EX-10.2






Exhibit 10.2




AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO

MASTER SHELF AGREEMENT

(SAIA, Inc. f/k/a SCS Transportation, Inc.)


June 4, 2008


Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“Prudential”)

The Prudential Insurance Company

     of America

Pruco Life Insurance Company

Reliastar Life Insurance Company

Southland Life Insurance Company

Pruco Life Insurance

Company of New Jersey

Prudential Retirement

Insurance and Annuity Company

United of Omaha Life

Insurance Company

Universal Prudential Arizona

Reinsurance Company

Zurich American Insurance Company

Each Prudential Affiliate (as defined herein)

     which becomes bound by certain provisions of the

     Agreement as hereinafter provided (together with

     each above-named entity, the “Purchasers”)

c/o Prudential Capital Group

Gateway Center Four

100 Mulberry Street

Newark, NJ 07102-4069


Ladies and Gentlemen:


     We
refer to the Master Shelf Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2002 (as amended or modified
to date, the “Agreement”), among the undersigned, SAIA, Inc. f/k/a SCS
Transportation, Inc., a
Delaware Corporation (the “Company”) and Purchasers. Unless otherwise defined
herein, the terms
defined in the Agreement shall be used herein as therein defined.



     We refer also to that certain Consent Letter, dated as of January 28, 2008 (the “Consent
Letter”), among the Company, SAIA Motor Freight Line, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company
(“Guarantor”) and Purchasers.


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Consent Letter and Section 5M of the Agreement, the
Company and Purchasers desire to amend the Agreement to include














 







therein any Additional Covenants and Additional Defaults contained in the Restated Credit
Agreement (as that term is defined in the Consent Letter).




     Therefore, Purchasers and the Company, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements
set forth herein and in the Agreement, agree as follows:



1. Amendments.


(a) Paragraph 5D. Paragraph 5D of the Agreement
is amended to add the following sentence at the end of such paragraph:


Notwithstanding the above, in the event, and each time, Company or one of its Subsidiaries
acquires one hundred percent (100%) of the outstanding stock of an entity (or entities)
(each a “Target”) which operates a primary line of business within Company’s core
industry, the indebtedness of such Target assumed as a result of such acquisition, and
Liens affecting the assets of such Target and securing such indebtedness, may be
maintained and remain in effect for a period of time not beyond the existing maturity date
of such indebtedness; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of assumed indebtedness
from all Targets shall not exceed $25,000,000 at any one time outstanding.


(b) Paragraph 5F.
Paragraph 5F of the Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:


     5F.
Insurance. The Company will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain, with
financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance with respect to their respective properties and
businesses against such casualties and contingencies, of such types, on such terms and in such
amounts as is customary in the case of entities of established reputations engaged in the same or a
similar business and similarly situated; and upon the written request of any Purchaser, the Company
promptly shall deliver evidence thereof to Purchasers.



(c) Paragraph 5J. Paragraph 5J of
the Agreement is amended to add the following sentence at the end of such paragraph:


Notwithstanding the
above, the requirements of this Section 5J shall not apply to
indebtedness of a Target assumed by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as allowed
under Section 5D.



(d) Paragraph 6A. Paragraph 6A of
the Agreement is amended in its entirety to read as follows:


     6A Financial Covenants.


     6A(1) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Company will not permit, as of the last day of any
fiscal quarter, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, calculated on a consolidated basis, to be less
than 1.10 to 1.00



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     6A(2) Leverage Ratio. The Company will not permit, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter,
the Leverage Ratio, calculated on a consolidated basis, to be greater than 3.25 to 1.00.



     6A(3) Adjusted Leverage Ratio. The Company will not permit, as of the last day of any fiscal
quarter, the Adjusted Leverage Ratio, calculated on a consolidated basis, to be greater than 3.75
to 1.00.



     6A(4) Tangible Net Worth. The Company will not permit Tangible Net Worth at any time to be
less than $180,000,000 plus the sum of (i) 75% of positive Net Income from Continuing
Operations in each fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2006, and (ii)
75% of the Net Proceeds from the issuance and sale of equity securities after the date hereof, plus
or minus loss from Discontinued Operations commencing with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2006
minus the total amount paid by the Company for the repurchase of its shares after June 30,
2006, up to $25,000,000.


(e) Paragraph 6(C)(1). (i) Paragraph 6(C)(1) is amended by deleting clause (vi) thereof in its entirety.


(f) Paragraph 6C(3) is hereby amended by changing the period at the end of the
clause (viii) thereof to a semi-colon and by inserting therein the following new clauses
(ix) and (x):





	 	(ix)	 	the repurchase of shares of common stock of the Company. Repurchases made
prior to the date of this Agreement will be excluded from the Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio. Repurchases made subsequent to the date of this Agreement up to the aggregate
amount of $50,000,000 will also be excluded from the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
calculation, provided that (i) Borrower’s pro forma Leverage Ratio following the
repurchase shall be less than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00, (ii) the Company’s pro forma
Adjusted Leverage Ratio following the repurchase shall be less than or equal to 3.25
to 1.00, and (iii) the Company’s pro forma Available Liquidity following the
repurchase shall be greater than or equal to $30,000,000.; and
	 
	 	(x)	 	the Permitted Acquisitions.




(g) Paragraph 10B. (i) Paragraph 10B of the Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the definitions of “EBIT”, “EBITDAR”, “Indebtedness”, “Interest Expense”,
“Net Income” and “Total Indebtedness” therein and replacing such definitions with the
following revised definitions:





“EBITDAR” means, for any period, the sum of Net Income plus, to the extent
deducted in the determination of Net Income, (i) all provisions for federal, state and
other income tax of the Company and its Subsidiaries (ii) Interest Expense, (iii)
provisions for depreciation and amortization and (iv) Rental Expense, excluding
(a) any gains or losses resulting from the sale, conversion or other




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disposition of capital assets (i.e., assets other than current assets), (b) any gains resulting
from the write-up of assets, (c) any earnings of any Person acquired by the Company or any
Subsidiary through purchase, merger or consolidation or otherwise for any period prior to the date
of acquisition, (d) any deferred credit representing the excess of equity in any such Subsidiary
at the date of acquisition over the cost of the investment in such Subsidiary, (e) any gains or
losses from the acquisition of securities or the retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness, (f)
any gains on collections from the proceeds of insurance policies or settlements, (g) any
restoration to income of any Contingency Reserve, except to the extent that provision for such
reserve was made out of income accrued during such period, (h) any income, gain or loss during
such period from any discontinued operations or the disposition thereof, from any extraordinary
items or from any prior period adjustments, and (i) any equity of the Company or any Subsidiary in
the undistributed earnings (but not losses) of any corporation or other entity which is not a
Subsidiary of the Company, which in the aggregate will be deducted only to the extent they are
positive, adjusted for minority interests in Subsidiaries.




“Indebtedness” means with respect to any Person without duplication, (1) indebtedness or liability
for borrowed money; (2) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar
instruments; (3) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property acquired by such Person
(excluding accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business but including all
liabilities created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with
respect to any such property); (4) redemption obligations in respect of mandatorily redeemable
Preferred Stock; (5) obligations as lessee under Capital Leases; (6) current liabilities in respect
of unfunded vested benefits under Plans covered by ERISA; (7) obligations under acceptance
facilities; (8) the outstanding balance of the purchase price of uncollected accounts receivable of
such Person subject at such time to a sale of receivables or other similar transaction, regardless
of whether such transaction is effected without recourse to such Person or in a manner which would
not be reflected on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP; (9) obligations
secured by any Liens, whether or not the obligations have been assumed; and (10) all guaranties,
endorsements (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), and other
contingent obligations to purchase, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to invest in any
Person or entity, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss with respect to liabilities of a
type described in any of the clauses above.




“Interest Expense” means, with respect to any period, the sum (without duplication) of (i) all
interest and prepayment charges in respect of any Indebtedness (including imputed interest in
respect of Capitalized Lease Obligations and net costs of Swaps) deducted in determining Net
Income for such period, together with all interest capitalized or deferred during such period and
not deducted in determining Net Income for such period, plus (ii) all debt discount and
expenses amortized or required to be amortized in the determination of Net Income for such period.



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“Net Income” means, for any period of determination, with respect to the Company on a
Consolidated basis with its Subsidiaries (other than any Subsidiary which is restricted
from declaring or paying dividends or otherwise advancing funds to its parent whether by
contract or otherwise), cumulative net income earned during such period as determined in
accordance with GAAP.




“Total Indebtedness” means Indebtedness as of a particular date of determination plus six
(6) times Rental Expense for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters most
recently ended on or prior to such date.


(ii) Paragraph 10B of the Agreement is further amended by adding therein new definitions of
“Adjusted EBITDAR”, “Adjusted Leverage Ratio”, “Adjusted Total Indebtedness”, “Available
Liquidity”, “Capital Expenditures”, “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”, “Leverage Ratio”, “Maintenance
Capital Expenditures”, “Net Cash Flow”, “Permitted Acquisitions” and “Total Debt Service” in
alphabetical order to read as follows:





“Adjusted EBITDAR” means EBITDAR plus (i) pro forma additions related to Permitted
Acquisitions, and (ii) certain non-recurring charges and/or extraordinary items proposed
by the Company and to be included at the Required Holders’ sole discretion, which will not
be withheld unreasonably.




“Adjusted Leverage Ratio” means the ratio of (i) Adjusted Total Indebtedness on the last
day of a completed fiscal quarter of the Company, to (ii) Adjusted EBITDAR for the period
of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ended on such date.




“Adjusted Total Indebtedness” means Total Indebtedness plus the aggregate face amount of
all letters of credit issued and outstanding under the Credit Agreement.




“Available Liquidity” means, as of a particular date of determination, unused availability
under the Credit Agreement plus net cash on hand of the Company and its
Subsidiaries.




“Capital Expenditures” means, for any applicable period of determination, the aggregate
amount of all expenditures of the Company and its Subsidiaries for fixed or capital assets
made during such period which, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as capital
expenditures.




“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of a completed fiscal quarter of
the Company, the ratio of (i) Net Cash Flow for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal
quarters ended on such date to (ii) Total Debt Service for such period.



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“Leverage Ratio” means the ratio of (i) Total Indebtedness on the last day of a completed
fiscal quarter of the Company, to (ii) Adjusted EBITDAR for the period of four (4)
consecutive fiscal quarters ended on such date.




“Maintenance Capital Expenditures” means Capital Expenditures by the Company and its
Subsidiaries during a particular period of determination (i) for purchases of tractors,
trailers, and other revenue equipment deemed by the Company to be replacement purchases
and (ii) to maintain long term assets (e.g., property, plant and equipment) in good
working order.




“Net Cash Flow” means Adjusted EBITDAR less the sum of Rental Expense, cash taxes,
Maintenance Capital Expenditures, distributions and treasury stock purchases not otherwise
excluded pursuant to Paragraph 6C(3)(ix).




“Permitted Acquisitions” means acquisitions otherwise prohibited hereunder, which meet the
following criteria: (i) the acquisition target is in the same line of business as the
Company, (ii) no Default exists at the time of such acquisition or would result from such
acquisition, (iii) the Company has delivered to Purchasers written notice of the intended
acquisition not less than ten (10) days prior to the consummation of such acquisition
transaction, (iv) the Company’s pro forma, post-acquisition Leverage Ratio shall be less
than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00, and (v) the Company’s pro forma, post-acquisition Adjusted
Leverage Ratio shall be less than or equal to 3.25 to 1.00, and (vi) the Company’s pro
forma, post-acquisition Available Liquidity shall be greater than or equal to $30,000,000.




“Total Debt Service” means the sum of interest expense, schedule principal payments on
long-term debt and Capital Lease payments.


(h) Paragraph 10C.
The first sentence of Paragraph 10C is amended in its entirety to read as follows:


References in this Agreement to “GAAP” shall be deemed to refer to generally accepted
accounting principles in effect in the United States on January 1, 2008, as amended from
time to time.



2. Conditions Precedent.
The effectiveness of this Amendment is contingent on:


(a) the Consent attached hereto
shall have been executed by the Subsidiary Guarantors;


(b) receipt by Prudential of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action
and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to the amendments to the Agreement
herein contained.



3. Representation and Warranties. The Company hereby represents and warrants
to each Purchaser as follows:




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(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, each Subsidiary is duly organized and
validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is
organized, and the Company has and each Subsidiary has the power to own its respective
property and to carry on its respective business as now being conducted. The execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this Amendment are within the Company’s
corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action.



(b) Neither the execution nor delivery of this Amendment, nor fulfillment of nor
compliance with the terms and provisions hereof will conflict with, or result in a breach
of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in any
violation of, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of
the Company pursuant to, the charter or by-laws of the Company, any award of any
arbitrator of any agreement (including any agreement with stockholders), instrument,
order, judgment, decree, statute, law, rule or regulation to which the Company is subject.



(c) This Amendment constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms.


(d) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.



4. Expenses. The Company hereby confirms its obligations under the Agreement,
whether or not the transactions hereby contemplated are consummated, to pay, promptly
after request by the Purchasers, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including
attorneys’ fees and expenses, incurred by the Purchasers in connection with this Letter
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, in enforcing any rights under this
Letter Agreement, or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal
investigative demand issued in connection with this letter agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby. The obligations of the Company under this Section 4 shall survive
transfer by any Purchaser of any Note and payment of any Note.



5. Miscellaneous. On and after the effective date of this Letter Amendment, each
reference in the Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” or words of like
import referring to the Agreement, and each reference in the Notes to “the Agreement,”
“thereunder,” “thereof,” or words of like import referring to the Agreement, shall mean
the Agreement as amended by this Letter Amendment. The Agreement, as amended by
this Letter Amendment, is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby in
all respects ratified and confirmed. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this
Letter Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of
any right, power or remedy under the Agreement nor constitute a waiver of any provision
of the Agreement. This Letter Agreement is not intended by the parties to be, and shall
not be construed to be, a novation of the Agreement or an accord and satisfaction in
regard thereto.




     This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by any combination of the
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which counterpart shall



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be an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same Amendment.




     If you agree to the terms and provisions hereof, please evidence your agreement by executing
and returning at least one counterpart of this Amendment to SAIA, Inc., 11465 Johns Creek Parkway,
Suite 400, Duluth, GA 30097, Attention of Chief Financial Officer. This Amendment shall become
effective as of the date first above written when and if counterparts of this Amendment shall have
been executed by us and you.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Very truly yours,
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SAIA, Inc.
	 	 	f/k/a SCS
Transportation,
Inc.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ James A. Darby
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title: Vice President Finance and
Chief Financial
Officer






Accepted:




	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	Prudential investment management, inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Jay White	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Jay White	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Pruco
Life
Insurance
Company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Jay White	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Vice President	 	 






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Reliastar
Life
Insurance

Company	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	Prudential Private Placement Investors, 

L.P. (as Investment Advisor)	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc.
(as
its General Partner)	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Jay White	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Vice President	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
Security
Life
Of
Denver
Insurance
Company
(formerly Southland Life Insurance Company)
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	Prudential Private Placement Investors, 

L.P. (as Investment Advisor)	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	Prudential Private Placement
Investors, Inc.
 (as
its General Partner)	 	 	 	 
	 
	By:
	 	/s/ Jay White	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Vice President	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Pruco
Life
Insurance
Company
Of
New
Jersey
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/ Jay White	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Vice President	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Prudenital
 Retirement
Insurance
And
Annuity
Company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	Prudential Investment Management, Inc.,
as
investment manager	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Jay White	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Vice president	 	 	 	 







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United
 Of
Omaha
Life
Insurance
Company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	Prudential Private Placement Investors,

L.P. (as Investment Advisor)	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc.

(as its General Partner)	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Jay White	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Universal
Prudential
Arizona
Reinsurance
Company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	Prudential Investment Management, Inc.,

as investment manager	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Jay White	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Vice President	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Zurich
American
Insurance
Company	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	Prudential Private Placement Investors,

L.P. (as Investment Advisor)	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	Prudential Private Placement Investors,
Inc.
 (as its General Partner)	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Jay White	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Vice President	 	 







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CONSENT




     The undersigned, as a Guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement dated as of September 20, 2002
(the “Guaranty”) in favor of the holders from time to time of the Notes issued pursuant to the
Agreement, referred to in the foregoing Amendment No. 4 to Master Shelf Agreement (the
“Amendment”), hereby consents to the Amendment and hereby confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding
the effectiveness of the Amendment, the Guaranty is, and shall continue to be, in full force and
effect and is hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE, 

LLC, as successor to Saia Motor
 Freight Line, Inc.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ James A. Darby
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: James A. Darby
	 	 	Title: Vice President Finance and
          Chief Financial Officer







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