**Exhibit 12**

 

**J.B. POINDEXTER AND SUBSIDIARIES**

**COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

(in millions, except ratios)

 
| ** **                                                                                             | ** ** | **Year ended December 31,** | ** ** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                             | ** ** | **2010**                                   | ** ** | **2009** | ** ** | **2008** | ** ** | **2007** | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** |
| Earnings (A)                                                                                           |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                   |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Pretax income from continuing operations                                                               |       | (3.5                                       | )          | (7.1 | ) | 11.6 |   | 2.3 |   | 11.6 |   |
| Add: Fixed charges (see below)                                                                         |       | 21.6                                       |       | 21.5 |   | 21.7 |   | 21.8 |   | 21.8 |   |
|                                                                                                   |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Add: Amortization of capitalized interest                                                              |       | —                                     |       | — |   | — |   | — |   | — |   |
| Less: Capitalized interest                                                                             |       | (0.5                                       | )          | (0.5 | ) | (0.4 | ) | (0.6 | ) | — |   |
|                                                                                                   |       | 17.6                                       |       | 13.9 |   | 32.9 |   | 23.5 |   | 33.4 |   |
| Fixed charges (B)                                                                                      |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                   |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest, either expensed or capitalized, and   amortized capitalized expenses related to indebtedness |       | 18.4                                       |       | 18.2 |   | 18.5 |   | 18.7 |   | 18.9 |   |
| An estimate of the interest within lease expense *                                                     |       | 3.2                                        |       | 3.3 |   | 3.2 |   | 3.1 |   | 2.9 |   |
|                                                                                                   |       | 21.6                                       |       | 21.5 |   | 21.7 |   | 21.8 |   | 21.8 |   |
|                                                                                                   |       |                                       |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (A/B)                                                               |       | 0.8x                                       |       | 0.6x |   | 1.5x |   | 1.1x |   | 1.5x |   |

 

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*   Lease interest expense is estimated at 1/3 of operating lease expense.

 

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