Exhibit 12.1

NORTH AMERICAN VAN LINES, INC.  CALCULATION OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES RATIO

|Earnings                   |  | Three Month
Period From
December 28,
1997
Through
March 28,
1998                                                                       |  | Nine Period
From
March 29,
1998
Inception
Through
December 26,
1998 |   | Year Ended
December 25,
1999 |  | Year Ended
December 31,
2000 |   | Year Ended
December 31,
2001 |  | Year Ended
December 31,
2002
|-------------------------- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | - | ---------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | - | ---------------------------- |  | ----------------------------
|Add:                       |  | Income from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interest in consolidated subs or income or loss from equity investees |  | (1,335                                                              | ) | 11,567                       |  | (1,117                       | ) | 49,845                       |  | 53,302                      
|                           |  | Fixed Charges                                                                                                                          |  | 1,352                                                               |   | 15,716                       |  | 28,103                       |   | 79,332                       |  | 80,028                      
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                        |  |                                                                     |   |                              |  |                              |   |                              |  |                             
|Subtotal                   |  | 17                                                                                                                                     |  | 27,283                                                              |   | 26,986                       |  | 129,177                      |   | 133,330                      |  | 165,941                     
|Less: Interest capitalized |  |                                                                                                                                        |  |                                                                     |   |                              |  | 183                          |   | 578                          |  | 67                          
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                        |  |                                                                     |   |                              |  |                              |   |                              |  |                             
|Total Earnings             |  | 17                                                                                                                                     |  | 27,283                                                              |   | 26,986                       |  | 128,994                      |   | 132,752                      |  | 165,874                     
|                           |  |                                                                                                                                        |  |                                                                     |   |                              |  |                              |   |                              |  |                             

|Fixed Charges                                          |  | Three Month Period From December 28, 1997 Through March 28,
1998 |   | Nine Period From March 29, 1998 Inception Through December 26, 1998 |  | Year Ended December 25, 1999 |   | Year Ended December 31, 2000 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2001 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2002
|------------------------------------------------------ |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | - | ---------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- |  | ----------------------------
|Interest expensed                                      |  |                                                                 |   | 11,567                                                              |  | 21,409                       |   | 67,251                       |  | 62,001                       |  | 52,192                      
|Interest capitalized                                   |  |                                                                 |   |                                                                    |  |                             |   | 183                          |  | 578                          |  | 67                          
|Estimate of interest in rental expense                 |  | 1,352                                                            |   | 4,149                                                               |  | 6,694                        |   | 11,898                       |  | 17,449                       |  | 19,637                      
|                                                       |  |                                                                  |   |                                                                     |  |                              |   |                              |  |                              |  |                             
|Total Fixed Charges                                    |  | 1,352                                                            |   | 15,716                                                              |  | 28,103                       |   | 79,332                       |  | 80,028                       |  | 71,896                      
|                                                       |  |                                                                  |   |                                                                     |  |                              |   |                              |  |                              |  |                             
|Earnings to Fixed Charges Ratio                        |  | 0.01                                                             |   | 1.74                                                                |  | 0.96                         |   | 1.63                         |  | 1.66                         |  | 2.31                        
|Amount Earnings is Insufficient to Cover Fixed Charges |  | (1,335                                                           | ) |                                                                     |  | (1,117                       | ) |                              |  |                              |  |                             

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