Transactions with Affiliates | (6) Transactions with Affiliates CenTra, Inc., an affiliate of the Company, provides administrative support services to Universal in the ordinary course of business, including legal, human resources, tax, and IT infrastructure and related services. The cost of these services is based on the actual or estimated utilization of the specific service. Universal also purchases other services from affiliates. Following is a schedule of cost incurred and included in operating expenses for services provided by affiliates for the thirteen weeks and twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 2017 and July 2, 2016 (in thousands): Thirteen weeks ended Twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 2017 July 2, 2016 July 1, 2017 July 2, 2016 Administrative support services $ 627 $ 682 $ 1,130 $ 1,358 Truck fuel, tolls and maintenance 490 639 1,267 1,245 Real estate rent and related costs 4,010 4,232 8,716 8,241 Insurance and employee benefit plans 14,929 10,995 29,501 22,306 Purchased transportation and equipment rent 11 27 15 226 Total $ 20,067 $ 16,575 $ 40,629 $ 33,376 We pay CenTra the direct variable cost of maintenance, fueling and other operational support costs for services delivered at our affiliate’s trucking terminals that are geographically remote from our own facilities. Such costs are billed when incurred, paid on a routine basis, and reflect actual labor utilization, repair parts costs or quantities of fuel purchased. In connection with our transportation services, we also pay tolls and other fees for international bridge crossings to certain related entities which are under common control with CenTra. A significant number of our operating locations are located in facilities leased from affiliates. At 36 facilities, occupancy is based on either month-to-month or contractual, multi-year lease arrangements which are billed and paid monthly. Leasing properties provided by an affiliate that owns a substantial commercial property portfolio affords us significant operating flexibility. However, we are not limited to such arrangements. We purchase workers’ compensation, property and casualty, cargo, warehousing and other general liability insurance from an insurance company controlled by our majority shareholders. Our employee health care benefits and 401(k) programs are also provided by this affiliate. Other services from affiliates, including contracted transportation services, are delivered to us on a per-transaction-basis or pursuant to separate contractual arrangements provided in the ordinary course of business. At July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2016, amounts due to affiliates were $9.7 million and $4.6 million, respectively. In our Consolidated Balance Sheets, we record our insured claims liability and the related recovery from an affiliate insurance provider in insurance and claims, and other receivables. At July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were $10.0 million and $8.7 million, respectively, included in each of these accounts for insured claims. We made purchases of used equipment from an affiliate during the twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 2017, totaling $1.8 million, and also purchased wheels and tires from an affiliate for new trailering equipment totaling $1.8 million during the same period. During the twenty-six weeks ended July 2, 2016, we contracted with an affiliate to provide real property improvements to us totaling $1.0 million, and also purchased wheels and tires for new trailering equipment totaling $1.4 million and an additional $0.2 million in revenue equipment components from an affiliate during the same period. (6) Transactions with Affiliates – continued Services provided by Universal to Affiliates We periodically assist our affiliates by providing selected transportation and logistics services in connection with their specific customer contracts or purchase orders. Following is a schedule of revenues generated from services provided to affiliates for the thirteen weeks and twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 2017 and July 2, 2016 (in thousands): Thirteen weeks ended Twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 2017 July 2, 2016 July 1, 2017 July 2, 2016 Purchased transportation and equipment rent $ 224 $ 147 $ 550 $ 342 Total $ 224 $ 147 $ 550 $ 342 At July 1, 2017 and December 31, 2016, amounts due from affiliates were $3.1 million and $2.5 million, respectively. |