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10. Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
10. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Operating Leases

 

The Company leases office space in Sarasota, Florida under a one year operating lease with two additional one year extensions at the option of the Company. Beginning August 1, 2010, the Company entered into a new lease for more space at $1,200 per month. The Company has accrued $35,711 towards this lease and has vacated the property. The Company also entered into a 60-month lease, at $7,700 per month; relating to IT hardware infrastructure, see litigation below. The Company is currently in default in all of these arrangements.

 

We have been paying rent for Smith Systems Transportation to a facility  owned by Colorado Holdings, a company controlled by Mr. Smith, Annual rental rate is $48,000, which we accrue but are not being required to pay until Smith Systems Transportation’s cash flow is adequate.

 

Employment Agreements

 

From time to time since 2008, the Company has entered into three year employment agreements with two executives of the Company. The Company is committed to pay the executives a total of approximately $450,000 per year, with certain guaranteed bonuses and increases. The agreements also call for bonuses if the executives meet certain goals which are to be set by the board of directors. A third executive left the Company in January, 2011 with certain portions of his employment agreement not yet funded. That former executive has commenced legal action against the Company – see Litigation-Note 10. Also, a second executive, the former CEO resigned in March, 2012, and all executives are owed $325,393 as a group.

 

Purchase Commitments

 

The Company’s purchase commitments for revenue equipment are always under negotiation and review. Upon execution of the purchase commitments, the Company anticipates that purchase commitments under contract will have a net purchase price of approximately $1MM to $3MM and are expected to be financed over an average of 4 to 7 years.

 

Litigation

 

The following table provides information about the litigation in which we are now engaged. This litigation has arisen from our acquisition of Triple C Transport.

 

Active litigation:

 

 

Plaintiff Name   Defendant Name(s)   Case No.   Court   Basis of Claim and Amount
                 

 

Hillair Capital

Investments, L.P.

 

Integrated Freight

Corporation, Smith

Systems Transportation,

Inc., Morris

Transportation, Inc.,

Cross Creek Trucking,

Inc., Paul Henley,

Henry P. Hoffman,

Matthew A. Veal

 

 

12-Civ-7164

 

 

U.S. District Court

 

 

 

 

Southern District of

New York

 

 

default on two notes

totaling $339,660

 

 

 

Hillair is seeking

$1,200,000 plus

unspecified damages

                 
Datum Corporation   Integrated Freight   2012 CA 003737 NC   Twelve Judicial   Unpaid and future
    Corporation       Circuit   rents under
            Sarasota County,   agreement
            Florida   $174,463.69.
                Judgment entered in
                favor of plaintiff.
                 
Batten Capital   Integrated Freight   12OV1983-08   Superior Court,   Break-up fee for
Group, LLC   Corporation       DeKalb   unconsummated
            County, Georgia   financing $60,000.
                Judgment entered in
                favor of plaintiff.
                 
Integrated Freight   Craig White and   11-248   District Court   Rescission of Stock
Corporation   Vonnie White       Douglas, Nebraska   Exchange
                Agreement and
                unspecified
                damages. Summary
                judgment entered
                against defendant
                due to lack of
                defense.
                 
Chapman   Integrated Freight   12-2302   U.S. District Court   Unpaid acquisition
Associates General   Corporation       Northern District of   fees and costs.
Business, Inc.           Illinois   Judgment for
                $835,971.19 entered
                in favor of plaintiff.
                 
Alan Stone &   Integrated Freight   2012CA003801   15th Circuit Court,   Unpaid acquisition
Company,  LLC   Corporation   MB   Palm Beach County,   fees and costs
            Florida   $31,000.00
                Judgment for
                $31,000 entered in
                favor of plaintiff.

 

Luberski, Inc.   Integrated Freight   30-2012-00601745-   Superior Court for   IFCR's default on
    Corporation, Paul   CU-BC-CJC   State of California   two notes totaling
    Henley, Smith           $400,000 plus
    Systems           interest
    Transportation, Inc.,            
    Morris            
    Transportation, Inc.,            
    Cross Creek            
    Trucking, Inc., and            
    DOEs 1-100,            
    inclusive            
                 
Weiss, as receiver for   Integrated Freight   11-CV-03130   U.S. District Court   Judgment for
the   Corporation       Northern District of   $167,000 entered in
Nutmeg/Fortuna           Illinois   favor of plaintiff.
Fund                
                 
Robins Consulting, LLC   Integrated Freight   DC13-00432   191st Judicial District   900,201.39 for
    Corporation       Dallas County   unpaid note accrued
            Texas   interest and decline
                in value of stock
                 
Morris Transportation, Inc.   Integrated Freight   CV13-52-4   In the Circuit Court of   Rescission and
    Corporation       Ashley County, Arkansas   Damages
                 
Terry Brown Corporation   Integrated Freight   2012 OA868 3NC   Circuit Court   $59,502.70
    Corporation       in and for   plus interest
            Sarasota County, Florida    
                 
Hampton Growth   Integrated Freight   SC119965   Superior Court of the   $135,835
Resources   Corporation       State of California   plus interest
            County of Los Angeles    
            West Judicial District    

  

The suit by Nutmeg/Fortuna Fund is for collection on a promissory note that Original Integrated Freight issued in purchase of our preferred stock from the plaintiff in a transaction in which Original Integrated Freight acquired control of us. We will endeavor to negotiate a settlement of this litigation or the purchase of the note from the plaintiff by another party who will restructure the note.

 

Other settlements:

 

On August 25, 2011 we entered into a confidential settlement with Steven E. Lusty, our former chief operating officer, for breach of his employment agreement and unspecified damages. As part of the settlement we issued 50,000 common shares to Mr. Lusty and as of December 31, 2011 had paid a portion of the amounts outlined in the agreement. All other amounts have been previously recorded on our financial statements. Since December 31, 2011 we have been delinquent in a portion of the payments outlined in the agreement.

 

On April 16, 2012 we entered into a forbearance agreement with Michael S. DeSimone, former owner of Cross Creek Trucking, Inc. As part of the agreement we issued a confession of judgment to Mr. DeSimone in the amount of $3,745,415.54 plus accrued interest. All other amounts have been previously recorded on our financial statements. We agreed to pay $5,000 per month commencing September 1, 2012 and we are not currently in compliance with the agreement.

 

We incurred $84,372 of expenses in connection with our litigation for the year ended March 31, 2012.

 

Litigation in the normal course of business

 

We expect to be engaged in litigation from time to time in the normal course of our business as a motor freight carrier. Claims for worker’s compensation, auto accident, general liability and cargo and property damage are routine occurrences in the motor transportation industry. We have programs and policies which are designed to minimize the events that result in such claims. We maintain insurance against workers’ compensation, auto liability, general liability, cargo and property damage claims. We are responsible for deductible amounts up to $3,000 per accident. We periodically evaluate and adjust our insurance and claims reserves to reflect our experience. Our workers’ compensation claims are entirely covered by our insurance. Insurance carriers have raised premiums for many businesses, including truck transportation companies. As a result, our insurance and claims expense could increase, or we could raise our deductible when our policies are renewed. We believe that our policy of self-insuring up to set limits, together with our safety and loss prevention programs, are effective means of managing insurable costs.

 

Claims and Assessments

 

The Company is involved in certain claims and pending litigation arising from the normal conduct of business. Based on the present knowledge of the facts and, in certain cases, opinions of outside counsel, the Company believes the resolution of these claims and pending litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, our results of operations or our liquidity.