Note 11 - Goodwill and Other Assets - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 149,812	$ 149,812
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(53,204)	(44,203)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 96,608	$ 105,609
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Month)	124 months	128 months
Trade Names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 6,590	$ 6,590
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(4,673)	(4,501)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 1,917	$ 2,089
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Month)	78 months	86 months
Trade Names [Member] \| Dedicated [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 4,502	$ 4,502
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(2,847)	(2,689)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	1,655	1,813
Trade Names [Member] \| Managed Freight [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	1,089	1,089
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(941)	(927)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	148	162
Trade Names [Member] \| Warehousing [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	999	999
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(885)	(885)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	114	114
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	5,300	5,300
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(4,344)	(3,351)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 956	$ 1,949
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Month)	13 months	15 months
Noncompete Agreements [Member] \| Dedicated [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 4,670	$ 4,670
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(3,989)	(3,113)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	681	1,557
Noncompete Agreements [Member] \| Managed Freight [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	630	630
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(355)	(238)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	275	392
Noncompete Agreements [Member] \| Warehousing [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross		12,436
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization		(7,772)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net		4,664
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	105,922	105,922
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(34,231)	(27,995)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 71,691	$ 77,927
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Month)	128 months	131 months
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Dedicated [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 71,374	$ 71,374
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(20,713)	(16,959)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	50,661	54,415
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Managed Freight [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	22,112	22,112
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(4,968)	(3,264)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	17,144	18,848
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Warehousing [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	12,436
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(8,550)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	3,886
Credentialing [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	32,000	32,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(9,956)	(8,356)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 22,044	23,644
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Month)	124 months
Credentialing [Member] \| Expedited [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$ 32,000	32,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	(9,956)	(8,356)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 22,044	$ 23,644

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