Exhibit 12

Trinity Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Computation of Ratio of Earnings To Fixed Charges

	For the year ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010		2009			2008
	($ in millions)
Earnings:
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	385.9	$	239.0	$	106.7	$	(152.2	)	$	430.3
Add:
Fixed Charges	216.6		205.7		202.5		145.1			132.8
Amortization of capitalized interest	0.2		0.2		0.2		0.3			0.1
Total earnings (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	602.7	$	444.9	$	309.4	$	(6.8	)	$	563.2
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense	$	194.7	$	185.3	$	182.1	$	123.2		$	109.4
Portion of rental expense representative of interest	21.9		20.4		20.4		21.9			23.4
	216.6		205.7		202.5		145.1			132.8
Capitalized interest	—		—		—		—			0.9
Total Fixed Charges	$	216.6	$	205.7	$	202.5	$	145.1		$	133.7
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges	2.78		2.16		1.53		—			4.21

Footnote:

Amounts previously reported have been adjusted to exclude discontinued operations resulting from the expected sale of the Company's remaining ready-mix concrete operations. See Note 2 Acquisitions and Divestitures in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2009 included a $325 million goodwill impairment charge. Earnings were inadequate to cover fixed charges for the year ended December 31, 2009. The deficiency for this period was $151.9 million.