Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies.

Commitments and Contingencies

12.Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is involved in legal proceedings from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. Management does not believe that any of these claims and proceedings against it is likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Accordingly, the Company cannot determine the final amount, if any, of its liability beyond the amount accrued in the consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2016, nor is it possible to estimate what litigation-related costs will be in the future.

California Air Resources Board (“CARB”)

By email dated June 26, 2015, CARB asserted the Company had deficiencies in compliance with the Verification Procedure, Aftermarket Parts Regulations and the Vehicle Code. The initial penalty calculated by CARB for these alleged violations was $1.8 million, with the largest component relating to the use of empty center bodies to allow trucks to be placed back in service while warranty claims are being evaluated. This process is now explicitly permitted by regulation, but was not permitted at the time of the alleged violation. Although the Company disagreed, and continues to disagree, with CARB’s findings, the Company has cooperated with CARB’s investigation and is discussing with CARB whether and to what extent the payment of monetary penalties would be appropriate. After review and evaluation of CARB’s findings and publicly available CARB settlements for similar matters, the Company has accrued an expense of less than $0.1 million as of December 31, 2015 for a proposed settlement provided to CARB to resolve this matter. During 2016, CARB responded to the Company’s proposed settlement with a counter-proposal of $0.8 million by cutting certain components of their initial penalty in half and reducing certain penalties. In April 2016, the Company responded to CARB with a counter offer that was less than $0.1 million. CARB then responded with a counter offer of approximately $0.2 million. The Company is currently evaluating CARB’s recent counter-proposal and other relevant information, and an additional accrual may be recorded upon the completion of the Company’s current evaluation later in 2016. In the event that a mutually satisfactory agreement cannot be reached, the Company plans to defend any formal action taken by CARB.

For information related to commitments and contingencies related to AUS, a former subsidiary of the Company that was sold in 2009, refer to Note 14, “Discontinued Operations”.