Chemical Leaman S-4/A Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions (amended)

Exhibit 12.1

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

	For the year ended December 31,															For the six months ended June 30,
	2000			2001			2002			2003			2004			2004			2005
Income/(loss) from continuing operations	$	(42,436	)	$	(16,388	)	$	(23,098	)	$	(67,102	)		(10,557	)	$	(6,900	)	$	5,634
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		31,225			1,135			1,443			(99	)		2,421			170			532
Total fixed charges		44,577			44,343			42,000			36,163			24,376			11,570			13,732
	$	33,366		$	29,090		$	20,345		$	(31,038	)	$	16,240		$	4,840		$	19,898
Fixed charges
Operating lease expense	$	6,447		$	5,583		$	6,463		$	5,353			6,100		$	2,874		$	2,910
Factored at one-third	$	2,149		$	1,861		$	2,154		$	1,784			2,033		$	958		$	970
Preferred stock dividends		1,823			2,093			5,876			4,395			—			—			—
Interest expense		40,605			40,389			33,970			29,984			22,343			10,612			12,762
Total fixed charges	$	44,577		$	44,343		$	42,000		$	36,163		$	24,376		$	11,570		$	13,732
Ratio of earnings/(loss) to fixed charges		0.7x			0.7x			0.5x			(0.9	)x		0.7x			0.4x			1.4x
(Deficiency)/ surplus in fixed charge coverage ratio	$	(11,211	)	$	(15,253	)	$	(21,655	)	$	(67,201	)		(8,136	)	$	(6,730	)	$	6,166