[X]
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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[ ]
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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Nevada
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88-0320154
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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or
organization)
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400
Birmingham Hwy.
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Chattanooga,
TN
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37419
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Yes
[X]
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No
[ ]
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Large
accelerated filer [ ]
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Accelerated
filer [ X ]
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Non-accelerated
filer
[ ]
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Yes
[ ]
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No
[ X ]
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PART
I
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Page
Number
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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Consolidated
Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2007 (Unaudited) and December
31,
2006
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Consolidated
Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended
June
30, 2007 and 2006 (Unaudited)
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Consolidated
Condensed Statements of Equity and Comprehensive Loss for the six
months
ended June 30, 2007 (Unaudited)
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Consolidated
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June
30, 2007
and 2006 (Unaudited)
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Notes
to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Item
2.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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PART
II
OTHER
INFORMATION
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Page
Number
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to Vote of Security Holders
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
|
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COVENANT
TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(In
thousands, except share data)
|
||||||||
ASSETS
|
June
30, 2007
(unaudited)
|
December
31,
2006
|
||||||
Current
assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash
equivalents
|
$ |
4,804
|
$ |
5,407
|
||||
Accounts
receivable, net of
allowance of $1,192 in 2007 and $1,491 in 2006
|
74,604
|
72,581
|
||||||
Drivers'
advances and other
receivables, net of allowance of $2,658 in 2007
and $2,598 in 2006
|
5,649
|
4,259
|
||||||
Inventory
and
supplies
|
4,592
|
4,985
|
||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
11,055
|
11,162
|
||||||
Assets
held for
sale
|
17,039
|
22,581
|
||||||
Deferred
income
taxes
|
25,278
|
16,021
|
||||||
Income
taxes
receivable
|
4,770
|
6,371
|
||||||
Total
current assets
|
147,791
|
143,367
|
||||||
Property
and equipment, at cost
|
357,131
|
349,663
|
||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
(90,806 | ) | (74,689 | ) | ||||
Net
property and equipment
|
266,325
|
274,974
|
||||||
Goodwill
|
36,210
|
36,210
|
||||||
Other
assets, net
|
19,847
|
20,543
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
$ |
470,173
|
$ |
475,094
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||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||
Securitization
facility (See
Note 10)
|
$ |
53,981
|
$ |
54,981
|
||||
Credit
facility (See Note
10)
|
108,000
|
-
|
||||||
Checks
outstanding in excess of
bank balances
|
4,076
|
4,280
|
||||||
Current
maturities of
acquisition obligation
|
333
|
333
|
||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued
expenses
|
34,117
|
30,521
|
||||||
Current
portion of insurance
and claims accrual
|
18,808
|
20,097
|
||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
219,315
|
110,212
|
||||||
Long-term
debt (See Note
10)
|
-
|
104,900
|
||||||
Insurance
and claims accrual,
net of current portion
|
18,336
|
18,002
|
||||||
Deferred
income
taxes
|
54,454
|
50,685
|
||||||
Other
long-term
liabilities
|
2,513
|
2,451
|
||||||
Total
liabilities
|
294,618
|
286,250
|
||||||
Commitments
and contingent liabilities
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Stockholders'
equity:
|
||||||||
Class
A common stock, $.01 par
value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 13,469,090
shares issued; 11,676,298 and 11,650,690 shares
outstanding
as of
June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively
|
135
|
135
|
||||||
Class
B common stock, $.01 par
value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 2,350,000
shares issued and outstanding
|
24
|
24
|
||||||
Additional
paid-in-capital
|
92,127
|
92,053
|
||||||
Treasury
stock at cost;
1,792,792 shares and 1,818,400 shares as of June 30,
2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively
|
(21,278 | ) | (21,582 | ) | ||||
Retained
earnings
|
104,547
|
118,214
|
||||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
175,555
|
188,844
|
||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$ |
470,173
|
$ |
475,094
|
Three
months ended
June
30,
(unaudited)
|
Six
months ended
June
30,
(unaudited)
|
|||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Revenue:
|
||||||||||||||||
Freight
revenue
|
$ |
151,033
|
$ |
139,344
|
$ |
294,575
|
$ |
268,778
|
||||||||
Fuel
surcharge
revenue
|
26,412
|
30,018
|
49,262
|
52,109
|
||||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
$ |
177,445
|
$ |
169,362
|
$ |
343,837
|
$ |
320,887
|
||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Salaries,
wages, and related
expenses
|
69,149
|
64,421
|
136,571
|
123,063
|
||||||||||||
Fuel
expense
|
52,136
|
50,301
|
98,126
|
92,217
|
||||||||||||
Operations
and
maintenance
|
10,402
|
8,774
|
20,000
|
17,271
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
equipment rentals and
purchased transportation
|
15,850
|
15,458
|
31,312
|
30,136
|
||||||||||||
Operating
taxes and
licenses
|
3,532
|
3,465
|
7,411
|
6,767
|
||||||||||||
Insurance
and
claims
|
14,507
|
8,187
|
20,762
|
16,414
|
||||||||||||
Communications
and
utilities
|
1,852
|
1,527
|
3,967
|
3,117
|
||||||||||||
General
supplies and
expenses
|
5,838
|
5,740
|
11,520
|
10,044
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization,
including gains and losses on disposition
of equipment
|
13,586
|
8,516
|
26,320
|
18,515
|
||||||||||||
Asset
impairment charge
|
1,665
|
0
|
1,665
|
0
|
||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
188,517
|
166,389
|
357,654
|
317,544
|
||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(11,072 | ) |
2,973
|
(13,817 | ) |
3,343
|
||||||||||
Other
(income) expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
2,975
|
1,095
|
6,006
|
2,239
|
||||||||||||
Interest
income
|
(110 | ) | (122 | ) | (225 | ) | (259 | ) | ||||||||
Other
|
(34 | ) | (22 | ) | (116 | ) | (75 | ) | ||||||||
Other
expenses, net
|
2,831
|
951
|
5,665
|
1,905
|
||||||||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
(13,903 | ) |
2,022
|
(19,482 | ) |
1,438
|
||||||||||
Income
tax expense (benefit)
|
(2,646 | ) |
2,420
|
(6,155 | ) |
2,721
|
||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | (11,257 | ) | $ | (398 | ) | $ | (13,327 | ) | $ | (1,283 | ) | ||||
Loss
per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
and diluted loss per share:
|
$ | (0.80 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.95 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | ||||
Basic
and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
|
14,019
|
13,997
|
14,011
|
13,991
|
Common
Stock
|
Additional
Paid-In
|
Treasury
|
Retained
|
Total
Stockholders'
|
Comprehensive
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Class
A
|
Class
B
|
Capital
|
Stock
|
Earnings
|
Equity
|
Loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances
at December 31, 2006
|
$ |
135
|
$ |
24
|
$ |
92,053
|
$ | (21,582 | ) | $ |
118,214
|
$ |
188,844
|
|||||||||||||||
Issuance
of restricted stock to
non-employee
directors from
treasury
stock
|
-
|
-
|
(4 | ) |
304
|
-
|
300
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative
impact of change in
accounting for uncertainties in
income taxes (FIN 48 – see Note 7)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(340 | ) | (340 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
SFAS
No. 123R stock-based employee
compensation cost
|
78
|
78
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(13,327 | ) | (13,327 | ) | (13,327 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss for six
months ended June 30, 2007
|
$ | (13,327 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balances
at June 30, 2007
|
$ |
135
|
$ |
24
|
$ |
92,127
|
$ | (21,278 | ) | $ |
104,547
|
$ |
175,555
|
|||||||||||||||
Six
months ended June 30,
(unaudited)
|
||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (13,327 | ) | $ | (1,283 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
||||||||
Provision
for losses on
accounts receivable
|
377
|
292
|
||||||
Depreciation
and amortization,
including impairment charge
|
27,084
|
20,174
|
||||||
Amortization
of deferred
financing fees
|
130
|
40
|
||||||
Deferred
income taxes
(benefit)
|
(5,828 | ) | (1,021 | ) | ||||
Loss
(gain) on disposition of
property and equipment
|
901
|
(1,659 | ) | |||||
Non-cash
stock
compensation
|
378
|
62
|
||||||
Changes
in operating assets and
liabilities:
|
||||||||
Receivables
and
advances
|
(2,221 | ) |
8,107
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses and other
assets
|
249
|
3,614
|
||||||
Inventory
and
supplies
|
384
|
5
|
||||||
Insurance
and claims
accrual
|
(955 | ) | (4,928 | ) | ||||
Accounts
payable and accrued
expenses
|
2,165
|
890
|
||||||
Net
cash flows provided by operating activities
|
9,337
|
24,293
|
||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||
Acquisition
of property and
equipment
|
(39,422 | ) | (77,757 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from building sale
leaseback
|
-
|
29,630
|
||||||
Proceeds
from disposition of
property and equipment
|
28,015
|
31,090
|
||||||
Payment
of acquisition
obligation
|
(167 | ) |
-
|
|||||
Net
cash flows used in investing activities
|
(11,574 | ) | (17,037 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||
Exercise
of stock
options
|
-
|
192
|
||||||
Excess
tax benefits from
exercise of stock options
|
-
|
17
|
||||||
Change
in checks outstanding in
excess of bank balances
|
(204 | ) |
-
|
|||||
Proceeds
from issuance of
debt
|
40,500
|
36,500
|
||||||
Repayments
of
debt
|
(38,400 | ) | (45,000 | ) | ||||
Debt
refinancing
costs
|
(262 | ) |
-
|
|||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
1,634
|
(8,291 | ) | |||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
|
(603 | ) | (1,035 | ) | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
5,407
|
3,618
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ |
4,804
|
$ |
2,583
|
(in
thousands except per share data)
|
Three
months ended
June
30,
|
Six
months ended
June
30,
|
||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Numerator:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (11,257 | ) | $ | (398 | ) | $ | (13,327 | ) | $ | (1,283 | ) | ||||
Denominator:
|
||||||||||||||||
Denominator
for basic earnings per
share – weighted-average
shares
|
14,019
|
13,997
|
14,011
|
13,991
|
||||||||||||
Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Employee
stock
options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Denominator
for diluted earnings per share – adjusted
weighted-average shares and assumed
conversions
|
14,019
|
13,997
|
14,011
|
13,991
|
||||||||||||
Net
loss per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
and diluted loss per share:
|
$ | (0.80 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.95 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) |
Number
of options
(in
thousands)
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
term
|
Aggregate
intrinsic value
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at beginning of the period
|
1,287
|
$ |
13.98
|
68
months
|
$ |
685
|
|||||||
Options
granted
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Options
exercised
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Options
forfeited
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Options
expired
|
(18 | ) | $ |
13.95
|
|||||||||
Outstanding
at end of period
|
1,269
|
$ |
13.99
|
63
months
|
$ |
663
|
|||||||
Exercisable
at end of period
|
1,163
|
$ |
14.07
|
58
months
|
$ |
661
|
Number
of
stock
awards
|
Weighted
average
grant
date
fair value
|
|
Unvested
at January 1, 2007
|
456,984
|
$12.65
|
Granted
|
110,533
|
$10.83
|
Vested
|
-
|
-
|
Forfeited
|
-
|
-
|
Unvested
at June 30,
2007
|
567,517
|
$12.29
|
(in
thousands)
|
June
30, 2007
|
December
31, 2006
|
||||||||||||||
Current
|
Long-Term
|
Current
|
Long-Term
|
|||||||||||||
Securitization
Facility
|
$ |
53,981
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
54,981
|
$ |
-
|
||||||||
Borrowings
under Credit Facility (*)
|
108,000
|
-
|
-
|
104,900
|
||||||||||||
Total
debt
|
$ |
161,981
|
$ |
-
|
$ |
54,981
|
$ |
104,900
|
(In thousands) | ||||
Current
assets
|
$ |
10,970
|
||
Property
and equipment
|
62,339
|
|||
Deferred
tax assets
|
275
|
|||
Other
assets – Interest rate swap
|
252
|
|||
Identifiable
intangible assets:
|
||||
Tradename
(4-year estimated
useful life)
|
920
|
|||
Noncompetition
agreement
(7-year useful life)
|
1,000
|
|||
Customer
relationships (20-year
estimated useful life)
|
3,490
|
|||
Goodwill
|
24,655
|
|||
Total
assets
|
$ |
103,901
|
||
Current
liabilities
|
$ |
13,181
|
||
Long-term
debt, net of current maturities
|
36,298
|
|||
Deferred
tax liabilities
|
14,361
|
|||
Total
liabilities
|
$ |
63,840
|
||
Total
purchase price
|
$ |
40,061
|
●
|
Expedited
long haul service. We increased the fleet by approximately 8%, primarily
through the January 2007 assimilation of the former Covenant Refrigerated
service offering's team-driver trucks into this service offering.
The
Expedited service offering suffered from lower fuel surcharge collection
and a reduction in team drivers within this fleet, resulting in an
increase in solo-driver loads. Average freight revenue per truck
per week
declined by 1.5%, with rates up slightly and miles down about
1.5%.
|
●
|
Refrigerated
service. In January 2007, we assimilated the single-driver trucks
from our
former Covenant Refrigerated service offering into our Southern
Refrigerated Transport ("SRT") service offering. The addition
of the unprofitable Covenant Refrigerated operations into SRT resulted
in
a deterioration of SRT's performance, primarily due to a significant
increase in freight from freight brokers and acceptance of new customer
contracts at lower rates to keep trucks loaded. SRT’s rates declined by
approximately $.04 per mile. Fuel surcharge recovery also suffered,
primarily led by the additional broker freight an increase in non-revenue
miles from 9% to 12% of total miles. Based on its historical performance,
we expect SRT to gradually reduce its dependency on broker freight
throughout the year.
|
●
|
Dedicated
service. We increased the fleet by approximately 2%. However, rates
were
down $.04 per mile and, as a result, average freight revenue per
total
mile decreased almost 3%. In addition, average miles per truck decreased
about 3% and we had too many unseated tractors. Rates were down partially
due to a decision to write-off $0.4 million of disputed receivables
with a
major customer. In addition, we did not effectively manage our drivers’
time off causing us to fail to meet minimum revenue per truck parameters
of certain shipping contracts.
|
●
|
Covenant
regional solo-driver service. We decreased the average fleet by
approximately 380 trucks or 40%. We achieved a 9.5% increase in average
freight revenue per truck, primarily through an 8.9% increase in
average
miles per truck. Rates increased slightly and fuel surcharge recovery
declined. Substantial additional improvements are needed for this
service
offering to become profitable.
|
●
|
Star
regional solo-driver service. On September 14, 2006, we acquired
100% of
the outstanding stock of Star, a short-to-medium haul dry van regional
truckload carrier based in Nashville, Tennessee. Star's total revenue
for
the quarter ended June 30, 2007 totaled approximately $25.3 million.
Especially soft freight demand in the Southeastern United States,
where
Star’s lanes are concentrated, resulted in rate pressure, fewer
loaded miles, and reduced fuel surcharge collection, all related
in part,
to greater reliance on brokered freight.
|
●
|
Covenant
Transport Solutions’ brokerage freight service. Covenant Transport
Solutions has continued to grow through the addition of agents, who
are
paid a commission for each load of freight they provide. The number
of
loads increased to 2,157 from just 196 loads in the second quarter
of
2006. Average revenue per load also increased 18.4% to $1,663 from
$1,404
per load in the second quarter of 2006. The brokerage operation has
helped
us continue to serve customers when we lacked capacity in a given
area or
when the load has not met the operating profile of one of our service
offerings. This service has been useful as we continue to realign
trucks
between service offerings and subsidiaries and in the management
of our
freight mix toward preferred lanes.
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
Freight
revenue (1)
|
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Salaries,
wages, and related
expenses
|
39.0
|
38.0
|
Salaries,
wages, and related
expenses
|
45.8
|
46.2
|
||||||||||||
Fuel
expense
|
29.4
|
29.7
|
Fuel
expense (1)
|
17.0
|
14.6
|
||||||||||||
Operations
and
maintenance
|
5.9
|
5.2
|
Operations
and
maintenance
|
6.9
|
6.3
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
equipment rentals and
purchased
transportation
|
8.9
|
9.1
|
Revenue
equipment rentals and
purchased
transportation
|
10.5
|
11.1
|
||||||||||||
Operating
taxes and
licenses
|
2.0
|
2.1
|
Operating
taxes and
licenses
|
2.3
|
2.5
|
||||||||||||
Insurance
and
claims
|
8.2
|
4.8
|
Insurance
and
claims
|
9.6
|
5.9
|
||||||||||||
Communications
and
utilities
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
Communications
and
utilities
|
1.2
|
1.1
|
||||||||||||
General
supplies and
expenses
|
3.3
|
3.4
|
General
supplies and
expenses
|
3.9
|
4.1
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
7.6
|
5.0
|
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
9.0
|
6.1
|
||||||||||||
Asset
impairment charge
|
0.9
|
0.0
|
Asset
impairment charge
|
1.1
|
0.0
|
||||||||||||
Total
operating
expenses
|
106.2
|
98.3
|
Total
operating
expenses
|
107.3
|
97.9
|
||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(6.2 | ) |
1.8
|
Operating
income (loss)
|
(7.3 | ) |
2.1
|
||||||||||
Other
expense,
net
|
1.6
|
0.6
|
Other
expense,
net
|
1.9
|
0.7
|
||||||||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
(7.8 | ) |
1.2
|
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
(9.2 | ) |
1.4
|
||||||||||
Income
tax expense
(benefit)
|
(1.5 | ) |
1.4
|
Income
tax expense
(benefit)
|
(1.8 | ) |
1.7
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
(6.3 | )% | (0.2 | )% |
Net
loss
|
(7.5 | )% | (0.3 | )% |
(1)
|
Freight
revenue is total revenue less fuel surcharge revenue. Fuel
surcharge revenue is shown netted against the fuel expense category
($26.4
million and $30.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2007
and
2006, respectively).
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
|
||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||||
Total
revenue
|
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % |
Freight
revenue (2)
|
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Salaries,
wages, and related
expenses
|
39.7
|
38.4
|
Salaries,
wages, and related
expenses
|
46.5
|
45.8
|
||||||||||||
Fuel
expense
|
28.5
|
28.7
|
Fuel
expense (2)
|
16.6
|
14.9
|
||||||||||||
Operations
and
maintenance
|
5.8
|
5.4
|
Operations
and
maintenance
|
6.8
|
6.4
|
||||||||||||
Revenue
equipment rentals and
purchased
transportation
|
9.1
|
9.4
|
Revenue
equipment rentals and
purchased
transportation
|
10.6
|
11.2
|
||||||||||||
Operating
taxes and
licenses
|
2.2
|
2.1
|
Operating
taxes and
licenses
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
||||||||||||
Insurance
and
claims
|
6.0
|
5.1
|
Insurance
and
claims
|
7.0
|
6.1
|
||||||||||||
Communications
and
utilities
|
1.2
|
1.0
|
Communications
and
utilities
|
1.3
|
1.2
|
||||||||||||
General
supplies and
expenses
|
3.4
|
3.1
|
General
supplies and
expenses
|
3.9
|
3.7
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
7.6
|
5.8
|
Depreciation
and
amortization
|
8.9
|
6.9
|
||||||||||||
Asset
impairment charge
|
0.5
|
0.0
|
Asset
impairment charge
|
0.6
|
0.0
|
||||||||||||
Total
operating
expenses
|
104.0
|
99.0
|
Total
operating
expenses
|
104.7
|
98.8
|
||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
|
(4.0 | ) |
1.0
|
Operating
income (loss)
|
(4.7 | ) |
1.2
|
||||||||||
Other
expense,
net
|
1.7
|
0.6
|
Other
expense,
net
|
1.9
|
0.7
|
||||||||||||
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
(5.7 | ) |
0.4
|
Income
(loss) before income taxes
|
(6.6 | ) |
0.5
|
||||||||||
Income
tax expense
(benefit)
|
(1.8 | ) |
0.8
|
Income
tax expense
(benefit)
|
(2.1 | ) |
1.0
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
(3.9 | )% | (0.4 | )% |
Net
loss
|
(4.5 | )% | (0.5 | )% |
(2)
|
Freight
revenue is total revenue less fuel surcharge revenue. Fuel
surcharge revenue is shown netted against the fuel expense category
($49.3
million and $52.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2007 and
2006,
respectively).
|
Loss
Per Share, Quarter Ended June 30, 2006
|
$ | (0.03 | ) | |
Additional
insurance claims
accrual (*)
|
(0.26 | ) | ||
FIN
18 effective tax rate
revision (*)
|
(0.12 | ) | ||
Impairment
charge on airplane
(*)
|
(0.07 | ) | ||
Fuel
expense, net of fuel
surcharges
|
(0.19 | ) | ||
Capital
costs
|
(0.15 | ) | ||
Other,
net
|
0.02
|
|||
Loss
Per Share, Quarter Ended June 30, 2007
|
$ | (0.80 | ) |
PART
II
OTHER
INFORMATION
|
|
|
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
From
time to time we are a party to 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.
We maintain insurance to cover liabilities arising from the transportation
of freight for amounts in excess of certain self-insured
retentions.
|
ITEM
1A.
|
RISK
FACTORS
While
we attempt to identify, manage, and mitigate risks and uncertainties
associated with our business, some level of risk and uncertainty
will
always be present. Our Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2006, in the section entitled Item 1A. Risk Factors,
describes some of the risks and uncertainties associated with our
business. These risks and uncertainties have the potential to
materially affect our business, financial condition, results of
operations, cash flows, projected results, and future prospects.
In
addition to the risk factors set forth on our Form 10-K, we believe
that
the following additional issues, uncertainties, and risks, should
be
considered in evaluating our business and growth outlook:
We
were in default of our financial covenants under our Credit Facility
as of June 30, 2007, and we may be unable to comply with the financial
covenants in our Credit Facility going forward. A default could
result in
the acceleration of our outstanding indebtedness under the Credit
Facility, increased fees and expenses, restrictions on our operations,
dilutive stock issuances, and an inability to obtain financing
on
acceptable terms, which would have an adverse effect on our liquidity,
financial condition, and results of operations.
We
have a $200.0 million Credit Facility with a group of banks under
which we
had borrowings outstanding totaling $108.0 million as of June 30,
2007.
The Credit Facility is secured by a pledge of the stock of most
of the
Company's subsidiaries. The Credit Facility includes a number of
covenants, including financial covenants.
Under
the Credit Facility, we were in default of our financial covenants as
of June 30, 2007, but obtained a waiver on July 27, 2007, from
our bank
group. Without further modification, however, we anticipate not
being able
to comply with these financial covenants in the quarter ending
September
30, 2007. We are currently in discussions with our bank group to
modify
these financial covenants in the Credit Facility to levels better
aligned
with our expected future results. There is no assurance that the
amendment
will be provided by our bank group or that we will be able to maintain
compliance with the financial covenants going forward.
If
we either fail to obtain the amendment or if we experience future
defaults
under our Credit Facility, our bank group could cease making further
advances, declare our debt to be immediately due and payable, impose
significant restrictions and requirements on our operations, and
institute
foreclosure procedures against their security. If we were
required to obtain waivers of defaults, we may incur significant
fees and
transaction costs. If waivers of defaults are not obtained and
acceleration occurs, we may have difficulty in borrowing sufficient
additional funds to refinance the accelerated debt or we may have
to issue
equity securities, which would dilute stock ownership. Even if
new
financing is made available to us, it may not be available on acceptable
terms. As a result, our liquidity, financial condition, and results
of
operations would be adversely affected.
We
may not be able to renew Dedicated service offering contracts on
the terms
and schedule we expect.
As
part of the plan to improve profitability and increase the average
freight
revenue per tractor per week in our Dedicated service offering,
we are
attempting to renew and negotiate contracts covering the Dedicated
fleet. The current freight environment has resulted in
increased competition for these contracts, which has in turn placed
more
pressure on rates. If contract renewals do not proceed on an
acceptable basis, we may not be successful in executing this plan
on the
terms and schedule we
expect.
|
We
may not be able to cause the performance of Star Transportation, Inc.
to
return to historical levels.
The
profitability of our Star Transportation subsidiary has declined
substantially since we acquired Star in September 2006. We
believe the primary factor has been lack of freight demand in the
southeastern United States, where Star's operations are
concentrated. However, other factors may be contributing, as
well. We may not be able to cause Star to operate at its former
level of profitability. If we do not, our financial results may
suffer and we could be forced to write-down all or a portion of the
goodwill associated with the Star acquisition.
We
may not be able to successfully integrate the former operations of
our
Covenant Refrigerated service offering into our SRT and Expedited
Long-Haul operations.
In
the first quarter of 2007, we reallocated the assets formerly operated
by
our Covenant Refrigerated service offering to our SRT and Expedited
long
haul service offerings. The Covenant Refrigerated service
offering had produced significant losses, and absorbing these operations
adversely affected the results in our SRT and Expedited long haul
service
offerings. Particularly in the SRT service offering, we were forced
to
rely on freight from freight brokers to haul adequate loads and to
move
the trucks to lanes where SRT operates. Improving SRT's results
will require reducing the percentage of freight derived from freight
brokers, raising freight rates, and improving related fuel surcharge
collection. We may not be successful in reducing our dependency on
broker
freight or in returning our SRT and Expedited long haul service offerings
to their historical levels of profitability.
We
operate in a highly regulated industry and changes in regulations
could
have a materially adverse effect on our business.
Our
operations are regulated and licensed by various government agencies,
including the Department of Transportation ("DOT"). The DOT,
through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA,
imposes
safety and fitness regulations on us and our drivers. New rules that
limit
driver hours-of-service were adopted effective January 4, 2004,
and then modified effective October 1, 2005 (the "2005
Rules"). On July 24, 2007, a federal appeals court vacated
portions of the 2005 Rules. Two of the key portions that were
vacated include the expansion of the driving day from 10 hours to
11
hours, and the "34 hour restart" requirement that drivers must have
a
break of at least 34 consecutive hours during each week. The
court's decision does not go into effect until September 14, 2007,
unless
the court orders otherwise, and the FMCSA has until such date to
request a
hearing on the matter. We understand that the FMCSA is
currently analyzing the court's decision, and we are unable to predict
whether the order will be appealed or the outcome of any such
appeal.
If
the court's decision becomes effective, it may have varying effects,
in
that reducing driving time to 10 hours daily may reduce productivity
in
some lanes, while eliminating the 34-hour restart may enhance productivity
in certain instances. On the whole, however, we would expect
the court's decision to reduce productivity and cause some loss of
efficiency as our drivers are retrained and some shipping lanes may
need
to be reconfigured. Additionally, we are unable to predict the
effect of any new rules that might be proposed, but any such proposed
rules could increase costs in our industry or decrease productivity.
|
SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO VOTE OF SECURITY
HOLDERS
|
The
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Covenant Transportation Group,
Inc. was
held on May 22, 2007, for the purpose of (a) electing seven directors
for
one-year terms, and (b) approving the amendment and restatement of
the
Company’s restated articles of incorporation to change its name to
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. Proxies for the meeting were
solicited
pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act, and there was no
solicitation in opposition to the Board’s proposals. Each of
the nominees for director as listed in the Definitive Proxy Statement
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2007
(File
No. 000-24960) was elected.
|
||||||
The
voting tabulation on the election of directors was as
follows:
|
||||||
Votes "FOR"
|
Votes "AGAINST"
|
ABSTENTIONS
|
BROKER
NON-VOTES
|
|||
David
R. Parker
|
14,786,905
|
—
|
1,353,741
|
678,758
|
||
Mark
A. Scudder
|
14,449,682
|
—
|
1,690,964
|
678,758
|
||
William
T. Alt
|
14,448,307
|
—
|
1,692,339
|
678,758
|
||
Hugh
O. Maclellan, Jr
|
14,652,873
|
—
|
1,487,773
|
678,758
|
||
Robert
E. Bosworth
|
14,654,148
|
—
|
1,486,498
|
678,758
|
||
Bradley
A. Moline
|
14,813,010
|
—
|
1,327,636
|
678,758
|
||
Niel
B. Nielson
|
14,814,105
|
—
|
1,326,541
|
678,758
|
The
name change to Covenant Transportation Group, Inc was approved with
16,135,651 “FOR”; 1,995 “AGAINST”; 3,000 abstentions; and 678,758 broker
non-votes.
|
ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS |
Exhibit
Number
|
Reference
|
Description
|
3.1
|
(1)
|
Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation
|
3.2
|
(2)
|
Amended
Bylaws dated September 27, 1994
|
4.1
|
(1)
|
Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation
|
4.2
|
(2)
|
Amended
Bylaws dated September 27, 1994
|
#
|
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 Chief 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 Joey B. Hogan,
the
Company's Principal 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 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 Joey B. Hogan, the
Company's Principal Financial
Officer
|
References:
|
|
(1)
|
Incorporated
by reference from the Company’s Schedule 14A, filed April 20, 2007 (File
No. 000-24960).
|
(2)
|
Incorporated by reference from Form S-1, Registration No. 33-82978, effective October 28, 1994. |
#
|
Filed
herewith.
|
COVENANT
TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC.
|
||
Date: August
9, 2007
|
By:
|
/s/
Joey B. Hogan
|
Joey
B. Hogan
|
||
Senior Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
|
||
in
his capacity as such and on behalf of the
issuer.
|