portion of their taxable wages. This per diem program increases our drivers' net pay per mile, after taxes, while decreasing gross pay, before taxes. As a result, salaries, wages, and related expenses are slightly lower and our effective income tax rate is higher than the statutory rate. Generally, as pre-tax income increases, the impact of the driver per diem program on our effective tax rate decreases, because aggregate per diem pay becomes smaller in relation to pre-tax income, while in periods where earnings are at or near breakeven the impact of the per diem program on our effective tax rate is significant. Due to the partially nondeductible effect of per diem pay, our tax rate will fluctuate in future periods based on fluctuations in earnings.

 

Our liability recorded for uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 has increaseddecreased by less than $0.1 million since December 31, 20192020.

 

The net deferred tax liability of $70.6$71.2 million primarily relates to differences in cumulative book versus tax depreciation of property and equipment, partially off-set by net operating loss carryovers and insurance claims that have been reserved but not paid. The carrying value of our deferred tax assets assumes that we will be able to generate, based on certain estimates and assumptions, sufficient future taxable income in certain tax jurisdictions to utilize these deferred tax benefits. If these estimates and related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to establish a valuation allowance against the carrying value of the deferred tax assets, which would result in additional income tax expense. On a periodic basis, we assess the need for adjustment of the valuation allowance. Based on forecasted taxable income resulting from the reversal of deferred tax liabilities, primarily generated by accelerated depreciation for tax purposes in prior periods, and tax planning strategies available to us, a valuation allowance has been established at June 30, 2020March 31, 2021, for $0.4 million related to certain state net operating loss carryforwards. If these estimates and related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to modify our valuation allowance against the carrying value of the deferred tax assets.

 

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”"CARES Act"). was signed into law. The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions for refundable payroll tax credits, deferral offor employer-side social-security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations, and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. AlthoughThe Company considered the Company is still assessing the impactimpacts of the legislation we doin the not2020 expect therefinancial statements, noting that some items are continuing to be a materialassessed through preparation of the 2020 income tax impact to our consolidated financial statements at this time.

Note 6.

Restructuring and Cost Savings Initiatives

In the second quarter of 2020 we made significant changes to our operational business units, overhead structure and branding strategy in an effort to streamline our business in a manner that we believe will allow us to significantly lower our fixed costs, pay down debt and produce consistent acceptable margins.  These changes include (i) a reduction in our fleet of tractors and refrigerated trailers, which have historically produced unacceptable or unprofitable operating income, (ii) reallocation of our operating fleet toward our more profitable expedited, dedicated and irregular route operations, (iii) the sale of our Hutchins, Texas terminal and discontinued use of our Texarkana, Arkansas terminal, (iv) changes to key management and reductions to headcount, (v) the closure and early termination of our leased office space in Chattanooga, Tennessee that our brokerage group occupied, (vi) the installation of new operational processes allowing us to abandon or discontinue the use of a number of peripheral information technology infrastructure and applications and (vii) a change in our branding strategy to focus on one company name, phasing out the use of the Landair trade name.returns.

 

Although the significant majority of restructuring and cost savings initiatives were completed in the second quarter of 2020, we do anticipate additional costs in the third and fourth quarters of 2020, as we continue to optimize our fleet profile and management team.

We discontinued the use of a significant amount of property and equipment, including assets owned and held under operating leases. We have adjusted the carrying value of the owned property and equipment down to fair market value less estimated costs of disposal and classified them as available held for sale as of June 30, 2020. We expect to sell all the assets within the next twelve months. We terminated the lease agreement on a leased office facility in Chattanooga, TN during the second quarter of 2020 and recognized the related loss on the termination of the right of use asset and the abandonment of leasehold improvements within the impairment of property and equipment line item of the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The following table provides a summary of the asset groups impaired, amount of the impairment and a description of the valuation technique used to determine fair value. We believe that these impairment activities are substantially complete. Accordingly, we do not expect to incur additional charges in connection with this activity.

(in thousands)

Description

 

Amount

 Segment(s) Impacted

Value Determination

Revenue equipment

 $16,779 Highway Services and Dedicated

Third Party Market Appraisal

Terminal facility, leasehold improvements, and equipment, Texarkana, AR

  7,319 Highway Services and Dedicated

Third Party Market Appraisal

Leased office facility, Chattanooga, TN

  2,236 Managed Freight

Loss on ROU Asset and Leasehold Improvements

Training and orientation center, Chattanooga, TN

  235 Highway Services and Dedicated

Quoted Market Price

Impairment of right-of-use asset, long lived properties, and equipment

 $26,569   

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Other restructuring related gains and charges incurred during the second quarter of 2020 are summarized in the table below. Unless noted below, we believe that these other restructuring related gains and charges are substantially complete. Accordingly, we do not expect to incur additional charges in connection with this activity.

(in thousands)

Description

 

Amount

 Segment(s) Impacted

Statement of Operations Line Item

Gain on sale of Hutchins, TX terminal

 $(5,712)Highway Services and Dedicated

Gain on disposition of property and equipment, net

Employee separation costs (1)  1,791 Highway Services, Dedicated and Managed FreightSalaries, wages, and related expenses

Abandonment of information technology infrastructure and applications

  1,048 Highway Services and DedicatedGain on disposition of property and equipment, net
Change in useful life/abandonment of intangible assets  1,331 Dedicated and Managed FreightDepreciation and amortization
Abandonment of revenue equipment held under operating leases  825 Highway Services and DedicatedRevenue equipment rentals and purchased transportation
Contract exit costs and restructuring related costs and professional fees  695 Highway Services and Dedicated

General supplies and expenses

Total

 $(22)  

(1) As of June 30, 2020 we have a $1.0 million current liability related to employee separation costs.  We expect to incur additional employee separation costs in the third and fourth quarters of 2020 related to this restructuring activity, but do not have enough information to quantify at this time.

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Note 7.

Debt

 

Current and long-term debt and lease obligations consisted of the following atas of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20192020:

 

(in thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

  

March 31, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

 
 

Current

 

Long-Term

 

Current

 

Long-Term

  

Current

  

Long-Term

  

Current

  

Long-Term

 

Borrowings under Credit Facility

 $-  $-  $-  $-  $0  $10,477  $0  $15,000 

Revenue equipment installment notes; weighted average interest rate of 3.6% at June 30, 2020, and 3.7% at December 31, 2019, due in monthly installments with final maturities at various dates ranging from July 2020 to April 2025, secured by related revenue equipment

 52,446  194,526  53,431  177,514 
         

Real estate notes; interest rate of 1.9% at June 30, 2020 and 3.3% at December 31, 2019 due in monthly installments with a fixed maturity at August 2035, secured by related real estate

 1,116  22,106  1,093  22,670 
Borrowings under the Draw Note 0 35,639 0 0 

Revenue equipment installment notes; weighted average interest rate of 1.6% at March 31, 2021, and 2.0% at December 31, 2020, due in monthly installments with final maturities at various dates ranging from December 2021 to November 2022, secured by related revenue equipment

 4,913  4,450  6,437  11,358 

Real estate notes; interest rate of 1.8% at March 31, 2021 and 1.9% at December 31, 2020 due in monthly installments with a fixed maturity at August 2035, secured by related real estate

 1,152  21,237  1,140  21,530 

Deferred loan costs

  (80)  -   (147)  (7)  0   0   0   0 

Total debt

 53,482  216,632  54,377  200,177  6,065  71,803  7,577  47,888 

Principal portion of finance lease obligations, secured by related revenue equipment

 7,125  25,609  7,258  26,010  6,147  9,663  5,687  10,756 

Principal portion of operating lease obligations, secured by related revenue equipment

  18,407   30,225   19,460   40,882   16,844   17,532   16,989   21,474 

Total debt and lease obligations

 $79,014  $272,466  $81,095  $267,069  $29,056  $98,998  $30,253  $80,118 

 

We and substantially all of our subsidiaries are parties to the Credit Facility with Bank of America, N.A., as agent (the "Agent") and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (together with the Agent, the "Lenders"). On October 23, 2020, we amended and extended the Credit Facility (the “Eighteenth Amendment”). The Credit Facility is a $95.0$110.0 million revolving credit facility, with an uncommitted accordion feature that, so long as no event of default exists, allows us to request an increase in the revolving credit facility of up to $50.0 million subject to Lender acceptance of the additional funding commitment. The Credit Facility includes within our $95.0 million revolving credit facility, a letter of credit sub facility in an aggregate amount of $95.0$105.0 million and a swing line sub facility in an aggregate amount equal to the greater of $10.0 million or 10% of the Lenders' aggregate commitments under the Credit Facility from time-to-time. The Credit Facility matures in September 2021.October 2025.

 

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 greater of the Agent’s prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.5%, or LIBOR plus 1.0%, plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.5%0.25% to 1.0%0.75%; while LIBOR loans accrue interest at LIBOR, plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.5%1.25% to 2.0%1.75%. The applicable rates are adjusted quarterly based on average pricing availability. The unused line fee is the product of 0.25% times the average daily amount by which the Lenders' aggregate revolving commitments under the Credit Facility 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 obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by us and secured by a pledge of substantially all of our assets, with the notable exclusion of any real estate or revenue equipment pledged under other financing agreements, including revenue equipment installment notes and finance leases.

 

Borrowings under the Credit Facility are subject to a borrowing base limited to the lesser of (A) $95.0110.0 million, minus the sum of the stated amount of all outstanding letters of credit; or (B) the sum of (i) 85%87.5% of eligible accounts receivable, plus (ii) the lesserleast of (a) 85% of the appraised net orderly liquidation value of eligible revenue equipment, (b) 95%100% of the net book value of eligible revenue equipment, or (c) 35%40.9% of the Lenders' aggregate revolving commitments under the Credit Facility, or (d) $45.0 million, plus (iii) the lesser of (a) $25.0$10.4 million or (b) 75%80% of the appraised fair market value of eligible real estate, as reduced by a periodic amortization amount. We had 0 outstanding$10.5 million borrowings under the Credit Facility as of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021, undrawn letters of credit outstanding of approximately $36.7$29.7 million, and available borrowing capacity of $58.3$69.8 million. As of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021, there were 0 outstanding$0.5 million of base rate orand $10.0 million of LIBOR loans. Based on availability as of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and 20192020, there was no0 fixed charge coverage requirement.

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The Credit Facility includes usual and customary events of default for a facility of this nature and provides that, upon the occurrence and continuation of an event of default, payment of all amounts payable under the Credit Facility may be accelerated, and the Lenders' commitments may be terminated. If an event of default occurs under the Credit Facility and the Lenders cause, or have the ability to cause, all of the outstanding debt obligations under the Credit Facility to become due and payable, this could result in a default under other debt instruments that contain acceleration or cross-default provisions. The Credit Facility contains certain restrictions and covenants relating to, among other things, debt, dividends, liens, acquisitions and dispositions outside of the ordinary course of business, and affiliate transactions. Failure to comply with the covenants and restrictions set forth in the Credit Facility could result in an event of default. 

 

Pricing for the revenue equipment installment notes is quoted by the respective financial affiliates of our primary revenue equipment suppliers and other lenders at the funding of each group of equipment acquired and include fixed annual rates for new equipment under retail installment contracts. The notes included in the funding are due in monthly installments with final maturities at various dates ranging from July 2020December 2021 to November 20242022. The notes contain certain requirements regarding payment, insuring of collateral, and other matters, but do not have any financial or other material covenants or events of default except certain notes totaling $217.3$6.4 million are cross-defaulted with the Credit Facility. Additional borrowings from the financial affiliates of our primary revenue equipment suppliers and other lenders are expected to be available to fund new tractors expected to be delivered in 2020,2021, while any other property and equipment purchases, including trailers, are expected to be funded with a combination of available cash, notes, operating leases, finance leases, and/or from the Credit Facility.

In April 2020, in an effort to improve our liquidity during the COVID-19 pandemic, we executed a modification to certain of our revenue equipment installment notes, exercising an option to make interest only payments for a period of 90 days, extending the due date of $177.3 million of debt by three months.

 

In August 2015, we financed a portion of the purchase of our corporate headquarters, a maintenance facility, and certain surrounding property in Chattanooga, Tennessee by entering into a $28.0 million variable rate note with a third party lender. The note contains certain restrictions and covenants that are usual and customary for a note of this nature. Failure to comply with the covenants and restrictions set forth in the note could result in an event of default. Concurrently with entering into the note, we entered into an interest rate swap to effectively fix the related interest rate to 4.2%. The note contains certain restrictions and covenants that are usual and customary for a note of this nature. Failure to comply with the covenants and restrictions set forth in the note could result in an event of default. For the second quarter ended June 30, 2020, we obtained a waiver from the third-party lender for a financial covenant that we did not comply with. Absent the waiver we would have been in default under our covenants.  We expect to be in compliance with our debt covenants for the next 12 months.

 

In connection with the TFS Settlement, in September 2020, TBK Bank, SSB, as lender and agent for Triumph (“TBK Bank”), provided the Company with a $45 million line of credit (the “Draw Note”), the proceeds of which are to be used solely to satisfy our indemnification obligations under the TFS Settlement. We may borrow pursuant to the Draw Note until September 23, 2025. Any amount outstanding under the Draw Note will accrue interest at a per annum rate equal to one and one-half (1.5) percentage points over LIBOR, provided, however, that LIBOR shall be deemed to be at least 0.25%.  Accrued interest is due monthly and the outstanding principal balance is due on September 23, 2026. To secure our obligations under the TFS Settlement and the Draw Note, we pledged certain unencumbered revenue equipment with an estimated net orderly liquidation value of $60 million. The Draw Note includes usual and customary events of default for a facility of this nature and provides that, upon occurrence and continuation of an event of default, payment of all amounts payable under the Draw Note may be accelerated. During the first quarter of 2021, we received an indemnification call from Triumph of $35.6 million related to the TFS Settlement, which was funded by drawing on the Draw Note.

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Note 8.

Lease Obligations

 

We finance a portion of our revenue equipment, office and terminal properties, computer and office equipment, and other equipment using leases.  A number of these leases include one or more options to renew or extend the agreements beyond the expiration date or to terminate the agreement prior to the lease expiration date, and such options are included in or excluded from the lease term, respectively, when those options are reasonably certain to be exercised. 

Finance lease obligations are utilized to finance a portion of our revenue equipment and are entered into with certain finance companies who are not parties to our Credit Facility. The finance leases in effect at June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 terminate from September 20202021 through April 2025November 2023 and contain guarantees of the residual value of the related equipment by us. As such, the residual guarantees are included in the related debt balance as a balloon payment at the end of the related term as well as included in the future minimum finance lease payments. These lease agreements require us to pay personal property taxes, maintenance, and operating expenses. Our operating lease obligations do not typically include residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

 

 A summary of our lease obligations at June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and 20192020 are as follows:

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30, 2020

  

June 30, 2019

  

June 30, 2020

  

June 30, 2019

 
          

March 31, 2021

  

March 31, 2020

 

Finance lease cost:

          

Amortization of right-of-use assets

 $968  $1,408  $2,005  $2,819  $1,007  $1,037 

Interest on lease liabilities

 278  206  525  433  174  247 

Operating lease cost

 7,445  5,475  14,047  11,657  5,911  6,602 

Variable lease cost

 156  -  314  -  63  158 
              

Total lease cost

 $8,847  $7,089  $16,891  $14,909  $7,155  $8,044 
          

Other information

          

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

          

Operating cash flows from finance leases

 968  1,297  2,005  2,443  1,007  1,037 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 7,601  5,475  14,361  11,657  5,974  6,760 

Financing cash flows from finance leases

 278  206  525  433  633  1,305 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities

 2,127  -  2,127  - 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

 2,176  3,089  2,637  6,325  224  461 

Weighted-average remaining lease term—finance leases

 

2.4 years

        

1.8 years

   

Weighted-average remaining lease term—operating leases

 

2.7 years

        

2.1 years

   

Weighted-average discount rate—finance leases

 3.3%        4.3%   

Weighted-average discount rate—operating leases

 5.2%        5.3%   

 

During the second quarterAs of 2020 we recognized approximately $2.2 million of impairment expense related to a leased office facility in Chattanooga, TN held under an operating lease and $0.8 million of additional revenue equipment and purchased transportation expense related to the abandonment of revenue equipment held under an operating lease.  At June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019, 2020, right-of-use assets of $46.4$33.4 million and $58.8$37.4 million for operating leases and $32.0$25.1 million and $35.6$29.4 million for finance leases, respectively, are included in net property and equipment in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Operating lease right-of-use asset amortization is included in revenue equipment rentals and purchased transportation, communication and utilities, and general supplies and expenses, depending on the underlying asset, in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. Amortization of finance leased assets is included in depreciation and amortization expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

Our future minimum lease payments as of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021, are summarized as follows by lease category:

 

(in thousands)

 

Operating

  

Finance

  

Operating

  

Finance

 
2020 (1) $10,885  $8,076 

2021

 18,682  8,548 
2021 (1) $13,837  $6,736 

2022

 15,713  9,580  15,613  7,678 

2023

 6,869  7,524  6,852  1,607 

2024

 28  1,212  49  0 

2025

 9  0 

Thereafter

  9   -   0   0 

Total minimum lease payments

 $52,186  $34,940  $36,360  $16,021 

Less: amount representing interest

  (3,554)  (2,206)  (1,984)  (211)

Present value of minimum lease payments

 $48,632  $32,734  $34,376  $15,810 

Less: current portion

  (18,407)  (7,125)  (16,844)  (6,147)

Lease obligations, long-term

 $30,225  $25,609  $17,532  $9,663 

 

(1) Excludes the sixthree months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021.

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Note 9.

Stock-Based Compensation

 

Our Third Amended and Restated 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Incentive Plan") governs the issuance of equity awards and other incentive compensation to management and members of the boardBoard of directors.Directors (the "Board"). On May 8, 2019,July 1, 2020, the stockholders, upon recommendation of the board of directors,Board, approved the FirstSecond Amendment (the “First“Second Amendment”) to theour Third Amended and Restated 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan.Plan (the "Incentive Plan"). The FirstSecond Amendment (i) increasesincreased the number of shares of Class A common stock available for issuance under the Incentive Plan by an additional 750,0001,900,000 shares, (ii) implements additional changes designedadded a fungible share reserve feature, under which shares subject to comply with certain shareholder advisory group guidelinesstock options and best practices,stock appreciation rights will be counted as one share for every share granted and shares subject to all other awards will be counted as 1.80 shares for every share granted, (iii) makes technical updates relatedadded a double-trigger vesting requirement upon a change in control, (iv) eliminated the Compensation Committee’s discretion to Sectionaccelerate vesting, except in cases involving death or disability, (v) increased the maximum award granted or payable to any 162one(m) participant under the Incentive Plan for a calendar year from 200,000 shares of Class A common stock or $2,000,000, in the Internal Revenue Codeevent the award is paid in lightcash, to 500,000 shares of Class A common stock or $4,000,000, in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (iv) re-setsevent the term ofaward is paid cash, (vi) re-set the date through which awards may be made under the Incentive Plan to expire with respect to the ability to grant new awards on March 31, 2029,June 1, 2030, and (v) makes such(vii) made other miscellaneous, administrative and conforming changes as were necessary.changes.

 

The Incentive Plan permits annual awards of shares of our Class A common stock to executives, other key employees, consultants, non-employee directors, and eligible participants under various types of options, restricted stock, awards, or other equity instruments. As of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021, there were 417,0421,685,323 shares remaining of the 2,300,0004,200,000 shares available for award under the Incentive Plan. No participant in the Incentive Plan may receive awards of any type of equity instruments in any calendar year that relates to more than 200,000500,000 shares of our Class A common stock.stock or $4,000,000, in the event the award is paid in cash. No awards may be made under the Incentive Plan after March 31, 2023.June 1, 2030. To the extent available, we have issued treasury stock to satisfy all share-based incentive plans.

 

Included in salaries, wages, and related expenses within the condensed consolidated statements of operations is the recognitionstock-based compensation expense of approximately $0.4$2.6 million and $0.8$0.5 million of stock-based compensation expense for the three-months ended March 31, 2021 and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, and the reversal of $1.8 million and $0.5respectively. $2.2 million of stock-basedstock compensation expense for therecorded in three2021 relates to restricted shares, and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.$0.4 million relates to unvested options. All stock compensation expense recorded in the 2020 and 2019quarter relates to restricted shares, as no0 unvested options were outstanding during these periods. this period.

 

The Incentive Plan allows participants to pay the federal and state minimum statutory tax withholding requirements related to awards that vest or allows participants to deliver to us shares of Class A common stock having a fair market value equal to the minimum amount of such required withholding taxes. To satisfy withholding requirements for shares that vested through June 30, 2020March 31, 2021, certain participants elected to forfeit receipt of an aggregate of 5,11927,041 shares of Class A common stock at a weighted average per share price of $14.15$19.66 based on the closing price of our Class A common stock on the dates the shares vested in 20202021, in lieu of the federal and state minimum statutory tax withholding requirements. We remitted less than $0.1$0.5 million to the proper taxing authorities in satisfaction of the employees' minimum statutory withholding requirements.

 

Note 10.

Commitments and Contingencies

 

From time-to-time, we are a party to ordinary, routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, most of which involves claims for personal injury and property damage incurred in connection with the transportation of freight.

 

Our subsidiary Covenant Transport, Inc. (“Covenant Transport”) is a defendant in a lawsuit filed on November 9, 2018, in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Richard Tabizon (a California resident and former driver) who is seeking to have the lawsuit certified as a class action. The complaint asserts that the time period covered by the lawsuit is from October 31, 2014 to the present and alleges claims for failure to properly pay drivers for rest breaks, failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements and/or reimbursement of business related expenses, unlawful deduction of wages, failure to pay proper minimum wage and overtime wages, failure to provide all wages due at termination, and other related wage and hour claims under the California Labor Code. Since the original filing date, the case has been removed from the Los Angeles Superior Court to the U.S. District Court in the Central District of California and subsequently the case was transferred to the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Tennessee where the case is now pending. The Court has set a bench trialSubsequent to begin on August 25, 2020.March 31, 2021, Covenant Transport intends to vigorously defend itself in this matter.  We do not currently have enough informationlawsuit was settled at mediation for an immaterial amount, pending court approval. Our accruals related to make a reasonable estimate as to the likelihood, or amount of a loss, or a range of reasonably possible losses as a result of this claim as such there have been no related accruals recorded as of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 .    were sufficient to cover this settlement.

 

On February, 28 2019, Covenant Transport was named in a separate (but related) lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California requesting civil penalties under the California Private Attorneys’ General Act for the same underlying wage and hour claims at issue in the putative class action case noted above. On August 1, 2019, the Los Angeles Superior Court entered an order staying the action pending completion of the earlier-filed action that is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Covenant Transport intends to vigorously defend itself in this matter. We do not currently have enough information to make a reasonable estimate as to the likelihood, or amount of a loss, or a range of reasonably possible losses as a result of this claim, as such there have been no related accruals recorded as of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021.

 

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On August 2, 2018, Curtis Markson, et al. (collectively, “Markson”), filed a putative class action case in United States District Court, Central District of California generically claiming that five (5) specified trucking companies (including our subsidiary Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc.) entered into a "no poaching conspiracy" in which they agreed not to solicit or hire employees in California who were "under contract" with a fellow defendant. The allegations center around new drivers in California who received their commercial driver's license through driving schools associated with, or paid for by, one of the named defendants, in exchange for agreeing to drive for that defendant carrier for a specified amount of time (typically 8-10 months). Over the ensuing 182024 months, the Plaintiffs added Covenant Transportmore trucking companies as a co-defendantco-defendants in the lawsuit, including Covenant Transport on April 23, 2020. The lawsuit claims that the named defendants sent letters to one another, providing notice of "under contract" status, if these new California drivers were hired by another defendant carrier prior to the driver completing their contractual obligations. Plaintiffs contend that these notifications evidence a collusive agreement by the named defendants to restrain competition among trucking companies in California and suppress wages. Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc. and Covenant Transport, Inc. are vigorously defending themselves against these claims. We do not currently have enough information to make a reasonable estimate as to the likelihood, or amount of a loss, or a range of reasonably possible losses as a result of this claim, as such there have been no related accruals recorded as of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021.

 

Our insurance program includes multi-year policies

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On February 11, 2021, a lawsuit was filed against Covenant Transport on behalf of Wesley Maas (a California resident and former driver) who is seeking to have the lawsuit certified as a class action. The lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of San Bernardino County, California. The Complaint alleges claims for failure to pay all lawful wages, failure to provide lawful meal and rest periods or compensation in lieu thereof, failure to timely pay wages, failure to comply with specific insurance limits thatitemized wage statement provisions, failure to indemnify for expenditures, and violations of California Labor Code and unfair competition laws. Covenant Transport intends to vigorously defend itself in this matter. We do may notbe eroded over currently have enough information to make a reasonable estimate as to the courselikelihood, or amount of the policy term. If that occurs, we will be operating with less liability coverage insurance at various levelsa loss, or a range of our insurance tower. For the current policy period (reasonably possible losses as a result of this claim, as such there have been April 1, 2018 noto related accruals recorded as of March 31, 2021),2021. aggregate limits available in the coverage layer $9.0 million in excess of $1.0 million are estimated to be fully eroded based on current claims expense accruals. As a result, any increases to existing claims, and/or new claims filed prior to March 31, 2021, may require additional expense accruals. Additionally, there is the possibility of mandatory reinstatement charges for the expired policy providing coverage in the $10.0 million in excess of $10.0 million layer, for accidents that occurred prior to expiration on March 31, 2020. The expenses associated with additional liability claims may be substantial and such expenses could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Due to these developments, we may experience additional expense accruals, increased insurance and claims expenses, and greater volatility in our insurance and claims expenses, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We maintain insurance to cover liabilities arising from the transportation of freight for amounts in excess of certain self-insured retentions. In management's opinion, our potential exposure under pending legal proceedings is adequately provided for in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Based on our present knowledge of the facts and, in certain cases, advice of outside counsel, management believes the resolution of open claims and pending litigation, discussed above, taking into account existing reserves, is not likely to have a materially adverse effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.statements, however, any future liability claims would impact this analysis.

 

We had $36.7 million and $35.2$29.7 million of outstanding and undrawn letters of credit as of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20192020, respectively.. The letters of credit are maintained primarily to support our insurance programs. Additionally, we had $9.4 million of availability on a line of credit from Triumph solely to fund any indemnification owed to Triumph in relation to the sale of TFS.

 

 

Note 11.

Equity Method Investment

 

We own a minority investment49.0% interest in Transport Enterprise Leasing, LLC ("TEL"). TEL is, a tractor and trailer equipment leasing company and used equipment reseller. There is no loss limitation on our 49.0% interest in TEL. We have not guaranteed any of TEL's debt and have no obligation to provide funding, services, or assets. In May 2016, the operating agreement with TEL was amended to, among other things, remove the previously agreed to fixed date purchase options. Our option to acquire up to the remaining 51% of TEL would have expired May 31, 2016, and TEL’s majority owners would have received the option to purchase our ownership in TEL. There are no current put rights to purchase or sell with any owners. TEL’s majority owners are generally restricted from transferring their interests in TEL, other than to certain permitted transferees, without our consent. There are nothird party liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and/or other commitments that may affect the fair value or risk of our interest in TEL.

We sold $0.8 million and 0 tractors or trailers to TEL during the sixthree-months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and 20192020, respectively, and we received $4.4$0.3 million and $4.6$2.3 million, respectively, for providing various maintenance services, certain back-office functions, and for miscellaneous equipment. There was 0 equipment purchased from TEL during the three-months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. Additionally, we paid less than $0.1 million to TEL for leases of revenue equipment during each of the three-months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.  We recognized a net deferral of gains totaling less than $0.1 million and net reversal of previously deferred gains totaling less than $0.1 million for the sixthree-months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and 20192020, respectively, representing 49% of the gains on units sold to TEL less any gains previously deferred and recognized when the equipment was subsequently sold to a third party. Deferred gains, totaling $0.3 million and $0.2 million at June 30, March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, are being carried as a reduction in our investment in TEL. At June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20192020, we had accounts receivable from TEL of $1.2$1.0 million and $1.3$0.7 million, respectively, related to cash disbursements made pursuant to our performance of certain back-office and maintenance functions on TEL’s behalf.

 

We have accounted for our investment in TEL using the equity method of accounting, and thus our financial results include our proportionate share of TEL's 20202021 net lossincome through June 30, 2020March 31, 2021, or $0.2$3.0 million. We received no0 equity distributiondistributions from TEL during the sixthree-months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and 20192020.

Our accounts receivable from TEL and investment in TEL totaling $31.7 million and $31.9 million, atas of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20192020, respectively, is included in other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. are as follows:

Description:

Balance Sheet Line Item:

March 31, 2021

 

December 31, 2020

Accounts receivable from TEL

Driver advances and other receivables

$ 1,023

 

$ 661

Investment in TEL

Other assets

37,281

 

34,365

Our accounts receivable from TEL related to cash disbursements made pursuant to our performance of certain back-office and maintenance functions on TEL’s behalf.

 

See TEL's summarized financial information below:

 

(in thousands)

 

As of June 30,

 

As of December 31,

  

As of March 31,

 

As of December 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Total Assets

 $348,506  $374,591  $322,254  $374,591 

Total Liabilities

  293,079   318,743   255,059   318,743 

Total Equity

 $55,427  $55,848  $67,195  $55,848 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Revenue

 $23,997  $24,505  $49,218  $48,715  $22,903  $25,221 

Cost of Sales

 2,815  3,417  7,584  10,911  1,143  4,769 

Operating Expenses

  17,649   13,635   36,525   28,088   13,905   18,875 

Operating Income

  3,533   7,453   5,109   9,716   7,855   1,577 

Net Income (Loss)

 $1,021  $4,792  $(421) $6,482  $6,003  $(1,442)

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Note 12.

Goodwill and Other Assets

 

On July 3, 2018, we acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Landair Holdings, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (“Landair”). Landair is a dedicated and for-hire truckload carrier, as well as a supplier of transportation management, warehousing and logistics inventory management services. Landair’s results have been included in the consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. Landair’s trucking operations’ results are reported within our TruckloadDedicated reportable segment, while Landair’s logistics operations’ results are reported within our Managed Freight and Warehousing reportable segment.segments.

 

As a resultThere was no change to the gross amount of management compensation structure changes and a change inidentifiable intangible assets during the branding strategy of the organization, the Company revised the estimated remaining useful life of the Landair trade name to 15 months as of June 30, 2020. three-months ended March 31, 2021. At the end of its useful life, the Landair trade name will have a residual value of $0.5 million. The non-compete agreement with a former Landair executive was terminated duringAmortization expense of $1.2 million and $0.7 million for the secondthree quarter of-months ended 2020.March 31, 2021  These changes resulted in additional amortization of $1.3 million during theand second2020 quarter of June 30, 2020, or a $1.0 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, increase in net loss. The remaining useful lives as adjusted are, respectively, was included in depreciation and amortization in the summarycondensed consolidated statements of other intangible assets below.

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had goodwill of $42.5 million.operations.

 

A summary of other intangible assets as of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20192020 is as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

June 30, 2020

 
  

Gross intangible assets

  

Accumulated amortization

  

Net intangible assets

  

Remaining life (months)

 

Trade name:

                

Dedicated

 $2,402  $(588) $1,814     

Managed Freight

  1,998   (490)  1,508     

Total trade name

  4,400   (1,078)  3,322   15 

Non-compete agreement:

                

Dedicated

  914   (914)  -     

Managed Freight

  486   (486)  -     

Total non-compete agreement

  1,400   (1,400)  -   - 

Customer relationships:

                

Dedicated

  14,072   (2,345)  11,727     

Managed Freight

  14,128   (2,355)  11,773     

Total customer relationships:

  28,200   (4,700)  23,500   120 

Total other intangible assets

 $34,000  $(7,178) $26,822     

(in thousands)

 

December 31, 2019

  

March 31, 2021

 
 

Gross intangible assets

  

Accumulated amortization

  

Net intangible assets

  

Remaining life (months)

  

Gross intangible assets

  

Accumulated amortization

  

Net intangible assets

  

Remaining life (months)

 

Trade name:

                  

Dedicated

 $2,402  $(240) $2,162     $2,402  $(1,512) $890    

Managed Freight

  1,998   (200)  1,798     999  (629) 370    
Warehousing  999  (629)  370    

Total trade name

 4,400  (440) 3,960  162  4,400  (2,770) 1,630  6 

Non-Compete agreement:

                  

Dedicated

 914  (274) 640     914  (914) 0    

Managed Freight

  486   (146)  340     130  (130) 0    
Warehousing  356  (356)  0    

Total non-compete agreement

 1,400  (420) 980  42  1,400  (1,400) 0  - 

Customer relationships:

                  

Dedicated

 14,072  (1,759) 12,313     14,072  (3,225) 10,847    

Managed Freight

  14,128   (1,766)  12,362     1,692  (389) 1,303    
Warehousing  12,436  (2,850)  9,586    

Total customer relationships:

  28,200   (3,525)  24,675  126   28,200   (6,464)  21,736  111 

Total other intangible assets

 $34,000  $(4,385) $29,615     $34,000  $(10,634) $23,366    

 

The above intangible assets have a weighted average remaining lifecarrying amount of 107 months as ofgoodwill was $42.5 million at June 30,March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, compared to 128 months as of December 31, 2019, as a result of the change in estimated useful life as discussed above.  The expected amortization of these assets for the remainder of 2020 and the next five successive years is as follows:

  

(in thousands)

 

2020 (1)

 $2,304 

2021

  4,043 

2022

  2,350 

2023

  2,350 

2024

  2,350 
2025  2,350 

Thereafter

  10,575 

(1) Excludes the six months ended June 30, 2020.respectively.

 

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Note 13.

Equity

 

On February 10, 2020, the Company announced that theour Board approved the repurchase of up to $20.0 million worth of the Company'sCompany’s outstanding Class A common stock. The program was suspended on March 26, 2020, with approximately $2.5 million remaining authorized.

On January 25, 2021, our Board approved the repurchase of up to $40.0 million worth of the shares remaining authorized for purchase.Company's outstanding Class A common stock. There were 0.5 million and 1.4 million shares repurchased in the open market for $8.1 million and $17.5 million during the three months-months ended March 31, 2020.2021 There were no changes to the stock repurchase program during theand three2020 months ended June 30, 2020. , respectively. The Company has the ability to reinstaterepurchase up to $31.9 million worth of the Company's outstanding Class A common stock under the current stock repurchase program as circumstances warrant based on market conditions, cash flow requirements, securities law limitations, and other factors.

 

Note 14.

Liquidity

 

Our business requires significant capital investments over the short-term and the long-term. We generally finance our capital requirements with borrowings under our Credit Facility, cash flows from operations, long-term operating leases, finance leases, secured installment notes with finance companies, and proceeds from the sale of our used revenue equipment. We had working capital (total current assets less total current liabilities) of $180.2$20.3 million and $93.1$14.4 million at June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20192020, respectively. Based on our expected financial condition, net capital expenditures, and results of operations and related net cash flows, we believe our working capital and sources of liquidity will be adequate to meet our current and projected needs for at least the next year.

 

As of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021, we had no$10.5 million borrowings outstanding, undrawn letters of credit outstanding of approximately $36.7$29.7 million, and available borrowing capacity of $58.3$69.8 million under the Credit Facility. Additionally, we had $9.6 million of availability on a line of credit from Triumph solely to fund any indemnification owed to Triumph in relation to the sale of TFS. Fluctuations in the outstanding balance and related availability under our Credit Facility are driven primarily by cash flows from operations and the timing and nature of property and equipment additions that are not funded through notes payable, as well as the nature and timing of collection of accounts receivable, payments of accrued expenses, and receipt of proceeds from disposals of property and equipment.

 

As partDuring the first half of our strategic focus to reduce overhead costs and2020, in response to the uncertainty of the upcoming economic environment as a result of COVID-19 and as part of our strategic focus to reduce overhead costs, we have begun takingtook measures to preserve our liquidity, including capital reductions, financing, cost reduction, and working capital actions. Additionally,During 2020, we paid down approximately $200.0 million of debt and lease obligations and plan to continue to pay down debt as we are able. If needed, we have other potential flexible sources of liquidity that we can leverage, if needed, such as currently unencumbered owned revenue equipment.

 

 

Note 15.

Subsequent Events

Our Third Amended and Restated 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Incentive Plan") governs the issuance of equity awards and other incentive compensation to management and members of the board of directors. On July 1, 2020, the stockholders, upon recommendation of the board of directors, approved the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to our Third Amended and Restated 2006 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan"). The Second Amendment (i) increases the number of shares of Class A common stock available for issuance under the Incentive Plan by an additional 1,900,000 shares, (ii) adds a fungible share reserve feature, under which shares subject to stock options and stock appreciation rights will be counted as 1 share for every share granted and shares subject to all other awards will be counted as 1.80 shares for every share granted, (iii) adds a double-trigger vesting requirement upon a change in control, (iv) eliminates the Compensation Committee’s discretion to accelerate vesting, except in cases involving death or disability, (v) increases the maximum award granted or payable to any one participant under the Incentive Plan for a calendar year from 200,000 shares of Class A common stock or $2,000,000, in the event the award is paid in cash, to 500,000 shares of Class A common stock or $4,000,000, in the event the award is paid cash, (vi) re-sets the date through which awards may be made under the Incentive Plan to June 1, 2030, and (vii) makes other miscellaneous, administrative and conforming changes.

On July 8, 2020, we closed on the disposition of substantially all of the operations and assets of TFS, which included substantially all of the assets and operations of our Factoring reportable segment. The sale consisted primarily of $103.3 million of net accounts receivable, which included $108.7 million of gross accounts receivable, less advances and rebates of $5.4 million.  The Factoring reportable segment has been classified as discontinued operations for financial reporting purposes.

The Company and the purchaser of TFS’ assets are involved in a dispute related to the disposition. The purchaser asserts that, subsequent to the closing, it identified that approximately $66.0 million of the assets acquired  related to advances against future payments to be made pursuant to long-term contractual arrangements between the obligor on such contracts and TFS’ clients for services that had not yet been performed (as opposed to advances against future payments for services that had been performed), that this fact was not disclosed to the purchaser, and the purchase of such advances was not contemplated by the purchase agreement. The Company is engaged in discussions to determine whether this dispute can be amicably resolved and is also evaluating other options should the discussions not produce an amicable resolution. It is too early to determine the likely outcome of this dispute, any liability or expenses the Company may incur, any cash the Company may need to pay or invest, any impact on the Company’s total leverage, or the gain or loss the Company ultimately may record on the transaction compared with the $26.5 million gain previously estimated. The facts are still being gathered, and a solution that is acceptable to both companies may or may not be found. See "Item 1A. Risk Factors," set forth in this Form 10-Q for additional details.

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ITEM 2.     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Covenant Logistics Group, Inc., a Nevada holding company, and its wholly owned subsidiaries. References in this report to "we," "us," "our," the "Company," and similar expressions refer to Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

This report contains certain statements that may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and such statements are subject to the safe harbor created by those sections and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended.All statements, other than statements of historical or current fact, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including without limitation: any projections of earnings, revenues, or other financial items; any statement of plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; and any statements of belief and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.In this Form 10-Q, statements relating to future reclassification of losses arising from derivative instruments and the performance of counterparties to such instruments, future impact ofaccounting standards, future third-party transportation provider expenses, future tax rates, expenses, and deductions, expected freight demand and volumes and trucking industry conditions, potential results of a default and testing of our fixed charge covenant under the Credit Facility or other debt agreements, expected sources of working capital and liquidity (including our mix of debt, finance leases, and operating leases as means of financing revenue equipment), expected capital expenditures, allocations, and requirements, future customer relationships, expected debt reduction, including future interest expense, future driver market conditions, expected cash flows, expected operating income, future investments in and growth of our segments and services, expected adjusted operating ratio, future trucking capacity, future rates and prices, future utilization, future depreciation and amortization, future salaries, wages, and related expenses, including driver compensation and the impact of our cost saving measures, expected net fuel costs, strategies for managing fuel costs, the effectiveness and impact of, and cash flows relating to, our fuel hedging contracts and fuel surcharge programs, future fluctuations in operations and maintenance expenses, expected effects and mix of our solo and team operations, future fleet size,management, and upgrades, the market value of used equipment, including equipment subject to operating or finance leases relative to our payment obligations under such operating leases (including residual value guarantees and the proceeds from the sale thereof), the anticipated impact of our investment in TEL, the future impact of our restructuring activities, strategic plan, and other strategic initiatives, anticipated levels of and fluctuations relating to insurance, claims, and litigation expenses, , including the erosion of available limits in our aggregate insurance policies and possible additional expense to reinstate certain insurance policies, the impact of the material weakness identified in our internal control over financial reporting, our disposition of the assets of Transport Financial Services,TFS, including the dispute arising therefrom and the gainany future indemnification obligations related to such transaction, if any,  the TFS Portfolio,and the anticipated impact of the COVID-19 outbreak or other similar outbreaks, among others, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking-looking statements may be identified by the use of terms or phrases such as "believe," "may," "could," "would," "will," "expects," "estimates," "projects," "anticipates," "plans," " outlook," "focus," "seek," "potential," "continue," "goal," "target," "objective," "intends," derivations thereof, and similar terms and phrases.Such statements are based on currently available operating, financial, and competitive information.Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, which could cause future events and actual results to differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements.Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the sections entitled "Item 1A. Risk Factors," set forth in this Form 10-Q, in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, as amended.Readers should review and consider the factors discussed in "Item 1A. Risk Factors," set forth in this Form 10-Q, in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, as amended, along with various disclosures in our press releases, stockholder reports, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in the events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

 

Executive Overview

 

For the first quarter of 2021, we were pleased to report earnings per share of $0.65, which is the highest first quarter earnings in the Company's history. The team was able to exceed our previous best first quarter result in 2015 by 16%, or $0.09 per share, on a GAAP basis. The resolve and hard work of our team over the last year, transforming our company into a multi-service logistics company is bearing fruit and we’re honored to serve and lead an exceptional team.

Perhaps even more encouraging is the fact that we are less than a year into restructuring our business and have substantial remaining opportunity for further improvement. In the short run, this means continuing to improve or replace underperforming freight contracts, and in the long run, this means holding ourselves accountable for improved margins and returns across all aspects of our business. The freight market this year was noticeably stronger than the prior year's quarter due to growing economic activity, supply chain disruptions, and an intensifying national driver shortage all of which have continued into the second quarter, we made significant progressquarter. The full impact of these factors on our operating statistics year-over-year is complicated by changes in business mix due to downsizing our efforts to restructure ourrefrigerated fleet and solo tractor count in the Expedited business, units, terminal network, and management team to focus our talent, time and capital on areas where we believe we have the ability to grow and produce a consistent, acceptable margin.  The changes are extensive, and weas well as severe winter weather in February.  We expect themyear-over-year comparability to be ongoing throughclearer in the endsecond half of the year.  In terms of second quarter results, the changes in our business mix, the restructuring gains and charges detailed below, and the impact of COVID-19-related business restrictions, particularly by automotive, airline and certain retail customers, make comparisons difficult. Moreover, certain strategies we implemented reduced our revenue during the quarter while cost savings are expected to be realized on an ongoing basis. Overall, we are pleased with our current position, which features strong liquidity, a de-leveraged balance sheet, lower overhead costs, increased accountability and speed of decision making, and re-aligned business units.2021.

 

The following is a summary of infrequent and (or) non-cash transactions that occurred during the secondfirst quarter of 2020:2021:

 

Gain item:

  Gain on saleReversal of Hutchins, TX terminalcontingent loss liability in discontinued operations

5.7(3.4) million

Expense items:

  Impairment of revenue generating equipment

$17.6 million*

  Impairment of real estate and related tangible assets

$9.8 million*

  Employee separation costs

$  1.8 million

  Abandonment of information technology infrastructure and applications

$  1.1 million

  Abandonment and change in the useful life of intangible assets

$  1.3 million

  Increase in allowance for bad debt

$  2.6 million

Contract exit costs and other restructuring related professional feesIntangible asset amortization$    0.71.2 million

Net strategic restructuring and other secondfirst quarter adjustmentsexpense adjustment

$29.2  (2.2) million

 

* Of the combined $27.4 million, $26.6 million included in impairment on property and equipment and right-of-use asset, while $0.8 million is related to leases and reflected in revenue equipment rentals and purchased transportation. 

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As of June 30, 2020, our Factoring segment was classified as discontinued operations as it: (i) iswas a component of the entity, (ii) meetsmet the criteria as held for sale, and (iii) hashad a material effect on the Company's operations and financial results. On July 8, 2020, we closed on the disposition of substantially all of the operations and assets of Transport Financial Services (“TFS”),TFS, a division of Covenant Transport Solutions LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, which included substantially all of the assets and operations of our Factoring segment. Beginning with the period ended June 30, 2020, we have reflected the former Factoring segment as discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented. Prior periods have been adjusted to conform to the current presentation.

 

Additional items of note for the  secondfirst quarter of  20202021 include the following:
 
 

Total revenue of $191.7$220.9 million, a decreasean increase of 11.7%4.8% compared with the secondfirst quarter of 2019,2020, and freight revenue of $179.6 million (which excludes revenue from fuel surcharges), a decrease of 6.8%$200.7 million, an increase of 5.9% compared with the secondfirst quarter of 2019;2020, despite our reduced tractor fleet;

   
 

Operating lossincome of $29.0$10.5 million, compared with operating incomeloss of $7.0$1.5 million in the secondfirst quarter of 2019;2020;

   
 

Net lossincome of $22.3$11.1 million, or $1.31$0.65 per basic and diluted share, compared with net incomeloss of $6.1$2.2 million, or $0.33($0.12) per basic and diluted share, in the secondfirst quarter of 2019.2020. Net income from continuing operations of $8.6 million, or $0.50 per basic share, compared to $3.1 million net loss from continuing operations of $23.2 million, or $1.36($0.17) per basic and diluted share, compared to net income from continuing operations or $0.28 per basic and diluted share, in the secondfirst quarter of 2019.2020. Net income from discontinued operations of $0.8$2.5 million, or $0.05$0.15 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income from discontinued operations of $0.8$0.9 million, or $0.04$0.05 per basic and diluted share, in the secondfirst quarter of 2019.2020.

   
 

With available borrowing capacity35% of $58.3 million underconsolidated total revenue was in our Credit Facility at June 30, 2020, we do not expectmore volatile Expedited reportable segment, as compared to be required to test our fixed charge covenant41% in the foreseeable future;first quarter of 2020;

   
 

Our Managed Freight reportable segment’s total revenue increased to $46.0$51.4 million in the 20202021 quarter from $41.6$30.7 million in the 20192020 quarter and the segment had an operating lossincome of $2.9$4.9 million in the 20202021 quarter compared to operating income of $1.8$4.2 million in the 20192020 quarter; 

   
 

Our equity investment in TEL has fully recovered from the soft equipment market and provided $0.5$3.0 million of pre-tax earnings in the secondfirst quarter of 20202021 and provided $2.4$0.7 million in the secondfirst quarter of 2019;2020;

We received an indemnification call from Triumph of $35.6 million related to the TFS Settlement, all of which was reserved during the fourth quarter of 2020. Additionally, Triumph was able to collect some funds related to our fourth quarter 2020 accrual that allowed us the opportunity to reverse $3.4 million of our accrual;
We were able to repurchase approximately 460,000 shares of our Class A common stock at $8.1 million;
   
 

Since December 31, 2019,2020, total indebtedness, net of cash, decreasedincreased by $20.2$21.3 million to $284.3 million;$123.3 million, primarily related to the indemnification call under the TFS Settlement, and with available borrowing capacity of $69.8 million under our Credit Facility at March 31, 2021, we do not expect to be required to test our fixed charge covenant in the foreseeable future; and

   
 

Stockholders' equity and tangible book value at June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, were $306.9$296.7 million and $237.6$230.8 million, respectively.

 

COVID-19Outlook

 

In March 2020,Going forward, our short-term focus will be to improve the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. The outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in governmental authorities implementing numerous measures to try to contain the virus, such as travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter in place orders, increased border and port controls and closures, and shutdowns.

During the second quarter, we increased our reserves for uncollectible accounts receivable by approximately $2.6 million as a result of the bankruptcy of one customer and the heightened risk we have on certainprofitability of our retail relatedDedicated segment. The freight environment and our new business pipeline are both currently robust, which we believe will support our commercial plan. Potential headwinds include inefficiencies from re-engineering or replacing certain contracts, driver availability and cost, accident experience, the cost and volatility of claims, general inflation, and supply and demand factors for our customers as a resultand our industry. At present, we expect to make steady, incremental progress on our Dedicated segment’s margins over the remainder of COVID-19. Local, state and national governments continue to emphasize2021. We feel the importance of transportation and have designated it as an essential service. The health and safety of our team members and the community is our first priority, as such, we've put certain measures into place, including remote work arrangements, enforced social distancing and increased sanitation protocols, among others.

We believe we have sufficient liquidity to satisfy our cash needs, however we continue to evaluate and act, as necessary to maintain sufficient liquidity to ensure our ability to operate during these unprecedented times. However, the extent to which COVID-19 could impact our operations, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, and cash flows is highly uncertain and will depend on future developments. Wefreight market will continue to evaluateprovide opportunities for price and utilization improvement to battle the naturedriver market and extent of these potential impacts to our business.other cost headwinds, primarily casualty insurance.

 

OutlookOver time, we expect our Managed Freight segment’s margin to gravitate toward the mid-single digits and Dedicated to gravitate toward the mid to high single digits and ultimately double digits.  Directionally the margin changes may offset each other to some extent as the freight and driver markets return to more balanced levels.

 

For the balancelonger term, we expect to continue the execution of 2020, our main goalsstrategic plan, which consists of steadily and intentionally growing the percentage of our business generated by Dedicated, Managed Freight, and Warehousing segments, reducing unnecessary overhead, and improving our safety, service, and productivity. This will be (i)a gradual process of diversifying our customer base with less seasonal and cyclical exposure, improving legacy contracts, and investing in systems, technology, and people to continuesupport the growth of these previously under-invested areas.  With diligence and accountability, we expect to optimize our fleet size, monetizemake consistent progress and be a large percentage ofstronger, more profitable, and more predictable business with the assets heldopportunity for sale,significant and further pay down debt, (ii) to allocate our fleet assets across our contract logistics, expedited, and higher margin irregular route operations, (iii) to continue to significantly lower our fixed costs, and (iv) to return managed freight back to its pre-COVID-19 margin percentage.  We believe achieving these goals will position us to enter 2021 with an improved business mix, fleet profile, cost of operation, and leverage ratio.  Pursuing our plan will continue to involve difficult decisions and may result in additional strategic restructuring expenses, in addition to those we normally expect. However, we believe the investment will strengthen our position in the U.S. logistics industry and provide for a less-cyclical business model based on more sustainable, higher margin sectors where we can addsustained value to our partner-customers and for our stakeholders.creation.

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Non-GAAP Reconciliation

 

In addition to operating ratio, we use "adjusted operating ratio" as a key measure of profitability. Adjusted operating ratio is not a substitute for operating ratio measured in accordance with GAAP. There are limitations to using non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted operating ratio means operating expenses, net of fuel surcharge revenue, excluding amortization of intangibles, and significant unusual items, divided by total revenue, less fuel surcharge revenue. We believe the use of adjusted operating ratio allows us to more effectively compare periods, while excluding the potentially volatile effect of changes in fuel prices, amortization of intangibles, and significant unusual items. Our Board and management focus on our adjusted operating ratio as an indicator of our performance from period to period. We believe our presentation of adjusted operating ratio is useful because it provides investors and securities analysts the same information that we use internally to assess our core operating performance. Although we believe that adjusted operating ratio improves comparability in analyzing our period-to-period performance, it could limit comparability to other companies in our industry, if those companies define adjusted operating ratio differently. Because of these limitations, adjusted operating ratio should not be considered a measure of income generated by our business or discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. Management compensates for these limitations by primarily relying on GAAP results and using non-GAAP financial measures on a supplemental basis.

 

Operating Ratio

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

Three Months Ended March 31,

GAAP Operating Ratio:

 

2020

  

OR %

  

2019

  

OR %

  

2020

  

OR %

  

2019

  

OR %

  

2021

  

OR %

 

2020

  

OR %

Total revenue

 $191,689     $217,040     $402,502     $434,373     $220,889      $210,813    

Total operating expenses

  220,639  115.1%  210,010  96.8%  432,906  107.6%  423,397  97.5%  210,380  95.2%  212,267  100.7%

Operating income

 $(28,950)    $7,030     $(30,404)    $10,976    

Operating income (loss)

 $10,509      $(1,454)   
           

Adjusted Operating Ratio:

 

2020

  

Adj. OR %

  

2019

  

Adj. OR %

  

2020

  

Adj. OR %

  

2019

  

Adj. OR %

  

2021

  

Adj. OR %

 

2020

  

Adj. OR %

Total revenue

 $191,689     $217,040     $402,502     $434,373     $220,889      $210,813    

Fuel surcharge revenue

  (12,125)     (24,381)     (33,357)     (47,800)     (20,201)      (21,232)   

Freight revenue (total revenue, excluding fuel surcharge)

  179,564      192,659      369,145      386,573      200,688       189,581    
           

Total operating expenses

 220,639     210,010     432,906     423,397     210,380      212,267    

Adjusted for:

            

Fuel surcharge revenue

 (12,125)    (24,381)    (33,357)    (47,800)    (20,201)     (21,232)   

Amortization of intangibles

 (731)    (731)    (1,462)    (1,462)     (1,152)      (731)   
Bad debt expense associated with customer bankruptcy and high credit risk customers (2,617)    -     (2,617)    -    
Strategic restructuring adjusting items: 
Gain on sale of terminal 5,712     -     5,712     -    
Impairment of real estate and related tangible assets (9,790)    -     (9,790)    -    
Impairment of revenue generating equipment and related charges (1) (17,604)    -     (17,604)    -    
Employee separation costs (1,791)    -     (1,791)    -    
Change in useful life/abandonment of intangible assets (1,331)    -     (1,331)    -    
Abandonment of information technology infrastructure and applications (1,048)    -     (1,048)    -    
Contract exit costs and other restructuring related professional fees  (695)     -      (695)     -    

Adjusted operating expenses

  178,619  99.5%  184,898  96.0%  368,923  99.9%  374,135  96.8%  189,027  94.2%  190,304  100.4%

Adjusted operating income

 $945     $7,761     $222     $12,438    

Adjusted operating income (loss)

 $11,661      $(723)   

 

(1) Of the $17.6 million, $0.8 million is related to operating leases and reflected in revenue equipment rentals and purchased transportation. 

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Revenue and Expenses

 

We focus on targeted markets throughout the United States where we believe our service standards can provide a competitive advantage. We are a major carrier for transportation companies such as parcel freight forwarders, less-than-truckload carriers, and third party logistics providers that require a high level of service to support their businesses, as well as for traditional truckload customers such as manufacturers, retailers, and food and beverage shippers. 

 

Until the second quarter of 2020, we had four reportable segments, Highway Services, Dedicated, Managed Freight, and Factoring Services. As discussed above, our Factoring reportable segment was classified as discontinued operations as of June 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, the segment formerly known as Highway Services is now reflected as Expedited, given the change in business mix surrounding the exit of the majority of the solo-refrigerated business in the second quarter of 2020. In addition, given management changes and growth, we have reported Warehousing as a separate reportable segment from Managed Freight. We believe the updated reportable segments reflect our service offerings, strategic direction, and how management, including our chief operating decision makers, monitors our performance.

Our three remainingfour reportable segments include:

 

 

Highway Services: Includes the Company’sExpedited: The Expedited and OTRsegment primarily provides truckload services which are typically ad-hoc and do not include long-term contracts.

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Expedited services primarily involvesto customers with high service freight withand delivery standards, such as 1,000 miles in 22 hours, or 15-minute delivery windows. Expedited services generally require two-person driver teams on equipment either owned or leased by the Company.

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OTR services provide customers with one-way load capacity over irregular routes for loads that are typically shorter in nature.

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Dedicated: Specializes in providingThe Dedicated segment provides customers with committed truckload capacity over extended contractcontracted periods using equipmentwith the goal of three to five years in length. Equipment is either owned or leased by the Company. Many of our Dedicated contract customers are automotive companies or shippers of produce, where the nature of the product we ship requires high service standards.

 

 

Managed Freight: Includes the Company’s Brokerage, TMSThe Managed Freight segment includes our brokerage and Warehousing services.

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transport management services (“TMS”). Brokerage services provide logistics capacity by outsourcing the carriage of customers’ freight to contractual third parties.

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TMS provides comprehensive logistics services on a contractual basis to customers who prefer to outsource their logistics needs.

 

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Warehousing: The Warehousing servicessegment provides day-to-day warehouse management services to customers who have chosen to outsource this function.

 

In our Highway ServicesExpedited and Dedicated reportable segments, we primarily generate revenue by transporting freight for our customers. Generally, we are paid a predetermined rate per mile for our truckload services. We enhance our truckload revenue by charging for tractor and trailer detention, loading and unloading activities, and other specialized services, as well as through the collection of fuel surcharges to mitigate the impact of increases in the cost of fuel. The main factors that could affect our Highway ServicesExpedited revenue are the revenue per mile we receive from our customers, the percentage of miles for which we are compensated, and the number of shipments and miles we generate. The main factors that could affect our Dedicated revenue are the rates and utilization under the contracts with our Dedicated customers. These factors relate, among other things, to the general level of economic activity in the United States, inventory levels, specific customer demand, the level of capacity in the trucking industry, and driver availability.

 

The main expenses that impact the profitability of our Highway ServicesExpedited and Dedicated reportable segments are the variable costs of transporting freight for our customers. These costs include fuel expenses, driver-related expenses, such as wages, benefits, training, and recruitment, and purchased transportation expenses, which primarily include compensating independent contractors. Expenses that have both fixed and variable components include maintenance and tire expense and our total cost of insurance and claims. These expenses generally vary with the miles we travel, but also have a controllable component based on safety, self-insured retention versus insurance premiums, fleet age, efficiency, and other factors. Historically, our main fixed costs include rentals and depreciation of long-term assets, such as revenue equipment and terminal facilities, and the compensation of non-driver personnel.

 

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Within our asset based transportation service offerings (Highway ServicesExpedited and Dedicated),Dedicated reportable segments, we operate tractors driven by a single driver and also tractors assigned to two-person driver teams. Our single driver tractors generally operate in shorter lengths of haul, generate fewer miles per tractor, and experience more non-revenue miles, but the lower productive miles are expected to be offset by generally higher revenue per loaded mile and the reduced employee expense of compensating only one driver. In contrast, our two-person driver tractors generally operate in longer lengths of haul, generate greater miles per tractor, and experience fewer non-revenue miles, but we typically receive lower revenue per loaded mile and incur higher employee expenses of compensating both drivers. We expect operating statistics and expenses to shift with the mix of single and team operations.

 

Within our Managed Freight reportable segment, we derive revenue from providing Brokerage, TMS, and warehousing services, particularly arranging transportation services, directly and through agents, who are paid a commission for the freight they provide, for customers on both an ad-hoc and a contractual basis. We provide these services directly and through relationships with thousands of third-party carriers and integration with our Highway ServicesExpedited reportable segment, utilizingsegment. We also utilize technology and process management to provide detailed visibility into a customer’s movement of freight – inbound and outbound – throughout the customer’s network providingand can provide focused customer support through multiyear contracts, and empowering customers to outsource warehousing management including moving containers and trailers in or around freight yards. We provide Brokerage services directly and through agents, who are paid a commission for the freight they provide.contracts. The main factors that impact profitability in terms of expenses are the variable costs of outsourcing the transportation freight for our customers and managing fixed costs, including salaries, and selling, general, and administrative expenses. 

Within our Warehousing reportable segment, we empower customers to outsource warehousing management, including moving containers and trailers in or around freight yards. The main factors that impact profitability in terms of expenses are fixed costs, including salaries, facility warehousing costs, and selling, general, and administrative expenses. 

 

In May 2011, we acquired a 49.0% interest in TEL. TEL is a tractor and trailer equipment leasing company and used equipment reseller. We have accounted for our investment in TEL using the equity method of accounting and thus our financial results include our proportionate share of TEL's net income since May 2011.

 

Our main measures of profitability are operating ratio and adjusted operating ratio, which we define as operating expenses, net of fuel surcharge revenue, excluding amortization of intangibles, and significant unusual items, divided by total revenue, less fuel surcharge revenue. See [page 23] 24 for the uses and limitations associated with adjusted operating ratio.

 

Revenue Equipment

 

At June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, we operated 2,7052,530 tractors and 6,6625,555 trailers. Of such tractors, 1,6731,676 were owned, 782673 were financed under operating leases, and 250181 were provided by independent contractors, who provide and drive their own tractors. Of such trailers, 5,1014,852 were owned,  and 1,561625 were financed under finance type leases, and 78 were held under short-term operating leases. We finance a small portion of our tractortrailer fleet and larger portion of our trailertractor fleet with operating leases, which generally run for a period of three to five years for tractors and five to seven years for trailers. At June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, our fleet had an average tractor age of 1.8 years and an average trailer age of 4.5 years.

 

Independent contractors provide a tractor and a driver and are responsible for all operating expenses in exchange for a fixed payment per mile. We do not have the capital outlay of purchasing or leasing the tractor. The payments to independent contractors and the financing of equipment under operating leases are recorded in revenue equipment rentals and purchased transportation. Expenses associated with owned equipment, such as interest and depreciation, and expenses associated with employee drivers, including driver compensation, fuel, and other expenses, are not incurred with respect to independent contractors. Obtaining equipment from independent contractors and under operating leases effectively shifts financing expenses from interest to "above the line" operating expenses, and as such, we evaluate our efficiency using net income margin as well as operating ratio.

 

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RESULTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS

 

COMPARISON OF three and six months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 TO three and six months ended June 30, 2019March 31, 2020

 

The following tables set forth the percentage relationship of certain items to total revenue and freight revenue (total revenue less fuel surcharge revenue) for the periods indicated, where applicable (dollars in thousands):

 

Revenue

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Revenue:

  

Freight revenue

 $179,564  $192,659  $369,145  $386,573  $200,688  $189,581 

Fuel surcharge revenue

  12,125   24,381   33,357   47,800   20,201   21,232 

Total revenue

 $191,689  $217,040  $402,502  $434,373  $220,889  $210,813 

 

For the quarter ended June 30, 2020, total revenue decreased approximately $25.3 million, or 11.7%, to $191.7 million from $217.0 million in the 2019 quarter. Freight revenue decreased approximately $13.1 million, or 6.8%, to $179.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, from $192.7 million in the 2019 quarter, while fuel surcharge revenue decreased $12.3 million quarter-over-quarter. The decreaseincrease in revenue resulted from a $12.0$20.7 million and a $5.5$3.4 million decreaseincrease in DedicatedManaged Freight and Highway ServicesWarehousing freight revenue, respectively, partially offset by an increasea decrease of $4.4$7.7 million and $5.3 million in Managed Freight freight revenue.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, total revenue decreased approximately $31.9 million, or 7.3%, to $402.5 million from $434.4 million in the same 2019 period. Freight revenue decreased approximately $17.5 million, or 4.5%, to $369.1 million for the period ended June 30, 2020, from $386.6 million in the 2019 period, while fuel surcharge revenue decreased $14.4 million period-over-period. The decrease in revenue resulted from a $13.8 millionExpedited and $6.3 million decrease in Dedicated and Highway Services freight revenue, respectively, partially offset by an increase of $2.6 million in Managed Freight freight revenue.respectively.

 

See results of segment operations section for discussion of fluctuations.

 

For comparison purposes in the discussion below, we use total revenue and freight revenue (total revenue less fuel surcharge revenue) when discussing changes as a percentage of revenue. As it relates to the comparison of expenses to freight revenue, we believe removing fuel surcharge revenue, which is sometimes a volatile source of revenue, affords a more consistent basis for comparing the results of operations from period-to-period. Nonetheless, freight revenue represents a non-GAAP financial measure and is not a substitute for revenue measured in accordance with GAAP. There are limitations to using non-GAAP financial measures. Our Board and management focus on our freight revenue as an indicator of our performance from period to period. We believe our presentation of freight revenue is useful because it provides investors and securities analysts the same information that we use internally to assess our core operating performance. Although we believe that freight revenue improves comparability in analyzing our period-to-period performance, it could limit comparability to other companies in our industry, if those companies define freight revenue differently. Because of these limitations, freight revenue should not be considered a measure of total revenue generated by or available to our business. Management compensates for these limitations by primarily relying on GAAP results and using non-GAAP financial measures on a supplemental basis.

 

For each expense item discussed below, we have provided a table setting forth the relevant expense first as a percentage of total revenue, and then as a percentage of freight revenue.

 

Salaries, wages, and related expenses

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Salaries, wages, and related expenses

 $74,688  $75,424  $157,152  $154,593  $82,586  $82,463 

% of total revenue

 39.0% 34.8% 39.0% 35.6% 37.4% 39.1%

% of freight revenue

 41.6% 39.1% 42.6% 40.0% 41.2% 43.5%

 

Salaries, wages, and related expenses decreased approximately $0.7 million, or 1.0%, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared with the same quarter in 2019. AsThe slight increase on a percentage of total revenue, salaries, wages, and related expenses increased to 39.0% of total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from 34.8% in the same quarter in 2019. As a percentage of freight revenue, salaries, wages, and related expenses increased to 41.6% of freight revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from 39.1% in the same quarter in 2019.  These changes weredollars basis was primarily the result of substantial cents per mile driver pay increases made effective in early January 2021, as well as management incentive compensation attributable to favorable first quarter results, offset by decreases in workers' compensation insurance and the aforementioned fleet reduction. The decreases on a reduction in contract labor support, group health insurance, and discontinuation of the employer contributionspercentage basis are due to the 401(k) plan, partially offset by employee separation costs related management changes, driver and non-driver pay increases since the first quarter of 2020, and lowerincreased revenue over which to spread thesethose costs.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, salaries, wages, and related expenses increased approximately $2.6 million, or 1.7%, compared with the same period in 2019. As a percentage of total revenue, salaries, wages, and related expenses increased to 39.0% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 35.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of freight revenue, salaries, wages, and related expenses increased to 42.6% of freight revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 40.0% in the same period in 2019. These changes were primarily the result of employee separation costs related to the restructuring and driver and non-driver pay increases since the second quarter of 2019 and lower revenue to spread these costs, partially offset by a reduction in contract labor support.

 

For the remainder of 20202021 we believe salaries, wages, and related expenses will remain relatively consistent with thatincrease in comparison to the first quarter of the second quarter of2021 and 2020 as a result of cost saving measuresdriver pay changes put intoin place atas a result of the beginningtight freight market, partially offset by fewer drivers as a result of our change in business model and our smaller fleet. Additionally, starting with the second quarter 2020 that are expectedof 2021, we expect salaries, wages, and related expenses to remainincrease period over period as the result of reinstatement of the 401(k) match and, in place through at least the end of 2020.certain periods, increased incentive compensation due to improved performance.  Salaries, wages, and related expenses will fluctuate to some extent based on the percentage of revenue generated by independent contractors and our Managed Freight reportable segment, for which payments are reflected in the purchased transportation line item.

 

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Fuel expense

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Fuel expense

 $15,938  $29,215  $41,202  $57,047  $22,822  $25,265 

% of total revenue

 8.3% 13.5% 10.2% 13.1% 10.3% 12.0%

% of freight revenue

 8.9% 15.2% 11.2% 14.8% 11.4% 13.3%

 

Total fuel expense decreased $13.3 million to $15.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared with $29.2 million the same quarter in 2019. As a percentage of total revenue, total fuel expense decreased to 8.3% of total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from 13.5% in the same quarter in 2019. As a percentage of freight revenue, total fuel expense decreased to 8.9% of freight revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, as compared to 15.2% for the 2019 quarter. 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, total fuel expense decreased approximately $15.8 million, or 27.8%, compared with the same period in 2019. As a percentage of total revenue, total fuel expense decreased to 10.2% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 13.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of freight revenue, total fuel expense decreased to 11.2% of freight revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 14.8% in the same period in 2019.

We receive a fuel surcharge on our loaded miles from most shippers; however, this does not cover the entire increase incost of fuel prices for several reasons, including the following: surcharges cover only loaded miles we operate; surcharges do not cover miles driven out-of-route by our drivers; and surcharges typically do not cover refrigeration unit fuel usage or fuel burned by tractors while idling. Moreover, most of our business relating to shipments obtained from freight brokers does not carry a fuel surcharge. Finally, fuel surcharges vary in the percentage of reimbursement offered, and not all surcharges fully compensate for fuel price increases even on loaded miles.

The rate of fuel price changes also can have an impact on results. Most fuel surcharges are based on the average fuel price as published by the Department of Energy ("DOE") for the week prior to the shipment, meaning we typically bill customers in the current week based on the previous week's applicable index. Therefore, in times of increasing fuel prices, we do not recover as much as we are currently paying for fuel. In periods of declining prices, the opposite is true. Fuel prices as measured by the DOE were $0.69$0.08 per gallon and $0.42 per gallon lowerhigher in the three and six months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 compared with the same periodsquarter in 2019.2020.

To measure the effectiveness of our fuel surcharge program, we subtract fuel surcharge revenue (other than the fuel surcharge revenue we reimburse to independent contractors and other third parties which is included in purchased transportation) from our fuel expense. The result is referred to as net fuel expense. Our net fuel expense as a percentage of freight revenue is affected by the cost of diesel fuel net of fuel surcharge revenue, the percentage of miles driven by company tractors, our fuel economy, our percentage of deadhead miles, for which we do not receive material fuel surcharge revenues, and the net impact of fuel hedging gains and losses.

Net fuel expense is shown below:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Total fuel surcharge

 $12,125  $24,381  $33,357  $47,800  $20,201  $21,232 

Less: Fuel surcharge revenue reimbursed to independent contractors and other third parties

  1,319   3,038   4,100   5,980 

Less: Fuel surcharge revenue reimbursed to owner operators and other third parties

  1,651   2,781 

Company fuel surcharge revenue

 $10,806  $21,343  $29,257  $41,820  $18,550  $18,451 

Total fuel expense

 $15,938  $29,215  $41,202  $57,047  $22,822  $25,265 

Less: Company fuel surcharge revenue

  10,806   21,343   29,257   41,820   18,550   18,451 

Net fuel expense

 $5,132  $7,872  $11,945  $15,227  $4,272  $6,814 

% of freight revenue

 2.9% 4.1% 3.2% 3.9% 2.1% 3.6%

 

Net fuel expense decreased $2.7 million, or 34.8%, and $3.3 million, or 21.6%, for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same 2019 periods. As a percentage of freight revenue, net fuel expense decreased to 2.9% from 4.1% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and to 3.2% from 3.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the same 2019 periods. The changedecrease in net fuel expense is primarily due to lowerhigher fuel pricessurcharge recovery, partially offset by $0.3slightly higher fuel prices.  Additionally there were $0.4 million of diesel fuel hedge lossesgains for the quarter, and six month periods of 2020 compared to none for the same 2019 periods, as well2020 quarter. Also, as a reductionresult of the change in total miles in the second quarter of 2020 comparedour business mix our fleet was more fuel efficient due to the same 2019 period.less idling and less temperature controlled freight thus reducing reefer fuel expense. As of June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, we had no remaining fuel hedging contracts with a fair market value of $0.1 million recorded as other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. These contracts will be reclassified into fuel expense as they mature. We did not have any fuel hedges in place during the same 2019 periods.contracts.

 

We expect to continue managing our idle time and tractor speeds, investing in more fuel-efficient tractors to improve our miles per gallon, locking in fuel hedges when deemed appropriate, and partnering with customers to adjust fuel surcharge programs that are inadequate to recover a fair portion of fuel costs. Going forward, our net fuel expense is expected to fluctuate as a percentage of revenue based on factors such as diesel fuel prices, percentage recovered from fuel surcharge programs, percentage of uncompensated miles, percentage of revenue generated by team-driven tractors (which tend to generate higher miles and lower revenue per mile, thus proportionately more fuel cost as a percentage of revenue), percentage of revenue generated by refrigerated operations (which uses diesel fuel for refrigeration but usually does not recover fuel surcharges on refrigeration fuel), percentage of revenue generated from independent contractors, and the success of fuel efficiency initiatives.

 

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Operations and maintenance

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Operations and maintenance

 $12,218  $14,898  $25,044  $30,072 

% of total revenue

  6.4%  6.9%  6.2%  6.9%

% of freight revenue

  6.8%  7.7%  6.8%  7.8%

Operations and maintenance decreased approximately $2.7 million, or 18.0%, for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, compared with the same quarter in 2019. As a percentage of total revenue, operations and maintenance decreased to 6.4% of total revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, from 6.9% in the same quarter of 2019. As a percentage of freight revenue, operations and maintenance decreased to 6.8% of freight revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, from 7.7% the same 2019 quarter.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, operations and maintenance decreased approximately $5.0 million, or 16.7%, compared with the same period in 2019. As a percentage of total revenue, operations and maintenance decreased to 6.2% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 6.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of freight revenue, operations and maintenance decreased to 6.8% of freight revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 7.8% in the same period in 2019.

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

March 31,

 
  

2021

  

2020

 

Operations and maintenance

 $14,719  $12,825 

% of total revenue

  6.7%  6.1%

% of freight revenue

  7.3%  6.8%

 

The decreasesincreases in operations and maintenance for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021 were primarily related to an additional $1.1 million in costs related to the timingrecruitment and onboarding of the trade cycle for our tractors asdrivers when compared to the same 2019 periodsprior year quarter, despite the 2021 fleet reductions. This increase is attributable to the extremely tight driver market and our focused effort to seat more of our tractors. In addition, in the prior year quarter we had a significant amount of revenue equipment that had been parked and was being prepared for sale. Costs incurred to prepare equipment for disposal is deferred and recognized as well as decreased maintenance and repair expensepart of the net gain or loss on our younger fleet of tractors,disposal when the equipment is sold. Disposal costs incurred in the prior year quarter were $1.1 million greater than the current year quarter. Offsetting these year-over-year increases were a reduction in unloading charges due totolls, cargo damage, and other costs associated with temperature-controlled freight that was exited in the second quarter of 2020 as a change inresult of our business mix, and a planned reduction in outside driver recruiting expense related to improved efficiency of advertising dollars.restructuring.

 

Going forward, we believe this category will fluctuate based on several factors, including the condition of the driver market and our ability to hire and retain drivers, our continued ability to maintain a relatively young fleet, accident severity and frequency, weather, and the reliability of new and untested revenue equipment models.

 

Revenue equipment rentals and purchased transportation

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Revenue equipment rentals and purchased transportation

 $47,011  $47,169  $93,073  $95,839  $57,236  $46,062 

% of total revenue

 24.5% 21.7% 23.1% 22.1% 25.9% 21.8%

% of freight revenue

 26.2% 24.5% 25.2% 24.8% 28.5% 24.3%

 

Revenue equipment rentals and purchased transportation decreased approximately $0.2 million, or 0.3%, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared with the same quarterThe increases in 2019. As a percentage of total revenue, revenue equipment rentals and purchased transportation increased to 24.5% of total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from 21.7% in the same quarter in 2019. As a percentage of freight revenue, revenue equipment rentals and purchased transportation increased to 26.2% of freight revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from 24.5% in the same quarter in 2019.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, revenue equipment rentals and purchased transportation decreased approximately $2.8 million, or 2.9%, compared with the same period in 2019. As a percentage of total revenue, revenue equipment rentals and purchased transportation increased to 23.1% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 22.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of freight revenue, revenue equipment rentals and purchased transportation increased to 25.2% of freight revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 24.8% in the same period in 2019.

These changes were primarily the result of a more competitive market for sourcing third-party capacity and growth in the Managed Freight reportable segment, partially offset by a reduction in the percentage of the total miles run by independent contractors from 13.0% and 12.8%12.0% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, to 11.1% and 11.6%8.9% for the same 2020 periods, partially offset by a more competitive market for sourcing third-party capacity and growth in the freight brokerage service offering within our Managed Freight reportable segment.2021 period.

 

WeWhen compared year-over-year, we expect revenue equipment rentals to decrease going forward as a result of the reduction of our tractor fleet. However, we expect purchased transportation to increase as we seek to grow the freight brokerage and TMS services in the Managed Freight reportable segment. In addition, if fuel prices increase, it would result in a further increase in what we pay third party carriers and independent contractors. However, this expense category will fluctuate with the number and percentage of loads hauled by independent contractors, loads handled by Managed Freight, and tractors, trailers, and other assets financed with operating leases. In addition, factors such as the cost to obtain third party transportation services and the amount of fuel surcharge revenue passed through to the third party carriers and independent contractors will affect this expense category. If industry-wide trucking capacity werecontinues to tighten in relation to freight demand, we may need to increase the amounts we pay to third-party transportation providers and independent contractors, which could increase this expense category on an absolute basis and as a percentage of freight revenue absent an offsetting increase in revenue. If we were to recruit more independent contractors we would expect this line item to increase as a percentage of revenue.

 

Operating taxes and licenses 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Operating taxes and licenses

 $3,123  $3,365  $6,576  $6,549  $2,585  $3,454 

% of total revenue

 1.6% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.2% 1.6%

% of freight revenue

 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 1.3% 1.8%

 

For the periods presented, the changes in operating taxes and licenses were not significant as either a percentage of total revenue or freight revenue.

 

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Insurance and claims

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Insurance and claims

 $11,562  $10,471  $27,174  $21,705  $7,838  $15,611 

% of total revenue

 6.0% 4.8% 6.8% 5.0% 3.5% 7.4%

% of freight revenue

 6.4% 5.4% 7.4% 5.6% 3.9% 8.2%

 

Insurance and claims, consisting primarily of premiums and deductible amounts for liability, physical damage, and cargo damage insurance and claims, increased approximately $1.1 million, or 10.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared with the same quarter in 2019. As a percentage of total revenue, insurance and claims increased to 6.0% of total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from 4.8% in the same quarter in 2019. As a percentage of freight revenue, insurance and claims increased to 6.4% of freight revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from 5.4% in the same quarter in 2019. Insurance and claims per mile cost increaseddecreased to 15.411.2 cents per mile in the secondfirst quarter of 20202021 compared to 12.419.5 cents per mile in the secondfirst quarter of 2019.2020. This change is primarily a result of the occurrence and development of large claims in the 2020 period as well as decreased incident rates during the same 2021 period. 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, insurance and claims increased approximately $5.5 million, or 25.2%, compared with the same period in 2019. As a percentage of total revenue, insurance and claims increased to 6.8% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 5.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of freight revenue, insurance and claims increased to 7.4% of freight revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 5.6% in the same period in 2019. Insurance and claims cost per mile increased to 17.4 cents per mile in the six months ended June 30, 2020 from 13.1 cents per mile in the same 2019 period.

These increases are due to the erosion of our excess insurance coverage, as discussed below, an increase in overall cost per claim, and an increase in fixed premiums expenses, partially offset by a refund of $7.3 million of previously expensed premiums from our commutation of the April 10, 2015 through March 31, 2018 policy for our primary auto liability insurance. 

Our auto liability (personal injury and property damage), cargo, and general liability insurance programs include significant self-insured retention amounts. We are also self-insured for physical damage to our equipment. Because of these significant self-insured exposures, insurance and claims expense may fluctuate significantly from period-to-period. Any increase in frequency or severity of claims, or any increases to then-existing reserves, could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. We periodically evaluate strategies to efficiently reduce our insurance and claims expense. The auto liability policy contains a feature whereby we are able to retroactively obtain a partial refund of the premium in exchange for taking on the liability for incidents that occurred during the period and releasing the insurers. This is referred to as "commuting" the policy or "policy commutation." In the second quarter of 2020, as well as in several past periods we have commuted the policy, which has lowered our insurance and claims expense. Effective April 2018, we entered into new auto liability policies with a three-year term. The policy includes a limit for a single loss of $9.0 million, an aggregate of $18.0 million for each policy year, and a $30.0 million aggregate for the 36 month term ended March 31, 2021. The policy includes a policy release premium refund or commutation option of up to $14.0 million, less any future amounts paid on claims by the insurer. A decision with respect to commutation of the policy could be made before April 1, 2021.has not yet been made. Management cannot predict whether or not future claims or the development of existing claims will justify a commutation of either policy period, and accordingly, no related amounts were recorded at June 30, 2020. March 31, 2021.

 

Our auto liability (personal injury and property damage), cargo, and general liability insurance program includes multi-year policies with specificprograms include significant self-insured retention amounts. We are also self-insured for physical damage to our equipment. Because of these significant self-insured exposures, insurance limits thatand claims expense may be eroded over the coursefluctuate significantly from period-to-period. Any increase in frequency or severity of the policy term. If that occurs, we will be operating with less liability coverage insurance at various levelsclaims, or any increases to then-existing reserves, could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. We periodically evaluate strategies to efficiently reduce our insurance tower.and claims expense. For the current policy period (April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2021), the aggregate limits available in the coverage layer $9.0 million in excess of $1.0 million arewere estimated to be fully eroded based on current claims expense accruals. As a result, any increases to existing claims, and/or new claims filed prior to March 31, 2021, may require additional expense accruals.  Additionally, there is the possibility of mandatory reinstatement charges for the expired policy providing coverage in the $10.0We have replaced our $9.0 million in excess of $10.0$1.0 million layer for accidentswith a new $7.0 million in excess of $3.0 million policy that occurred priorruns from January 28, 2021 to expiration onApril 1, 2024. Due to the erosion of the $9.0 million in excess of $1.0 million layer, any adverse developments in claims filed between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2020. Effective April 1, 2020, consistent with an extremely difficult insurance market for the industry, our insurance renewal terms include a higher fixed premium2021, could result in additional expense of approximately $0.5 million per quarter, greater self-insured retention, and lower aggregate limits than prior coverage.accruals. Due to these developments, we may experience additional expense accruals, increased insurance and claims expenses, and greater volatility in our insurance and claims expenses, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

In addition, in future periods, insurance and claims costs may be more volatile depending on our future accident experience, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

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Communications and utilities

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Communications and utilities

 $1,782  $1,760  $3,351  $3,478  $1,247  $1,569 

% of total revenue

 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.7%

% of freight revenue

 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.6% 0.8%

 

For the periods presented, the changes in communications and utilities were not significant as either a percentage of total revenue or freight revenue.

 

General supplies and expenses

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

General supplies and expenses

 $11,536  $7,205  $19,894  $13,909  $8,183  $8,359 

% of total revenue

 6.0% 3.3% 4.9% 3.2% 3.7% 4.0%

% of freight revenue

 6.4% 3.7% 5.4% 3.6% 4.1% 4.4%

 

General supplies and expenses increased approximately $4.3 million, or 60.1%, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared with the same quarter

The decreases in 2019.  As a percentage of total revenue, general supplies and expenses increased to 6.0% of total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to 3.3% for the same quarter in 2019.  As a percentage of freight revenue, general supplies and expenses increased to 6.4% of freight revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from 3.7% in the same quarter in 2019.

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For the six months ended June 30, 2020, general supplies and expenses increased approximately $6.0 million, or 43.0%, compared with the same period in 2019. As a percentage of total revenue, general supplies and expenses increased to 4.9% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 3.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of freight revenue, general supplies and expenses increased to 5.4% of freight revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 3.6% in the same period in 2019.

These increases primarily relate to additional reserves putdecreases in place for potentially uncollectible accounts receivable, increased period over periodtravel expenses due to ongoing travel limitations brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, offset by increases in legal fees incurredrelated to defend class actionongoing litigation and strategic planning and process improvement investments that are part of our organizational restructuring.contract negotiations. For the remainder of 2020,2021, we expect the changes in general supplies and expenses versusto increase year-over-year due to ongoing litigation and costs associated with contract renegotiations, as well as the increase in travel related costs compared to the prior year period to decrease as a result of cost-saving efforts enacted as part of our strategic focus to reduce overhead costs.

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Depreciation and amortization

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Depreciation and amortization

 $19,663  $20,568  $37,846  $40,413  $14,087  $18,183 

% of total revenue

 10.3% 9.5% 9.4% 9.3% 6.4% 8.6%

% of freight revenue

 11.0% 10.7% 10.3% 10.5% 7.0% 9.6%

 

Depreciation and amortization consists primarily of depreciation of tractors, trailers, and other capital assets, as well as amortization of intangible assets.

Depreciation and amortization decreased by $0.9$4.6 million or 4.4%,to $12.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared with the same quarter in 2019. As a percentage of total revenue, depreciation and amortization increased to 10.3% of total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from 9.5% in the same quarter in 2019.  As a percentage of freight revenue, depreciation and amortization increased to 11.0% of freight revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from 10.7% in the same quarter in 2019.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, depreciation and amortization decreased approximately $2.6 million, or 6.4%, compared with the same period in 2019. As a percentage of total revenue, depreciation and amortization increased to 9.4% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 9.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of freight revenue, depreciation and amortization decreased to 10.3% of freight revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 10.5% in the same period in 2019.

Depreciation decreased $2.2 million and $3.9 million to $17.6 million and $35.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, respectively, compared to $19.8 million and $39.0$17.5 million in the same 2019 periods.2020 period. The decreases in depreciation expense are due to a reductionthe mix change in the average number of units as we downsized our unprofitable operations.overall business that reduced total tractor count and increased utilization, along with reductions in terminals and other capital assets. Amortization of intangible assets was $2.1 million and $2.8$1.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and $0.7 million and $1.5 million for the same 2019 periods, respectively.2020 quarter. The increase is a result of the revised remaining useful life of the Landair trade name to 15 months as of June 30, 2020 and the termination of the non-compete agreement with a former Landair executive as a result of management changes, a change in the branding of the organization, and the forward looking expected use of the Landair trade name.

 

For the remainder of 2020,2021, we expect our average operational fleet size to be betweenremain relatively flat at approximately 2,550 and 2,650 tractors, a reduction of between 250 and 350, from the average for the first six months of 2020, which we expect to reduce depreciation expense going forward.tractors.

 

Gain on disposition of property and equipment, net

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Gain on disposition of property and equipment, net

 $(3,451) $(65) $(4,975) $(208) $(923) $(1,524)

% of total revenue

  (1.8%)  (0.0%)  (1.2%)  (0.0%) (0.4%) (0.7%)

% of freight revenue

 (1.9%) (0.0%) (1.3%) (0.1%) (0.5%) (0.8%)

 

Gain on disposition of property and equipment, net was $3.4 million and $5.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, compared with $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the same 2019 periods. As a percentage of total revenue,The decrease in gain on disposition of property and equipment, net was 1.8% and 1.2% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 As a percentage of freight revenue, gain on disposition of property and equipment, net was 1.9% and 1.3% of freight revenue three and six months ended June 30, 2020. These increases are primarily the result of the second quarter 2020 $5.7 million gain on dispositiontiming of the trade cycle of our Hutchins, TX terminal facility, which was sold as part of the Company's restructuring plan.  

Impairment of long lived property and equipment

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Impairment of long lived property and equipment

 $26,569  $-  $26,569  $- 

% of total revenue

  13.9%  0.0%  6.6%  0.0%

% of freight revenue

  14.8%  0.0%  7.2%  0.0%

Impairment of long lived property and equipment, was $26.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, compared with none for the same periods of 2019. As a percentage of total revenue, impairment of long lived property and equipment was 13.9% and 6.6% of total revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.  As a percentage of freight revenue, impairment of long lived property and equipment was 14.8% and 7.2% of freight revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. During the second quarter of 2020, we recognized impairment of $16.8 million on revenue equipment, $7.3 million on our Texarkana, AR terminal, related leasehold improvements, and equipment, $2.2 million on an office facility in Chattanooga, TN held under an operating lease, and $0.2 million on a training and orientation facility in Chattanooga, TN.equipment. 

 

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Interest expense, net

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Interest expense, net

 $2,084  $1,978  $3,983  $3,850  $743  $1,899 

% of total revenue

 1.1% 0.9% 1.0% 0.9% 0.3% 0.9%

% of freight revenue

 1.2% 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% 0.4% 1.0%

 

For the periods presented, the changes in interest expense, net were not significant as either a percentage of total revenue or freight revenue.

 

This line item will fluctuate based on our decision with respect to purchasing revenue equipment with balance sheet debt versus operating leases as well as our ability to continue to generate profitable results and reduce our leverage. Going forward, weWe expect this line item to decrease based upon our indebtedness reduction fromincrease slightly due to the TFS disposition and dispositions of terminals and revenue equipment.$35.6 million draw on the Draw Note related to the indemnification call by Triumph.

 

Income (loss) from equity method investment

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Income (loss) from equity method investment

 $530  $2,375  $(205) $5,410 
  

Three Months Ended

 
  

March 31,

 
  

2021

  

2020

 

(Income) Loss from equity method investment

 $(2,960) $735 

 

We have accounted for our investment in TEL using the equity method of accounting and thus our financial results include our proportionate share of TEL's net income or loss. Our income from equity method investment declined to $0.5 million and a loss of $0.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.  The decreaseincrease in TEL's contributions to our results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 is the result of constricted used equipment capacity in the revenue impact associated with a customer bankruptcy during the fourth quarter of 2019.transportation market. We expect the impact on our earnings resulting from our investment in TELfor the remaining quarters of 2021 to be down year-over-year as a result of the terminated business but to return to more profitable levels as compared toconsistent with the first two quarters of 2020 during the latter half of 2020.quarter.

 

Income tax expense (benefit)expense

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

  

2021

  

2020

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 $(7,336) $2,182  $(8,340) $3,533 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 $4,145  $(1,004)

% of total revenue

 (3.8%) 1.0% (2.1%) 0.8% 1.9% (0.5%)

% of freight revenue

 (4.1%) 1.1% (2.3%) 0.9% 2.1% (0.5%)

 

Income tax (benefit) expense decreased approximately $9.5 million, or 436.2%, for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared with the same quarterThe changes in 2019.  As a percentage of total revenue, income tax benefit was 3.8% of total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to expense of 1.0% in the same quarter in 2019.  As a percentage of freight revenue, income tax benefit was 4.1% of freight revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to expense of 1.1% in the same quarter in 2019.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, income tax (benefit) expense decreased approximately $11.9 million, or 336.1%, compared with the same period in 2019. As a percentage of total revenue, income tax benefit was 2.1% of total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to expense of 0.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of freight revenue, income tax benefit was 2.3% of freight revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to expense of 0.9% in the same period in 2019.

These decreases were primarily related to the $23.1$16.8 million and $22.1 million decreasesincrease in the pre-tax income in the three and six months ended June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, compared to the same 2019 periods,2020 period, resulting from the changesincreases in operating income, and the decreased  earnings on investment in TEL, noted above.and income from discontinued operations.

 

The effective tax rate is different from the expected combined tax rate due primarily to permanent differences related to our per diem pay structure for drivers. Due to the partial nondeductible effect of the per diem payments, our tax rate will fluctuate in future periods as income fluctuates. We are currently estimating our 20202021 effective income tax rate to be approximately 25.5%28.7%.

 

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RESULTS OF SEGMENT OPERATIONS

 

We have threefour reportable segments, Highway Services,Expedited, Dedicated, and Managed Freight. Highway Services represents non-dedicated, irregular route truckload services without fixed volume commitments in the expedited and over-the-road solo markets. Dedicated represents truckload services under long-term contracts that generally include minimum prices and volumes. Our Managed Freight, reportable segment has service offerings ancillary to our Highway Services and Dedicated reportable segments, including: freight brokerage service provided both directly and through freight brokerage agents, who are paid a commission for the freight they provide, TMS, and warehousing services. Our Highway Services and Managed Freight operationsWarehousing, each consist of multiple service offerings, which are aggregated into our reportable segments due to having similar economic characteristics and meeting the aggregation criteria.as described above.

 

COMPARISON OF three and six months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 TO three and six months ended June 30, 2019March 31, 2020

 

The following table summarizes financial and operating data by reportable segment:

 

(in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Revenues:

                

Highway Services

                

Expedited

 $67,907  $65,230  $135,503  $126,852 

OTR

  11,871   24,433   30,435   51,139 

Total Highway Services

  79,778   89,663   165,938   177,991 
                 

Dedicated

  65,940   85,745   147,728   170,078 
                 

Managed Freight:

                

Brokerage

  28,443   20,277   50,222   44,583 

TMS

  5,919   9,431   14,877   17,801 

Warehousing

  11,609   11,924   23,737   23,920 

Total Managed Freight

  45,971   41,632   88,836   86,304 
                 

Total revenues

 $191,689  $217,040  $402,502  $434,373 
                 

Operating (Loss) Income:

                

Highway Services

                

Expedited

 $(8,781) $3,995  $(6,806) $6,162 

OTR

  (4,028)  (2,328)  (7,359)  (5,335)

Total Highway Services

  (12,809)  1,667   (14,165)  827 
                 

Dedicated

  (13,196)  3,514   (14,921)  5,623 
                 

Managed Freight:

                

Brokerage

  (3,537)  (498)  (3,549)  66 

TMS

  (89)  867   575   1,454 

Warehousing

  681   1,480   1,656   3,006 

Total Managed Freight

  (2,945)  1,849   (1,318)  4,526 
                 

Total operating (loss) income

 $(28,950) $7,030  $(30,404) $10,976 

For the quarter ended June 30, 2020, total revenue decreased approximately $25.3 million, or 11.7%, to $191.7 million from $217.0 million in the 2019 quarter. Freight revenue decreased approximately $13.1 million, or 6.8%, to $179.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, from $192.7 million in the 2019 quarter, while fuel surcharge revenue decreased $12.3 million quarter-over-quarter. The decrease in revenue resulted from a $12.0 million and a $5.5 million decrease in Dedicated and Highway Services freight revenue, respectively, partially offset by an increase of $4.4 million in Managed Freight freight revenue.

(in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended

 
  

March 31,

 
  

2021

  

2020

 

Revenues:

        

Expedited

 $78,481  $86,161 

Dedicated

  75,446   81,788 

Managed Freight

  51,397   30,737 

Warehousing

  15,565   12,127 

Total revenues

 $220,889  $210,813 
         

Operating Income (Loss):

        

Expedited

 $6,237  $(1,757)

Dedicated

  (1,770)  (1,325)

Managed Freight

  4,887   654 

Warehousing

  1,155   975 

Total operating income

 $10,509  $(1,453)

 

The decrease in Highway ServicesExpedited revenue relates to an 116a 425 (or 8.8%32.4%) average tractor decrease related to the exit of the solo-refrigerated business in the second quarter of 2020 partially offset by an increase in average freight revenue per tractor per week of 2.0%34.6% compared to the 20192020 quarter. The increase in average freight revenue per tractor per week for the quarter ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 is the result of a 9.3%32.6% increase in average miles per unit partially offset byand a 12.6slight 0.8 cents per mile (or 6.7%) decrease in average rate per total mile compared to the 2019 quarter. Highway Services team-driven trucks averaged 873 tractors in the second quarter of 2020, an increase of approximately 8.9% from the average of 860 tractors in the second quarter of 2019.

The decrease in Dedicated revenue relates to a 151 (or 8.6%) average tractor decreaseand a decrease in average freight revenue per tractor per week of 8.7% compared to the 2019 quarter.  The decrease in average freight revenue per tractor per week for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 is the result of a 14.3% decrease in average miles per unit and an 11.6 cents per mile (or 6.5% decrease) in average rate per total mile compared to the 2019 quarter. 

Managed Freight total revenue increased $4.4 million for the 2020 quarter compared to the same 2019 quarter, as a result of additional opportunities in the brokerage market as a result of COVID-19. Offsetting the increase in Brokerage revenue are decreases in TMS revenue as a result of certain customers that have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 during the second quarter of 2020.

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For the six months ended June 30, 2020, total revenue decreased approximately $31.9 million, or 7.3%, to $402.5 million from $434.4 million in the same 2019 period. Freight revenue decreased approximately $17.5 million, or 4.5%, to $369.1 million for the period ended June 30, 2020, from $386.6 million in the 2019 period, while fuel surcharge revenue decreased $47.8 million period-over-period. The decrease in revenue resulted from a $13.8 million and $6.3 million decrease in Dedicated and Highway Services freight revenue, respectively, partially offset by an increase of $2.6 million in Managed Freight freight revenue.

The decrease in Highway Services revenue relates to a 99 tractor (or 7.3%) average tractor decrease partially offset by an increase in average freight revenue per tractor per week of 2.9% compared to the same 2019 period. The increase in average freight revenue per tractor per week for the six months ended June 30, 2020 is the result of a 9.2% increase in average miles per unit partially offset by a 9.0 cents per mile (or 4.7%) decrease in average rate per total mile compared to the same 2019 period. Highway Services team-driven trucks averaged 860 tractors for the period ended June 30, 2020 compared to 802 tractors in the same 2019 period.

The decrease in Dedicated revenue relates to a 102 tractor (or 5.9%) average tractor decrease and a decrease in average freight revenue per tractor per week of 4.5% compared to the same 2019 period. The decrease in average freight revenue per tractor per week for the period ended June 30, 2020 is the result of a 5.9% decrease in average miles per unit partially offset by a 4.0 cents per mile (or 2.2%0.4%) increase in average rate per total mile compared to the same 2019 period.2020 quarter. Expedited team-driven tractors averaged 875 tractors in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of approximately 3.2% from the average of 848 tractors in the first quarter of 2020.

The decrease in Dedicated revenue relates to a 42 (or 2.5%) average tractor decreaseas a result of not renewing underperforming contracts and a $1.0 million decrease in fuel surcharge revenue. Average freight revenue per tractor per week decreased slightly compared to the 2020 quarter as the result of a 12.4% decrease in average miles per unit partially offset by an 14.8 cents per mile (or 8.2% increase) in average rate per total mile compared to the 2020 quarter. 

 

Managed Freight total revenue increased $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the same 2019 period as a result of additionala robust freight market and executing various spot rate opportunities in the brokerage marketquarter, as well as handling overflow freight from both Expedited and Dedicated truckload operations. 

Warehousing total revenue increased as a result of COVID-19. new customer business that began operations during the third quarter of 2020.

 

For the quarter ended June 30, 2020, total operating loss was $29.0 million compared to operating income of $7.0 million in the 2019 quarter. In addition to the changes in revenue described above, the change in operating income resulted from a $9.1$15.7 and $5.9 million decrease in Expedited and $4.6 million increase in Managed Freight and Highway ServicesDedicated operating expenses, respectively, partially offset by a $3.1 million decrease in Dedicated operating expenses.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, total operating loss was $30.4 million compared to operating income of $11.0 million during the same 2019 period. In addition to the changes in revenue described above, the change in operating income resulted from an $8.4$16.4 million and $2.9$3.3 million increase in Managed Freight and Highway ServicesWarehousing operating expenses, respectively. The decrease in Dedicated and Expedited operating expenses is primarily the result of decreased insurance and claims expense and a 32.4% and 2.5% average operating fleet reduction, respectively, partially offset by higher variable costs associated with driver pay increases and a $1.8 million decreasegreater concentration of team driven units in Dedicatedthe Expedited fleet. The downsizing of our terminal network and solo-driver fleet also contributed to this reduction. The increase in Managed Freight operating expenses. expenses is the result of increased revenue driving an increase in variable expenses, primarily purchased transportation. The increase for Warehousing was primarily driven by the new customer business that began operations during the third quarter of 2020.

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Our business requires significant capital investments over the short-term and the long-term. Recently, we have financed our capital requirements with borrowings under our Credit Facility, cash flows from operations, long-term operating leases, finance leases, secured installment notes with finance companies, and proceeds from the sale of our used revenue equipment. Going forward, we expect revenue equipment acquisitions through purchases and finance leases to increase as a percentage of our fleet as we decrease our use of operating leases. Further, we expect to increase our capital allocation toward Dedicated and Managed Freight reportable segments to become the go-to partner for our customers’ most critical transportation and logistics needs. We had working capital (total current assets less total current liabilities) of $180.2$20.3 million and $93.1$14.4 million at June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively. Our working capital on any particular day can vary significantly due to the timing of collections and cash disbursements. Based on our expected financial condition, net capital expenditures, results of operations, related net cash flows, installment notes, and other sources of financing, we believe our working capital and sources of liquidity will be adequate to meet our current and projected needs, and we do not expect to experience material liquidity constraints in the foreseeable future.

 

With an average fleet age of 1.8 years at June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, we believe we have flexibility to manage our fleet, and we plan to regularly evaluate our tractor replacement cycle, new tractor purchase requirements, and purchase options. If we were to grow our independent contractor fleet, our capital requirements would be reduced.

 

As of June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20192020 we had $351.5$128.1 million and $348.2$110.4 million in long-term debt and lease obligations, respectively, consisting of the following:

 

 

No$10.5 million and $15.0 million outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility, respectively;
   
 $247.035.6 million and $230.9no outstanding borrowings under the Draw Note, respectively;
$9.4 million and $17.8 million in revenue equipment installment notes, respectively;
   
 $23.222.4 million and $23.8$22.7 million in real estate notes, respectively;
   
 less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million inNo deferred loan costs (which reduce long-term debt), respectively; as of March 31, 2021 and $0.1 million as of December 31, 2020;
   
 $32.715.8 million and $33.3$32.0 million of the principal portion of financing lease obligations, respectively, and;respectively; and
   
 $48.634.4 million and $60.3$54.8 million of the operating lease obligations, respectively.

 

The increasedecrease in our revenue equipment installment notes and financing lease obligations was primarily due to the purchase of new company tractorsa strategic decision to reduce our debt and lease obligations through installment notes in the first six monthsquarter of 2020.2021. The decrease in operating lease obligations was primarily due to the termination of a property lease related to our Managed Freight segment and the amortization of the operating lease liability during the first three months of 2020.

 

As of June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, we had no$10.5 million of borrowings outstanding, undrawn letters of credit outstanding of approximately $36.7$29.7 million, and available borrowing capacity of $58.3$69.8 million under the Credit Facility. Additionally, we had $9.6 million of remaining availability of a $45.0 million Draw Note from Triumph which is available solely to fund any indemnification owed to Triumph in relation to the TFS Settlement.  Fluctuations in the outstanding balance and related availability under our Credit Facility are driven primarily by cash flows from operations and the timing and nature of property and equipment additions that are not funded through notes payable, as well as the nature and timing of collection of accounts receivable, payments of accrued expenses, and receipt of proceeds from disposals of property and equipment. Refer to Note 7, “Debt” of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further information about material debt agreements.

 

Our net capital expenditures for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2020March 31, 2021 totaled $4.9$10.0 million of proceeds as compared to $33.5$16.5 million of expenditures for the prior year period. In the secondfirst quarter of 2020,2021, we took delivery of approximately 3056 new tractors and 15575 new trailers, while disposing of approximately 78182 used tractors and 219189 used trailers. Our current fleet plan for fiscal 20202021 includes the delivery of an additional 304284 new company replacement tractors and no additional new trailer deliveries and the disposal of 516 used tractors and 882 used trailers from our current operating fleet throughoutdeliveries. For the remainder of the year. Through the end of 2020,2021, we expect theour average operational fleet size to be between 2,575 and 2,650remain relatively flat with the first quarter of 2021 at approximately 2,550 tractors. Net gains on disposal of equipment and real estate in the secondfirst quarter of 20202021 were $3.4 million$0.9 compared to $0.6$1.5 million in the prior-year quarter.

 

As partWe believe we have sufficient liquidity to satisfy our cash needs, however we continue to evaluate and act, as necessary, to maintain sufficient liquidity to ensure our ability to operate during these unprecedented times. The extent to which COVID-19 could impact our operations, financial condition, liquidity, results of our strategic focusoperations, and cash flows is highly uncertain and will depend on future developments. We will continue to reduce overhead costsevaluate the nature and in response to the uncertaintyextent of the upcoming economic environment as a result of COVID-19, we have begun taking measurespotential short-term and long-term impacts to preserve our liquidity, including capital reductions, financing, cost reduction, and working capital actions.  Additionally, we have other potential flexible sources of liquidity that we can leverage if needed, such as currently unencumbered owned revenue equipment.

In April 2020, in an effort to improve our liquidity during the COVID-19 pandemic, we executed a modification to certain of our revenue equipment installment notes, exercising an option to make interest only payments for a period of 90 days, extending the due date of $177.3 million of debt by three months.

business.

 

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Cash Flows

 

Net cash flows provided by operating activities remained relatively flat at $24.1increased to $9.6 million for the six-monththree-month period ended June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, compared to $23.6net cash flows used by operating activities of $3.5 million for the same 2019 period.2020 period, primarily due to a $13.3 million increase in net income, as well as, funding receivables of our discontinued Factoring reportable segment in the prior year period, partially offset by changes in the timing and amount of payments on insurance claims. 

 

Net cash flows provided by investing activities was $4.1were $9.9 million for the six-monththree-month period ended June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, compared to $65.3$16.5 million used in the same 20192020 period. The change in net cash flows used by investing activities was primarily the result of the disposal of our Orlando and Hutchins properties during the 2020 period as well as timing of our trade cycle whereby we took delivery of approximately 305six new company tractors and disposed of approximately 78182 used tractors in the 20202021 period compared to delivery and disposal of approximately 726250 and 304375 tractors, respectively in the same 20192020 period.

 

Net cash flows used by financing activities were approximately $4.6$23.1 million for the six-monthsthree-months ended June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, compared to $47.4$16.1 million provided in the same 20192020 period. The change in net cash flows provided by financing activities was primarily a function of our stock repurchase program during the first quarter of 2020 partially offset by net proceeds from ourin the 2020 quarter and net repayments in the 2021 quarter relating to both notes payable and under our Credit Facility of $15.5 million in 2020 compared to $51.2 million in the same 2019 period. Facility.

 

On February 10, 2020, our Board of Directors approved a stockthe repurchase program authorizing the purchase of up to $20.0 million worth of ourthe Company's Class A common stock from time-to-time based upon market conditions and other factors.stock. The stock could be repurchasedprogram was suspended on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The repurchased shares are held as treasury stock and may be used for general corporate purposes as our Board of Directors may determine. On March 26, 2020 with approximately $2.5 million remaining authorized.

On January 25, 2021, our Board approved the repurchase of Directors temporarily suspended the stock repurchase program for added flexibility in responseup to the uncertain impact$40.0 million worth of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between February 10, 2020Company's outstanding Class A common stock. There were 0.5 million and March 26, 2020, we repurchased 1.4 million shares of our Class A common stockrepurchased in the open market for $8.1 million and $17.5 million. There were no changesmillion during the three-months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company has the ability to repurchase up to $31.9 million worth of the Company’s outstanding Class A common stock under the current stock repurchase program during the second quarter of 2020.as circumstances warrant based on market conditions, cash flow requirements, securities law limitations, and other factors.

 

Going forward, the disposition of our Factoring reportable segment is expected to continue to improve our cash flows used by financing activities. However, on an ongoing basis, our cash flows may fluctuate depending on capital expenditures, future stock repurchases, strategic investments or divestitures, any indemnification calls related to the TFS Settlement, and the extent of future income tax obligations and refunds.

 

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, there were no material changes in our commitments or contractual liabilities.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES 

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires us to make decisions based upon estimates, assumptions, and factors we consider as relevant to the circumstances. Such decisions include the selection of applicable accounting principles and the use of judgment in their application, the results of which impact reported amounts and disclosures. Changes in future economic conditions or other business circumstances may affect the outcomes of our estimates and assumptions. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those anticipated. There have been no material changes to our most critical accounting policies and estimates during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, compared to those disclosed in Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," included in our 20192020 Form 10-K, as amended, other than those discussed above.

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ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

We experience various market risks, including changes in interest rates and fuel prices. We do not enter into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes, or when there are no underlying related exposures. Because our operations are confined to the United States, we are not subjectNot applicable to a material amount of foreign currency risk.smaller reporting company.

 

We engage in activities that expose us to market risks, including the effects of changes in fuel prices and in interest rates. Financial exposures are evaluated as an integral part of our risk management program, which seeks, from time-to-time, to reduce the potentially adverse effects that the volatility of fuel markets and interest rate risk may have on operating results.

COMMODITY PRICE RISK

In an effort to seek to reduce the variability of the ultimate cash flows associated with fluctuations in diesel fuel prices, we have periodically entered into various derivative instruments, including forward futures swap contracts. We have historically entered into hedging contracts with respect to ultra-low sulfur diesel ("ULSD"). Under these contracts, we paid a fixed rate per gallon of ULSD and received the monthly average price of Gulf Coast ULSD. The retrospective and prospective regression analyses provided that changes in the prices of diesel fuel and ULSD were deemed to be highly effective based on the relevant authoritative guidance. During the quarter ended June 30, 2020, we had fuel hedge contracts with a fair market value of $0.1 million, which are included in other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2020. We do not engage in speculative transactions, nor do we hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes.
 
A one dollar increase in the price of diesel per gallon would decrease our net income by $0.8 million. This sensitivity analysis considers that we expect to purchase approximately 10.4 million gallons of diesel during the remainder of 2020, with an assumed fuel surcharge recovery rate of 81.6% of the cost (which was our fuel surcharge recovery rate during the six months ended June 30, 2020, excluding the impact of gains or losses of fuel hedge settlements). Assuming our fuel surcharge recovery is consistent during the remainder of 2020, this leaves 1.9 million gallons that are not covered by the natural hedge created by our fuel surcharges. Because we have hedged a portion of our fuel, we will not realize the impact of changes in fuel prices to the same extent as we would have had we not entered into our hedge contracts.

INTEREST RATE RISK

In August 2015, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a notional amount of $28.0 million, which was designated as a hedge against the variability in future interest payments due on the debt associated with the purchase of our corporate headquarters. The terms of the swap agreement effectively convert the variable rate interest payments on this note to a fixed rate of 4.2% through maturity on August 1, 2035. In 2016, we also entered into several interest rate swaps, which were designated to hedge against the variability in future interest rate payments due on rent associated with the purchase of certain trailers. Because the critical terms of the swap and hedged item coincide, in accordance with the requirements of ASC 815, the change in the fair value of the derivative is expected to exactly offset changes in the expected cash flows due to fluctuations in the LIBOR rate over the term of the debt instrument, and therefore no ongoing assessment of effectiveness is required. For the periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the fair value of the swap agreements, amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into our results of operations, and amounts expected to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into our results of operations during the next twelve months due to interest rate changes, are immaterial. The amounts actually realized will depend on the fair values as of the date of settlement

Our market risk is also affected by changes in interest rates. Historically, we have used a combination of fixed-rate and variable-rate obligations to manage our interest rate exposure. Fixed-rate obligations expose us to the risk that interest rates might fall. Variable-rate obligations expose us to the risk that interest rates might rise. Of our total $351.5 million of debt and operating and finance leases, we had $30.4 million of variable rate debt outstanding at June 30, 2020, including our Credit Facility, a real-estate note and certain equipment notes, of which the real-estate note of $23.2 million was hedged with the interest rate swap agreement at 4.2% and certain of our equipment notes totaling $7.2 million were hedged to provide a weighted average interest rate of 2.9%. The interest rates applicable to these agreements are based on either the prime rate or LIBOR. Our earnings would be affected by changes in these short-term interest rates. Risk can be quantified by measuring the financial impact of a near-term adverse increase in short-term interest rates. At our June 30, 2020 level of borrowing, a 1% increase in our applicable rate would reduce annual net income by less than $0.1 million. Our remaining debt is fixed rate debt, and therefore changes in market interest rates do not directly impact our interest expense.

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ITEM 4.     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We have established disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the officers who certify our financial reports and to other members of senior management and the Board of Directors.Board.

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operations of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2020.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2020, we discovered the following deficiency in our internal control over financial reporting that we consider to be a material weakness:

Ineffective internal control related to credit approval and monitoring within our Transport Financial Solutions (TFS) subsidiary. We believe that these control deficiencies were a result of: (i) a lack of monitoring controls over credit line increases and certain receivable balances for existing TFS clients; (ii) the ability to override existing credit limits for TFS customer’s (debtors) in the TFS factoring system; and (iii) a lack of required approvals when TFS clients and customers exceeded their credit limits. The material weakness did not result in any identified misstatements to the financial statements, and there were no changes to previously released financial results.

Notwithstanding the identified material weakness, management believes the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.March 31, 2021.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving its control objectives.

 

We have confidence in our internal controls and procedures. Nevertheless, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure procedures and controls or our internal controls will prevent all errors or intentional fraud. An internal control system, no matter how well-conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of such internal controls are met. Further, the design of an internal control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. As a result of the inherent limitations in all internal control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all our control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.

 

Disposition of Transport Financial Services

The Company completed the sale of substantially all assets of TFS on July 8, 2020.  Management determined that the material weakness was isolated to the TFS subsidiary and not pervasive across the organization for the following reasons:

TFS employees were not involved in credit decisions or credit monitoring of any of the Company’s other subsidiaries;

The system utilized to manage credit, receivables, and revenue of TFS was separate and apart from the systems used by any of the Company’s other subsidiaries; and

Factoring of receivables is not a business line performed within the Company’s other subsidiaries.

Based upon the foregoing, management believes that material weakness was eliminated upon the sale of TFS.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

 

Other than the material weakness identified during the quarter, thereThere have been no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2020,March 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time-to-time, we are a party to ordinary, routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, most of which involves claims for personal injury and/or property damage incurred in connection with the transportation of freight.

 

Our subsidiary Covenant Transport, Inc. (“Covenant Transport”) is a defendant in a lawsuit filed on November 9, 2018, in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Richard Tabizon (a California resident and former driver) who is seeking to have the lawsuit certified as a class action. The complaint asserts that the time period covered by the lawsuit is from October 31, 2014 to the present and alleges claims for failure to properly pay drivers for rest breaks, failure to provide accurate itemized wage statements and/or reimbursement of business related expenses, unlawful deduction of wages, failure to pay proper minimum wage and overtime wages, failure to provide all wages due at termination, and other related wage and hour claims under the California Labor Code. Since the original filing date, the case has been removed from the Los Angeles Superior Court to the U.S. District Court in the Central District of California and subsequently the case was transferred to the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Tennessee where the case is now pending. The Court has set a bench trialSubsequent to begin on August 25, 2020.  Covenant Transport intendsMarch 31, 2021, this lawsuit was settled at mediation for an immaterial amount, pending court approval. Our accruals related to vigorously defend itself in this matter.  We do not currently have enough information to make a reasonable estimate as to the likelihood, or amount of a loss, or a range of reasonably possible losses as a result of this claim as such there have been no related accruals recorded as of June 30, 2020.    March 31, 2021 were sufficient to cover this settlement.

 

On February, 28 2019, Covenant Transport was named in a separate (but related) lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California requesting civil penalties under the California Private Attorneys’ General Act for the same underlying wage and hour claims at issue in the putative class action case noted above. On August 1, 2019, the Los Angeles Superior Court entered an order staying the action pending completion of the earlier-filed action that is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Covenant Transport intends to vigorously defend itself in this matter. We do not currently have enough information to make a reasonable estimate as to the likelihood, or amount of a loss, or a range of reasonably possible losses as a result of this claim, as such there have been no related accruals recorded as of June 30, 2020.March 31, 2021.

 

On August 2, 2018, Curtis Markson, et al. (collectively, “Markson”), filed a putative class action case in United States District Court, Central District of California generically claiming that five (5) specified trucking companies (including our subsidiary Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc.) entered into a "no poaching conspiracy" in which they agreed not to solicit or hire employees in California who were "under contract" with a fellow defendant. The allegations center around new drivers in California who received their commercial driver's license through driving schools associated with, or paid for by, one of the named defendants, in exchange for agreeing to drive for that defendant carrier for a specified amount of time (typically 8-10 months). Over the ensuing 18 – 2024 months, the Plaintiffs added Covenant Transport, Inc.more trucking companies as a co-defendantco-defendants in the lawsuit, including Covenant Transport on April 23, 2020. The lawsuit claims that the named defendants sent letters to one another, providing notice of "under contract" status, if these new California drivers were hired by another defendant carrier prior to the driver completing their contractual obligations. Plaintiffs contend that these notifications evidence a collusive agreement by the named defendants to restrain competition among trucking companies in California and suppress wages. Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc. and Covenant Transport, Inc. are vigorously defending themselves against these claims. We do not currently have enough information to make a reasonable estimate as to the likelihood, or amount of a loss, or a range of reasonably possible losses as a result of this claim, as such there have been no related accruals recorded as of June 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. 

 

BasedOn February 11, 2021, a lawsuit was filed against Covenant Transport on our present knowledgebehalf of the factsWesley Maas (a California resident and in certain cases, advice of outside counsel, management believes the resolution of open claims and pending litigation, discussed above, taking into account existing reserves,former driver) who is not likelyseeking to have the lawsuit certified as a materially adverse effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

While we attemptclass action. The lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of San Bernardino County, California. The Complaint alleges claims for failure to identify, manage,pay all lawful wages, failure to provide lawful meal and mitigate risksrest periods or compensation in lieu thereof, failure to timely pay wages, failure to comply with itemized wage statement provisions, failure to indemnify for expenditures, and uncertainties associated with our business, some levelviolations of riskCalifornia Labor Code and uncertainty will always be present.  Our Form 10-K forunfair competition laws. Covenant Transport intends to vigorously defend itself in this matter. We do not currently have enough information to make a reasonable estimate as to the year ended December 31, 2019 and Form 10-Q for the quarter endedlikelihood, or amount of a loss, or a range of reasonably possible losses as a result of this claim, as such there have been no related accruals recorded as of March 31, 2020, as amended, in the sections entitled "Item 1A. Risk Factors," describe some of the risks and uncertainties associated with our business. The information presented below supplements such risk factors and should be read in conjunction with the risk factors included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, as amended. These risks and uncertainties have the potential to materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, projected results, and future prospects. 

We have experienced, and may experience additional, erosion of available limits in our aggregate insurance policies. Furthermore, we may experience additional expense to reinstate insurance policies due to liability claims.2021. 

 

Our insurance program includes multi-year policies with specific insurance limits that may be eroded over the course of the policy term. If that occurs, we will be operating with less liability coverage insurance at various levels of our insurance tower. For the current policy period (April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2021), the aggregate limits available in the coverage layer $9.0 million in excess of $1.0 million arewere estimated to be fully eroded based on current claims expense accruals. Additionally, there is the possibility of mandatory reinstatement charges for the expired policy providing coverage in the $10.0We have replaced our $9.0 million in excess of $10.0$1.0 million layer for accidentswith a new $7.0 million in excess of $3.0 million policy that occurred priorruns from January 28, 2021 to expiration onApril 1, 2024. Due to the erosion of the $9.0 million in excess of $1.0 million layer, any adverse developments in claims filed between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2020. The expenses associated with2021, could result in additional liability claims may be substantial and such expenses could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.expense accruals. Due to these developments, we may experience additional expense accruals, increased insurance and claims expenses, and greater volatility in our insurance and claims expenses, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

We have identified a material weaknessBased on our present knowledge of the facts and, in our internal control over financial reporting,certain cases, advice of outside counsel, management believes the resolution of open claims and if we are unablepending litigation, discussed above, taking into account existing reserves, is not likely to remediate such material weakness and to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in the future, there could be an elevated possibility of a material misstatement, and such a misstatement could cause investors to lose confidence in our financial statements, which could have a materialmaterially adverse effect on our stock price.condensed consolidated financial statements, however, any future liability claims would impact this analysis.

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ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

 

As disclosed in Part I, Item 4While we attempt to identify, manage, and mitigate risks and uncertainties associated with our business, some level of this report, we have identified a material weaknessrisk and uncertainty will always be present. Our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as of June 30, 2020 in our internal control over financial reporting related to approval of credit limits for customers in our former Factoring reportable segment. As of June 30, 2020, our Factoring reportable segment was held for sale and its assets were subsequently sold on July 8, 2020, therefore, we will not have remediation efforts related to our Factoring reportable segment. If we fail to maintain effective internal controlsamended, in the future, it could result in a material misstatement of our financial statements, which could cause investors to lose confidence in our financial statements or cause our stock price to decline.

We are involved in a dispute arising from our disposition of substantially allsection entitled "Item 1A. Risk Factors," describes some of the operationsrisks and assets of TFS, which coulduncertainties associated with our business. These risks and uncertainties have a material adverse effect onthe potential to materially affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

The Companyoperations, cash flows, projected results, and the purchaser of TFS’ assets are involved in a dispute related to the disposition. The purchaser asserts that, subsequent to the closing, it identified that approximately $66.0 million of the assets acquired related to advances against future payments to be made pursuant to long-term contractual arrangements between the obligor on such contracts and TFS’ clients for services that had not yet been performed (as opposed to advances against future payments for services that had been performed), that this fact was not disclosed to the purchaser, and the purchase of such advances was not contemplated by the purchase agreement. The Company is engaged in discussions to determine whether this dispute can be amicably resolved and is also evaluating other options should the discussions not produce an amicable resolution. It is too early to determine the likely outcome of this dispute, any liability or expenses the Company may incur, any cash the Company may need to pay or invest, any impact on the Company’s total leverage, or the gain or loss the Company ultimately may record on the transaction compared with the $26.5 million gain previously estimated. The facts are still being gathered, and a solution that is acceptable to both companies may or may not be found.

Any settlement or resolution of the dispute could, among other things, require us to (i) return some of the cash or stock consideration received from the transaction, (ii) forego some or all of the anticipated earnout from the transaction, (iii) incur additional indebtedness, (iv) incur legal and other defense and resolution costs, (v) divert management’s time and attention from operations, including implementation of our strategic plan and organizational restructuring, (vi) defend ourselves in litigation, including from the purchaser in the TFS transaction and in securities actions, and (vii) damage our reputation with investors, customers, vendors, drivers, and employees. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.prospects.

 

 

 

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

DuringThe table below sets forth information with respect to purchases of our Class A common stock made by us during the quarter ended June 30, 2020, we did not engage in unregistered sales of securities or any other transactions required to be reported under this Item 2 of Part II on Form 10-Q.March 31, 2021:

Period

 

(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased

  

(b) Average Price Paid per Share

  

(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(1)

  

(d) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(1)

 

January 1-31, 2021

  34,600  $15.15   34,600   39,475,076 

February 1-28, 2021

  319,871  $17.58   319,871   33,941,979 

March 1-31, 2021

  103,856  $19.95   103,856   31,872,438 

Total

  458,327       458,327   31,872,438 

(1)

On January 25, 2021, our Board approved the repurchase of up to $40.0 million worth of the Company's outstanding Class A common stock. There were 0.5 million and 1.4 million shares repurchased in the open market for $8.1 million and $17.5 million during the three-months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company has the ability to repurchase up to $31.9 million worth of the Company’s outstanding Class A common stock under the current stock repurchase program as circumstances warrant based on market conditions, cash flow requirements, securities law limitations, and other factors.

 

The payment of cash dividends is currently limited by our financing arrangements, including certain covenants under our Credit Facility.
 

 

ITEM 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

 

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 6.       EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Reference

 

Description

 

Reference

 

Description

3.1

(1)

Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation

(2)(1)

Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation

3.2

(2)

Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws

(2)

Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws

4.1

(1)

Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation

(1)

Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation

4.2

(2)

Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws

(2)

Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws

10.1*#Form of Restricted Stock Award Notice (Double Trigger Change in Control)*#First Amended and Restated Executive Severance Agreement with John Tweed
10.2*#Consulting Agreement with John Tweed

31.1

#

Certification pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by David R. Parker, the Company's Principal Executive Officer

#

Certification pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by David R. Parker, the Company's Principal Executive Officer

31.2

#

Certification pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by M. Paul Bunn, the Company's Principal Financial Officer

#

Certification pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Joey B. Hogan, the Company's Principal Financial Officer

32.1

##

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by David R. Parker, the Company's Chief Executive Officer

##

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by David R. Parker, the Company's Chief Executive Officer

32.2

##

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by M. Paul Bunn, the Company's Chief Financial Officer

##

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by Joey B. Hogan, the Company's Principal Financial Officer

101.INS

 Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document

101.SCH

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

101.PRE

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document and included in Exhibit 101) Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document and included in Exhibit 101)

References:

    

(1)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K, filed July 2, 2020.Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K, filed July 2, 2020.

(2)(1)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K, filed July 2, 2020.

(2)

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K, filed July 2, 2020.
(3)Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company's Schedule 14A, filed June 8, 2020.

#

Filed herewith.

Filed herewith.

##

Furnished herewith.

Furnished herewith.

*Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.

  
  

Date: AugustMay 10, 20202021

By:

/s/ M. Paul BunnJoey B. Hogan

  

M. Paul BunnJoey B. Hogan

  

Executive Vice President Chiefand Principal Financial Officer and Secretary in his capacity as such and as a duly authorized officer on behalf of the issuer

 

 

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