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Exhibit 99
 

 
 
TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LEASING, LLC

Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013

(With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon)

 
 

 

TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LEASING, LLC

Table of Contents


 
Page
Independent Auditors' Report
1
Financial Statements:
 
Balance Sheets
2
Statements of Income and Changes in Members' Equity
3
Statements of Cash Flows
4
Notes to the Financial Statements
5 - 14
 
 
 

 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
 
The Members
Transport Enterprise Leasing, LLC

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Transport Enterprise Leasing, LLC (a Georgia corporation), which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related statements of income and changes in members' equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements.

Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
 
Auditors' Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors' judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting polices used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Transport Enterprise Leasing, LLC as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC

Chattanooga, Tennessee
February 27, 2015

 
 

 
TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LEASING, LLC

Balance Sheets

December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

Assets
 
Current assets:
 
2014
   
2013
 
Cash
  $ 3,066,533     $ 3,380,515  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
    1,588,444       1,385,166  
Net investment in direct financing leases, current
    1,972,187       1,139,306  
Inventory
    6,899,618       2,480,009  
Prepaid expenses
    265,326       617,611  
Restricted cash
    600,000       -  
Other current assets
    133,417       157,316  
Total current assets
    14,525,525       9,159,923  
                 
Net investment in direct financing leases, excluding current portion
    7,852,210       7,305,586  
Property and equipment, net
    56,726,278       32,919,164  
Other assets
    152,478       71,607  
                Total assets   $ 79,256,491     $ 49,456,280  

Liabilities and Members' Equity
 
Current liabilities:
           
Trade accounts payable
  $ 657,696     $ 151,331  
Accounts payable to related party
    2,240,011       1,850,971  
Current portion of line of credit
    -       249,600  
Current portion of long-term debt
    12,751,032       10,725,090  
Accrued liabilities
    1,084,369       479,423  
Total current liabilities
    16,733,108       13,456,415  
                 
Line of credit
    -       600,000  
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
    44,534,520       24,934,298  
Deferred income taxes
    1,152,387       566,119  
Total liabilities
    62,420,015       39,556,832  
                 
Members' equity
    16,836,476       9,899,448  
                 
Total liabilities and members' equity
  $ 79,256,491     $ 49,456,280  


 
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TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LEASING, LLC

Statements of Income and Changes in Member’s Equity

December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

   
2014
   
2013
 
             
Sales and lease revenue
  $ 90,196,931     $ 58,484,010  
                 
Operating costs and expenses:
               
Cost of sales
    68,672,503       41,039,944  
Depreciation
    7,356,396       6,450,802  
Administrative and selling expenses
    3,711,471       2,840,949  
Gain on disposals of property and equipment
    (643,991 )     (116,236 )
Other operating expenses, net
    674,872       662,696  
                 
Total operating costs and expenses
    79,771,251       50,878,155  
                 
Operating income
    10,425,680       7,605,855  
                 
Interest expense, net
    2,215,758       1,502,511  
                 
Income before income taxes
    8,209,922       6,103,344  
                 
Income taxes
    645,443       460,568  
                 
Net income
    7,564,479       5,642,776  
                 
Distributions paid
    (627,451 )     (133,053 )
Members' equity at beginning of year
    9,899,448       4,389,725  
                 
Members' equity at end of year
  $ 16,836,476     $ 9,899,448  
                 


 
3

 
TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LEASING, LLC

Statements of Cash Flows

December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

   
2014
   
2013
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net income
  $ 7,564,479     $ 5,642,776  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    7,356,396       6,450,802  
Bad debt expense
    25,422       23,878  
Gain on disposals of property and equipment
    (643,991 )     (116,236 )
Provision for deferred income taxes
    486,139       207,096  
Other
    9,374       10,939  
                 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    (228,700 )     (1,110,178 )
Inventory
    (4,419,609 )     942,703  
Prepaid expenses
    352,285       225,577  
Restricted cash
    (600,000 )     -  
Accounts payable
    895,405       834,063  
Accrued liabilities
    705,074       243,281  
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    11,502,274       13,354,701  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchases of property and equipment
    (41,196,773 )     (24,111,517 )
Purchases of property held for direct financing lease
    (4,278,498 )     (8,824,582 )
Collections on direct financing leases
    1,281,382       379,690  
Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment
    12,294,869       5,961,056  
Other
    (63,265 )     88,894  
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (31,962,285 )     (26,506,459 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from line of credit
    2,404,739       -  
Payments of line of credit
    (3,254,338 )     (650,400 )
Proceeds from long-term debt
    44,237,881       27,866,179  
Payments of long-term debt
    (22,611,722 )     (12,601,324 )
Payment of loan costs
    (3,080 )     (17,131 )
Distributions to members
    (627,451 )     (133,053 )
                 
Net cash provided by financing activities
    20,146,029       14,464,271  
                 
Increase (decrease) in cash
    (313,982 )     1,312,513  
                 
Cash at beginning of year
    3,380,515       2,068,002  
                 
Cash at end of year
  $ 3,066,533     $ 3,380,515  


 
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TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LEASING, LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

(1)
Nature of operations

 
Transport Enterprise Leasing, LLC (the "Company"), is organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the state of Georgia. The Company is headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee and is engaged in selling and leasing previously owned, over the road tractors and tractor-trailers to commercial trucking firms, owner-operators, and others.

 
On May 31, 2011, Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. ("Covenant") acquired a 49% interest in the equity of the Company.  The remaining 51% equity interest is owned by the original members of the Company.

 
The acquisition agreement provides the option for Covenant to acquire the remaining 51% ownership interest of the Company between January 1, 2013 and May 31, 2016 at a price based on a multiple of the Company's average earnings before income and taxes, adjusted for certain items as of the acquisition date.  Subsequent to May 31, 2016, the other members, as a group, have the option to acquire Covenant's interest based on similar terms.

(2)
Summary of significant accounting policies

(a)   Accounts receivable and credit policies

Accounts receivable primarily represent monthly payments due from customers under operating and direct financing leases.  The carrying amount of accounts receivable is reduced by a valuation allowance, if necessary, which reflects management's best estimate of the amounts that will not be collected.  The allowance is estimated based on management's knowledge of its customers, historical loss experience, and existing economic conditions.

 
(b)
Inventory

Inventory consists of tractors and trailers held for sale and is stated at the lower of cost, determined on the specific identification basis, or market.

(c)   Restricted cash

Restricted cash consists of amounts collected from lessees and held in escrow for lessee equipment maintenance.

(d)   Property and equipment

Property and equipment, which consists primarily of equipment subject to operating leases, is stated at cost.  Assets subject to operating leases are depreciated on the straight-line method over the term of the lease to reduce the asset to its estimated residual value.  Estimated residual values are based on assumptions for used equipment prices at lease termination.  Other property and equipment is depreciated over the assets' estimated useful lives using the straight-line method.  Certain assets are held for lease, and are not depreciated until under lease.

 
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TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LEASING, LLC

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed when incurred.  Expenditures for renewals or betterments are capitalized.  When property, including off lease equipment, is retired or sold, the cost and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and the resulting gain or loss is included in operations.

 
(e)
Income taxes

The Company has elected to be taxed as a pass through entity for federal income tax purposes.  As such, federal taxable income and losses pass through to the individual members for inclusion in their personal income tax returns and the Company recognizes only certain state income taxes in the financial statements.

The amount provided for state income taxes is based upon the amounts of current and deferred taxes payable or refundable at the date of the financial statements as a result of all events recognized in the financial statements as measured by the provisions of enacted tax laws.

For financial reporting purposes, a tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is "more likely than not" that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur.  The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination.  For tax positions not meeting the "more likely than not" test, no tax benefit is recorded. It is the Company's policy to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions.  It is the Company's policy to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

The Company files federal and certain state income tax returns.  The Company is currently open to audit under the statute of limitations for the years ended December 31, 2011 through 2014.

 
(f)
Revenue recognition

Revenue from equipment sales is recognized upon transfer of title.

Revenue from lease and rental agreements is recognized based on the classification of the arrangement, as either an operating or direct financing lease.  Revenue from rental payments received on operating leases is recognized on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.  Revenues from direct financing leases are recognized using the effective interest method, which provides a constant periodic rate of return on the outstanding investment on the lease.  A direct financing lease receivable is considered impaired, based on current information and events, when it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the lease.  Lease and rental revenues were approximately 18% and 23% of total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 
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TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LEASING, LLC

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

The Company arranges extended warranty contracts with independent providers for certain tractors sold or leased.  Such contracts typically have terms ranging from one to two years.  Since the Company is not deemed the obligor on these service contracts, net margin on the arrangement is recognized in revenues at the date of sale, or for the lease transactions, net margin is recognized in revenue ratably over the term of the service contract.

The Company also provides 60 day warranty contracts for certain tractors leased under which the Company is the service obligor.  Revenues from these service contracts are recognized ratably over the term of the contract.

 
(g)
Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(h)   Events occurring after reporting date

The Company has evaluated events and transactions that occurred between December 31, 2014 and February 27, 2015, which is the date that the financial statements were available to be issued, for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

(3)
Credit risk and other concentrations

The Company generally maintains cash on deposit at banks in excess of federally insured amounts.  The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risk related to cash.

The Company generally does not extend credit in connection with sales of equipment.  When originating equipment leases, management evaluates credit quality of the lease using several factors, including customer characteristics, credit bureau reports, employment history, and ability to pay.  Subsequent to origination, management reviews the credit quality of open leases based on customer payment activity, as well as updated credit bureau reports and other inputs.  During 2014, sales to the two largest customers accounted for an aggregate of $21,208,523, or 29% of total revenues. During 2013, sales to the two largest customers accounted for an aggregate of $10,936,238, or 19% of total revenues.

 
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TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LEASING, LLC

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

The Company purchases equipment from a member, as well as unrelated companies.  During 2014, 12% of equipment purchases were from a member, and purchases from two unrelated suppliers represented 34% of total equipment purchases. During 2013, 23% of equipment purchases were from a member, and purchases from an unrelated supplier represented 23% of total equipment purchases.

All direct financing leases are guaranteed by subsidiaries of an unrelated entity.  Revenue from these leases totaled $2,631,021 and $1,111,610 during 2014 and 2013 respectively.

(4)
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, provides the framework for measuring fair value.  That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).  The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FASB ASC 820 are described below:

Level 1     -   Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identicalassets or liabilities in active markets that the Company has the ability to access.
Level 2     -   Inputs to the valuation methodology include:
-   Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
-   Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;
-   Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;
                                      -   Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
                             
                                          If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3     -   Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The asset's or liability's fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.  Valuations techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The following is a description of the valuation methodology used for assets measured at fair value.  There have been no changes in the methodology used at December 31, 2014.
 
 
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TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LEASING, LLC

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

(a)   Financial instruments

The carrying amount of financial instruments, consisting of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and current debt, approximate their fair value due to their relatively short maturities. Interest rates that are currently available to us for issuance of long-term debt with similar terms and remaining maturities are used to estimate the fair value of our long-term debt, which is carried at amortized cost and consists of revenue equipment installment notes.

(b)   Non-financial assets

The Company’s non-financial assets, which include inventory and property and equipment, are not required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis.  However, if certain triggering events occur, or if an annual impairment test is required and the Company is required to evaluate the non-financial instrument for impairment, a resulting asset impairment would require that the non-financial asset be recorded at the fair value.  The Company did not measure any non-recurring, non-financial assets or recognize any amounts in earnings related to changes in fair value for non-financial assets for the periods ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

(5)
Accounts receivable

A summary of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

   
2014
   
2013
 
Trade receivables
  $ 1,656,943     $ 1,448,042  
Less allowance for doubtful accounts
    68,499       62,876  
    $ 1,588,444     $ 1,385,166  

(6)
Net investment in direct financing leases

During 2013, the Company began a direct financing lease program.  Investment in direct financing leases as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following:
 
   
2014
   
2013
 
Total minimum lease payments to be received
  $ 14,797,502     $ 15,264,129  
Less unearned income
    (4,973,105 )     (6,819,237 )
                 
Net investment in direct financing leases
    9,824,397       8,444,892  
                 
Less current portion
    (1,972,187 )     (1,139,306 )
                 
Net investment in direct financing leases, excluding current portion
  $ 7,852,210     $ 7,305,586  
 
 
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TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LEASING, LLC

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013
 
Future minimum rental payments due from direct financing leases at December 31, 2014 were as follows:

Year
 
Amount
 
       
2015
  $ 4,276,688  
2016
    4,282,341  
2017
    4,597,970  
2018
    1,640,503  
    $ 14,797,502  

(7)       Operating leases

The Company leases tractors and trailers to customers under operating lease agreements with terms generally ranging from 12 to 48 months.

Amounts contractually due for rentals on operating leases as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:

Year
 
Amount
 
       
2015
  $ 14,140,085  
2016
    12,135,075  
2017
    8,007,663  
2018
    1,878,368  
    $ 36,161,191  

(8)       Property and equipment, net

A summary of property and equipment, net as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

   
2014
   
2013
 
Assets subject to operating leases:
           
Tractors
  $ 37,061,696     $ 26,717,322  
Trailers
    22,065,196       11,031,100  
                 
 
    59,126,892       37,748,422  
       Accumulated depreciation     (9,591,876 )     (8,638,250 )
      49,535,016       29,110,172  
                 
Other equipment
    165,265       80,743  
Accumulated depreciation
    (21,503 )     (4,568 )
      143,762       76,175  
Assets held for lease
    7,047,500       3,732,817  
                 
    $ 56,726,278     $ 32,919,164  

 
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TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LEASING, LLC

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013
 


(9)       Accrued liabilities

A summary of accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

   
2014
   
2013
 
Accrued income taxes
  $ -     $ 165,331  
Security deposits
    392,169       131,443  
Unrecognized tax benefits
    -       100,128  
Maintenance escrow
    618,387       44,269  
Accrued interest
    53,971       30,372  
Other
    19,842       7,880  
    $ 1,084,369     $ 479,423  

(10)           Long-term debt

A summary of long-term debt as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

   
2014
   
2013
 
Mercedes Benz Financial Services, USA LLC
Installment notes issued under $20 million facility, ranging in terms from 24 months to 60 months; interest ranging from 3.75% to 4.95%; collateralized by tractors and trailers and personal guarantee of certain members.
  $ 21,401,496     $ 4,847,226  
                 
Regions Equipment Finance Corporation
Installment notes issued under $23 million facility, ranging in terms from 24 months to 48 months; interest ranging from 4.30% to 6.56%, collateralized by tractors and trailers.
    13,505,697       19,047,467  
                 
Synovus Bank
Installment notes issued under $8 million facility, ranging in terms from 24 months to 48 months; interest ranging from 4.75% to 4.95%; collateralized by tractors and trailers and personal guarantee of certain members.
    7,762,212       -  
                 
Cohutta Banking Company
Installment notes issued under $2 million facility, ranging in terms from 24 months to 36 months; interest of 4.75%; collateralized by tractors and trailers and personal guarantee of certain members.
    1,694,127       1,904,517  

 
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TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LEASING, LLC

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013
 


             
CapitalMark Bank & Trust
Installment notes, ranging in terms from 24 months to 48 months; interest ranging from 4.75% to 5.5%; collateralized by tractors and trailers.
    7,339,225       5,945,203  
                 
Cornerstone Community Bank
Installment notes issued under $6 million facility, ranging in terms from 12 months to 48 months; interest ranging from 4.29% to 4.95%; collateralized by tractors and trailers and personal guarantee of a member.
    5,582,795       3,914,975  
                 
Total long-term debt
    57,285,552       35,659,388  
                 
Less current installments
    (12,751,032 )     (10,725,090 )
                 
Long-term debt, excluding current installments
  $ 44,534,520     $ 24,934,298  

At December 31, 2014, the Company maintained the following bank lines of credit:

$1,500,000 facility with Capital Bank & Trust:  Interest is payable monthly at a variable rate equal to the greater of one month Wall Street Journal Prime plus 1.00%, which was 4.25% at December 31, 2014, or 4.50%. Advances under the line of credit are collateralized by equipment and guaranteed by a member. This line matures on April 5, 2015.  Advances outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013 were $0 and $600,000, respectively.

$500,000 facility with CapitalMark Bank & Trust ("CapitalMark"):  Principal and interest are payable on demand.  Otherwise, interest is payable monthly at a fixed rate of 4.50%, and principal is due on June 20, 2015. Advances under the line of credit are guaranteed by certain members, and CapitalMark reserves a right of setoff of the Company's depository accounts with CapitalMark ($28,521 as of December 31, 2014).  Advances outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013 were $0 and $249,600, respectively.

A summary of future maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2014 is as follows:

Year
 
Amount
 
       
2015
  $ 12,751,032  
2016
    16,414,272  
2017
    15,957,529  
2018
    11,853,771  
2019
    308,948  
    $ 57,285,552  


 
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TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LEASING, LLC

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

(11)           Income taxes

The provision for state income taxes during 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

   
2014
   
2013
 
             
Current tax expense
  $ 159,304     $ 253,472  
Deferred tax expense
    486,139       207,096  
                 
Total provision for income taxes
  $ 645,443     $ 460,568  

Deferred income taxes are provided for the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and tax basis of the Company's assets and liabilities. The deferred income tax liabilities of $1,152,387 and $566,119 for December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, result primarily from the use of accelerated methods of depreciation of property and equipment for income tax purposes.

During 2014, the Company determined that the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits included in accrued liabilities totaling $100,128 as of December 31, 2013 was no longer required.  Accordingly, the 2014 provision for income taxes reflects a credit for the amount of the previously-recorded reserve.

(12)           Contingent liabilities

The Company is sometimes a party to routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company currently does not have any pending legal proceedings or knowledge of any asserted or unasserted claims where a loss contingency is probable and/or estimable and thus has not provided for any loss contingencies in the financial statements. The Company maintains insurance to cover potential property damage for inventory held in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  In addition, the Company’s lease agreements require the lessees to maintain certain property coverage, whereby the Company is named as the beneficiary to any proceeds should a loss event occur.

(13)           Related party transactions

The Company engaged in the following transactions with a member during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

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Purchases of previously owned equipment amounting to $13,976,609 and $16,041,134, respectively.

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Payment of fees for miscellaneous equipment items, equipment maintenance, and management services amounting to $2,726,851 and $2,356,433, respectively.

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, accounts payable for cash disbursements made by a member on behalf of the Company under a cash management arrangement totaled $2,240,011 and $1,850,971, respectively. Accounts receivable from a member totaled $9,142 and $24,613 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 
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TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE LEASING, LLC

Notes to the Financial Statements

December 31, 2014 and 2013
 

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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow statement information

   
2014
   
2013
 
             
Interest paid
  $ 2,200,052     $ 1,485,111  
                 
Income taxes paid (received), net
  $ 332,687     $ (41,648 )