**Exhibit 12**

 

**J.B.POINDEXTER AND SUBSIDIARIES**

**COMPUTATION OF RATIO OFEARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

(inmillions, except ratios)

 
| ** **                                                                                            | ** ** | **Year ended December 31,** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                            | ** ** | **2005**                         | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** | **2007** | ** ** | **2008** | ** ** | **2009** | ** ** |
| Earnings                                                                                              |       |                             |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                  |       |                             |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Pretax income from continuing operations                                                              |       | 7.7                              |       | 11.6 |   | 2.3 |   | 11.6 |   | (7.1 | ) |
| Add: Fixed charges (see below)                                                                        |       | 21.1                             |       | 21.5 |   | 21.3 |   | 21.3 |   | 20.8 |   |
| Add: Amortization of capitalized interest                                                             |       | —                           |       | — |   | — |   | — |   | — |   |
| Less: Capitalized interest                                                                            |       | —                           |       | — |   | (0.6 | ) | (0.4 | ) | (0.5 | ) |
|                                                                                                  |       | 28.8                             |       | 33.1 |   | 23.0 |   | 32.5 |   | 13.2 |   |
| Fixed charges                                                                                         |       |                             |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                  |       |                             |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest, either expensed or capitalized, and  amortized capitalized expenses related to indebtedness |       | 18.5                             |       | 18.9 |   | 18.7 |   | 18.5 |   | 18.2 |   |
| An estimate of the interest within lease expense                                                      |       | 2.6                              |       | 2.6 |   | 2.6 |   | 2.8 |   | 2.6 |   |
|                                                                                                  |       | 21.1                             |       | 21.5 |   | 21.3 |   | 21.3 |   | 20.8 |   |
|                                                                                                  |       |                             |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (A/B)                                                              |       | 1.4x                             |       | 1.5x |   | 1.1x |   | 1.5x |   | 0.6x |   |

 

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