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Business Combinations
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements  
Business Combinations

 

Note 12. Business Combinations

 

Triple C Transportation, Inc.

 

On May 14, 2010, the Company acquired 100% of the common stock of Triple C Transportation, Inc. (“Triple C”), a Nebraska-based refrigerated motor freight business, under the terms of a Stock Exchange Agreement. The accounting date of the acquisition was May 14, 2010 and the transaction was accounted for under the purchase method in accordance with ASC 805. Initially, Triple C’s results of operations were included in our consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. Identifiable intangible assets acquired as part of the acquisition included definite-lived intangibles which totaled $466,424, with a weighted average amortization period of 3 years.

 

However, because of events during the past several months (as fully described in Note 2) the Company fully impaired the $466,424 of intangible assets, is attempting to rescind the Triple C purchase and reported Triple C as a “discontinued operation”.

 

Cross Creek Trucking Incorporated

 

On April 1, 2011, the Company acquired 100% of the common stock of Cross Creek Trucking, Inc. (Cross Creek), an Oregon-based motorized freight business, under the terms of a Stock exchange Agreement. The accounting date of the acquisition was April 1, 2011 and the transaction was accounted for under the purchase method in accordance with ASC 805. Cross Creek’s results of operations have been included in our consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition. Identified intangible assets acquired as part of the acquisition included definite-lived intangibles which totaled $1,410,112 and have been written off entirely due to the cessation of operations at Cross Creek.

 

The aggregate purchase price was $6,015,000, including 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $0.40 per share. Transaction costs of $795,000 were expensed in accordance with ASC 805 and included on the Statement of Operations.

 

Below is a summary of the total purchase price:

 

Common Stock (2,500,000 shares)   $ 1,000,000  
Note Payable     4,575,000  
Warrants     440,000  
         
    $ 6,015,000  

 

See Note 9 for description of warrants.

 

The Company wrote off the entire amount as a loss from discontinued operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 as a result of shutting down the facilities of Cross Creek and entering into a plan to dispose of its assets.