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Commitments and Contingencies

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Commitments and Contingencies
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies
Contingencies

The Company is party to various legal claims and actions incidental to its business. The Company believes none of these claims or actions, either individually or in the aggregate, is material to its business or financial statements as a whole, including its results of operations and financial condition.

The Company is liable for claims related to vehicle liability, workers’ compensation, property damage and employee medical benefits. Insurance coverage provides the Company with primary and excess coverage, which the Company believes is sufficient to protect the Company from catastrophic claims.

For vehicle liability, the Company retains a portion of the risk. Below is a summary of the Company’s risk retention on vehicle liability insurance coverage maintained by the Company through $10,000:

Company
Risk Retention		 Frequency Layer Policy Term
Expedited Freight¹
LTL business $ 3,000  Occurrence/Accident²
$0 to $3,000
 10/1/2020 to 10/1/2021
Truckload business $ 2,000  Occurrence/Accident²
$0 to $2,000
 10/1/2020 to 10/1/2021
LTL and Truckload businesses $ 6,000  Policy Term Aggregate³
$3,000 to $5,000
 10/1/2020 to 10/1/2021
LTL and Truckload businesses $ 5,000  Policy Term Aggregate³
$5,000 to $10,000
 10/1/2020 to 10/1/2021
Intermodal $ 250  Occurrence/Accident²
$0 to $250
 4/1/2020 to 10/1/2021
¹ Excluding the Final Mile business, which is primarily a brokered service.
² For each and every accident, the Company is responsible for damages and defense up to these amounts, regardless of the number of claims associated with any accident.
³ During the Policy Term, the Company is responsible for damages and defense within the stated Layer up to the stated, aggregate amount of Company Risk Retention before insurance will respond.

Also, from time to time, when brokering freight, the Company may face claims for the “negligent selection” of outside, contracted carriers that are involved in accidents, and the Company maintains third-party liability insurance coverage with a $100 deductible per occurrence for most of its brokered services. Additionally, the Company maintains workers’ compensation insurance with a self-insured retention of $500 per occurrence.

Insurance coverage in excess of the self-insured retention limit is an important part of the Company’s risk management process. The Company believes the recorded reserves are sufficient for all incurred claims up to the self-insured retention limits, including an estimate for claims incurred but not reported. Since the ultimate resolution of outstanding claims as well as claims incurred but not reported is uncertain, it is possible that the reserves recorded for these losses could change materially in the near term. However, an estimate cannot be made of the range of additional loss that is at least reasonably possible.