SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q/A
(Amendment No. 1)
 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006
 
OR
 
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF 15(D) OR THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Commission File Number 000-21825
 
STREICHER MOBILE
                    FUELING, INC.                   
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Florida
 
65-0707824
(State of Incorporation)
 
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

200 West Cypress Creek Road, Suite 400, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
 
33309
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(954) 308-4200
(Issuer's telephone number, including area code)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x. No o.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer x
    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o. No x.


 
 
As of May 15, 2006 there were 10,491,143 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.
 
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STREICHER MOBILE FUELING, INC.
 
FORM 10-Q
 
INDEX
 
Form 10-Q Part and Item No.
 
Part I:
Financial Information
 
       
 
Item 1.
Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
 
       
   
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2006 (Unaudited) and June 30, 2005
4
       
   
Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three-month and nine-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
5
       
   
Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
6
       
   
Notes to Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
7
       
 
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
17
       
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
34
       
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
34
   
Part II
Other Information
 
       
 
Items 1. thru 6.
35 - 38
     
 
Signature Page
39
       
 
Certifications
40 - 42
 
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STREICHER MOBILE FUELING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
MARCH 31, 2006 and JUNE 30, 2005
(in 000’s, except share and per share data)
 

ASSETS
 
March 31,
2006
 
June 30,2005
 
Current assets:
 
(Unaudited)
     
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
1,914
 
$
4,108
 
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $2,844 and $1,806
   
23,488
   
14,129
 
Inventories, net
   
3,522
   
495
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   
403
   
660
 
Total current assets
   
29,327
   
19,392
 
               
Property and equipment, net
   
11,515
   
9,555
 
Goodwill and intangible assets
   
3,689
   
100
 
Deferred debt costs, net
   
950
   
991
 
Other assets
   
72
   
87
 
               
Total assets
 
$
45,553
 
$
30,125
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
             
               
Current liabilities:
             
Bank line of credit payable
 
$
13,347
 
$
4,801
 
Accounts payable and other liabilities
   
11,676
   
7,345
 
Current portion of long-term debt
   
1,995
   
1,385
 
Total current liabilities
   
27,018
   
13,531
 
               
Long-term liabilities:
             
Promissory notes, net of unamortized debt discount of $2,143 and $2,056
   
10,502
   
9,584
 
Note payable
   
161
   
172
 
Long-term debt, net
   
10,663
   
9,756
 
Other long-term liabilities
   
103
   
 
Deferred revenues
   
578
   
 
               
Total liabilities
   
38,362
   
23,287
 
               
Shareholders’ equity:
             
Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 9,814,202 and 8,953,444 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2005, respectively
   
98
   
90
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
18,413
   
16,325
 
Accumulated deficit
   
(11,320
)
 
(9,577
)
Total shareholders’ equity
   
7,191
   
6,838
 
               
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
45,553
 
$
30,125
 
 
See accompanying notes to condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements.
 
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STREICHER MOBILE FUELING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED
MARCH 31, 2006 and 2005
(in 000’s, except per share data)
 
 
 
Three-Month Periods Ended  
 
Nine-Month Periods Ended  
 
   
March 31,
 
March 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
Petroleum product sales and service revenues
 
$
51,946
 
$
26,609
 
$
157,547
 
$
72,695
 
Fuel taxes
   
8,235
   
6,474
   
23,795
   
18,944
 
Total revenues
   
60,181
   
33,083
   
181,342
   
91,639
 
                           
Cost of petroleum product sales and service
   
49,688
   
25,567
   
147,650
   
68,409
 
Fuel taxes
   
8,235
   
6,474
   
23,795
   
18,944
 
Total cost of sales
   
57,923
   
32,041
   
171,445
   
87,353
 
                           
Gross profit
   
2,258
   
1,042
   
9,897
   
4,286
 
                           
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
3,569
   
1,872
   
9,112
   
4,227
 
                           
Operating (loss) income
   
(1,311
)
 
(830
)
 
785
   
59
 
                           
Interest expense
   
(905
)
 
(527
)
 
(2,539
)
 
(1,302
)
Interest and other income
   
   
8
   
11
   
8
 
                           
Loss before income taxes
   
(2,216
)
 
(1,349
)
 
(1,743
)
 
(1,235
)
                           
Income tax expense
   
   
   
   
 
                           
Net loss
 
$
(2,216
)
$
(1,349
)
$
(1,743
)
$
(1,235
)
                           
Net loss per common share:
                         
Basic and diluted
 
$
(.23
)
$
(.17
)
$
(.18
)
$
(.16
)
                           
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                         
Basic and diluted
   
9,814
   
7,813
   
9,642
   
7,525
 
 
See accompanying notes to condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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STREICHER MOBILE FUELING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2006 and 2005
(in 000’s)

   
2006
 
2005
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
         
Net loss
 
$
(1,743
)
$
(1,235
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
             
Depreciation and amortization:
             
Cost of sales
   
1,130
   
1,143
 
Selling, general and administrative
   
342
   
310
 
Amortization of deferred debt costs
   
276
   
183
 
Amortization of debt discount
   
518
   
283
 
Amortization of stock compensation expense
   
280
   
 
Provision for allowance for doubtful accounts
   
248
   
45
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
             
Decrease in restricted cash
   
   
13
 
Increase in accounts receivable
   
(3,646
)
 
(1,134
)
Decrease (increase) in inventories, prepaid expenses and other assets
   
1,059
   
(360
)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and other liabilities
   
(477
)
 
2,248
 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities, net of acquisition effect
   
(2,013
)
 
1,496
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
             
Cash used for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
   
(1,751
)
 
(6,134
)
Purchases of property and equipment, net
   
(2,018
)
 
(428
)
Net cash used in investing activities
   
(3,769
)
 
(6,562
)
               
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
             
Net borrowings (repayments) on line of credit payable
   
1,460
   
(1,212
)
Net proceeds from exercise of common stock options and warrants
   
1,211
   
1,529
 
Proceeds from issuance of promissory notes
   
3,000
   
6,100
 
Payments of debt issuance costs
   
(235
)
 
(300
)
Repayments of promissory notes
   
(452
)
 
 
Principal payment on promissory notes
   
(1,385
)
 
 
Repayment of note payable
   
(11
)
 
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
   
3,588
   
6,117
 
               
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
   
(2,194
)
 
1,051
 
               
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
   
4,108
   
2,708
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
 
$
1,914
 
$
3,759
 
               
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
             
Cash paid for-
             
Interest
 
$
1,083
 
$
538
 
Income taxes
 
$
 
$
 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information of Non-Cash Activities:
 
During the period ended March 31, 2006, the Company recorded unamortized debt discount of $605 related to the valuation of common stock warrants issued in connection with the September 2005 private placement of debt.

See accompanying notes to condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


(1)
NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Streicher Mobile Fueling, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”) was formed in 1996.
 
The Company provides commercial mobile and bulk fueling; integrated out-sourced fuel management; packaging, distribution and sale of lubricants and chemicals; transportation logistics; and emergency response services. The Company’s fleet of custom specialized tank wagons, tractor-trailer transports, box trucks and customized flatbed vehicles delivers diesel fuel and gasoline to customers’ locations on a regularly scheduled or as needed basis, refueling vehicles and equipment and re-supplying fixed-site, temporary bulk storage tanks and emergency power generation systems. A wide variety of specialized petroleum products, lubricants and chemicals are also distributed to refineries, manufacturers and other industrial customers. In addition, the Company’s fleet of special duty tractor-trailer units provides heavy and ultra-heavy haul transportation logistics services over short and long distances to customers requiring the movement of over-sized and/or over-weight equipment and heavy manufactured products. At March 31, 2006, the Company was conducting operations in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
 
The Company has historically generated substantially all of its revenues from commercial mobile and bulk fueling and integrated out-sourced fuel management services. As a result of the Shank Services and H & W Petroleum Company, Inc. acquisitions, discussed below, the Company now generates revenues from packaging, distribution and sales of lubricants and chemicals and transportation logistic services in addition to commercial mobile and bulk fueling and fuel management services. Revenues are comprised primarily of delivery service charges; the related sale of diesel fuel, gasoline, lubricants and chemicals; and charges for transportation logistics services. Cost of sales is comprised primarily of the cost of fuel, lubricants and chemicals and direct operating expenses. Included in both revenues and cost of sales are federal and state fuel taxes, which are collected by the Company from customers, when required, and then remitted to the appropriate taxing authorities.
 
The Company’s commercial mobile fueling operations include the use of its patented proprietary electronic fuel tracking control system to measure, record and track fuel dispensed to each vehicle and tank fueled at a customer location, allowing verification of the amount and type of fuel delivered and providing customers with customized fleet fuel data for management analysis and tax reporting. The Company makes a majority of the commercial mobile and bulk fueling service deliveries on workdays, Monday through Friday, to coincide with customers’ fuel service requirements. Thus, the number of workdays in any given month will impact the quarterly financial performance of the Company. In addition, a downturn in customer demand generally takes place on and/or in conjunction with national holidays, resulting in decreased volumes of fuel delivered. This downturn may be offset during a fiscal year by emergency mobile fueling services and fuel deliveries resulting from impending or actual severe meteorological or geological events, including hurricanes, tropical storms, ice and snow storms, forest fires and earthquakes.
 
On February 18, 2005 the Company acquired substantially all of the assets and business operations of Shank C&E Investments, L.L.C. (“Shank Services”) a Houston, Texas based provider of commercial fuel, petroleum lubricants distribution and sales and heavy haul transportation services. Shank Services, which conducts its operations through the Company’s subsidiary, SMF Services, Inc., generates revenues from the sale of commercial fuel, petroleum lubricants and heavy haul operations in the Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio markets in Texas.
 
On October 1, 2005, the Company acquired all of the stock of H & W Petroleum Company, Inc. (“H & W”), a Houston, Texas based marketer and distributor of lubricants, commercial fuels and petroleum products. Immediately prior to the consummation of this transaction, H & W acquired the operating assets of Harkrider Distributing Company, Incorporated (“Harkrider”), a Houston based marketer and distributor of dry cleaning solvents, chemicals and petroleum products, which was related to H & W through some common shareholder ownership (together with the acquisition of the shares of H & W, the “H & W Acquisition”). In addition to providing service to the greater Houston metropolitan area, the combined H & W and Harkrider operations also serve the Dallas/Fort Worth, Freeport, Longview, Lufkin, San Antonio, Beaumont and Waco markets in Texas.
 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
(2)
BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Streicher Mobile Fueling, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, SMF Services, Inc., H & W Petroleum Company, Inc. and Streicher Realty, Inc. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with the instructions of Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X, and do not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles; however, they do include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the results of operations of the Company for the interim periods presented. Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform with current period presentation. Operating results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any subsequent period or the full year ending June 30, 2006. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2005.

(3)
INVENTORIES, NET

The inventory balance at March 31, 2006 related principally to the lubricants warehouse in Texas, see Note 11. Inventories, consisting primarily of lubricants, diesel fuel, and gasoline, are stated at the lower of cost or market and include federal and state fuel taxes payable to vendors. Cost is determined on a first-in, first-out basis. At March 31, 2006 $104,327 was reserved for slow moving inventory.

(4)
LINE OF CREDIT PAYABLE

The Company has a $20 million credit facility with a national financial institution, which permits the Company to borrow up to 85% of the total amount of eligible accounts receivable and 65% of eligible inventory. Interest is payable monthly (8.25% at March 31, 2006) and outstanding borrowings under the line are secured by substantially all of the Company assets other than its truck fleet and related equipment. The credit facility maturity was extended by mutual consent of the Company and the financial institution from September 25, 2006 to September 26, 2007. Although the line of credit expires on September 26, 2007, it is classified as a current liability due to certain provisions in the agreement related to subjective acceleration clauses and due to an agreement requiring the Company to maintain a lockbox arrangement whereby cash deposits are automatically utilized to reduce amounts outstanding under the line of credit.

In February 2005, the Company and its bank line of credit lender amended the loan and security agreement for the credit facility in connection with the Company’s issuance of the 2005 Notes and the Shank Services acquisition. This amendment (1) lowered the requirements on the fixed charge covering ratio; (2) eliminated the effective net worth requirement except when availability is below $1.0 million; (3) extended the term to September 25, 2006; (4) reduced the unused line fee from .75% to .25% after September 25, 2005; and (5) imposes a .50% fee if the Company terminates the line of credit after September 26, 2005, but prior to September 26, 2006.

Concurrently with the October 1, 2005 H & W Acquisition, in order to finance the acquired accounts receivable and inventory, the Company and its bank line of credit lender amended the credit facility. Among other changes, the amendment (1) added H & W as a borrower; (2) increased the facility to $20 million; (3) provided financing for the acquired and ongoing accounts receivable and inventory resulting from the H & W Acquisition; (4) extended the term of the original loan and security agreement to September 26, 2007; (5) reduced the interest rate to prime plus 0.75% per annum; (6) eliminated the effective net worth covenant; and (7) lowered the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant to 1.0 to 1.0 and made such covenant effective only when there is less than $3 million available on the facility.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2005, the Company had outstanding borrowings of $13.3 and $4.8 million, respectively, under its $20 million bank line of credit. Based on eligible receivables and inventory at March 31, 2006, the Company had approximately $4.7 million of cash availability on its bank line of credit, compared to $5.2 million availability on June 30, 2005. The Company is in compliance with all financial covenants required by the loan and security agreement.

(5) OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

The Company accounts for asset retirement obligations in accordance with the provisions of FASB Statement No. 143, Liability Recognition - Asset Retirement Obligations with Indeterminate Settlement Dates. This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets and the associated asset retirement costs. Retirement is defined as the other-than-temporary-removal of a long-lived asset from service. The term encompasses sale, abandonment, recycling or disposal in some other manner. The Company has estimated an associated liability for the removal and clean-up of three underground fuel storage tanks and has estimated the remaining useful life of those tanks to be ten years, with an estimated liability associated with the asset retirement obligation of the tanks to be $103,000 at March 31, 2006.

(6) DEFERRED REVENUE

At March 31, 2006, the Company recorded deferred revenues of $578,000 related to a 5 year supply contract which amount is being recognized as a reduction to cost of sales ratably upon the sale of certain petroleum products. For the period ended March 31, 2006 the Company recognized $22,000 of deferred revenue.

(7) NET LOSS PER SHARE

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive potential common shares had been issued. The dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and warrants is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method.

At March 31, 2006 and 2005, 2,580,525 and 4,605,761 common stock equivalents, respectively, consisting of employee, director and unrelated third party stock options and common stock warrants, were outstanding at prices ranging from $.86 to $9.49 per share. For the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 these common stock equivalents were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share because their impact would be anti-dilutive.

For the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company incurred a loss of $0.23 and $0.17 per basic and dilutive share, respectively. For the nine month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company incurred a loss of $0.18 and $0.16 per basic and diluted share, respectively.

On December 6, 2005, the Company extended from December 11, 2005 to December 27, 2005 the exercise period for 1,349,900 outstanding common stock warrants that were issued in connection with the December 11, 1996 initial public offering. In addition, the Company lowered the exercise price of the warrants to $3.50 per share. Prior to the expiration date of December 27, 2005, 240 of these warrants were exercised for gross proceeds of $840. The remaining warrants expired unexercised on December 27, 2005 and are no longer outstanding.

(8) STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 The Company has adopted two stock option plans (the “1996 Plan” and the “2000 Plan”) under which options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock may be granted to employees. The purpose of the 1996 Plan and the 2000 Plan is to provide an incentive to attract, motivate and retain qualified competent employees whose efforts and judgment are important to the Company’s success through the encouragement of the ownership of stock by such persons.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Under the 1996 Plan 500,000 shares of common stock are reserved for issuance upon exercise of options granted. Under the 2000 Plan, 1,000,000 shares of common stock are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options, with the amount reserved being increased each year by ten percent of the total shares subject to the 2000 Plan at the end of the previous calendar year. Options to purchase 0 shares of stock are available to be granted under the 1996 Plan and options to purchase 298,710 shares of stock are available to be granted under the 2000 Plan. The Board of Directors has determined that no additional options will be granted under the 1996 Plan.
 
Options granted under the 1996 Plan and the 2000 Plan generally vest over three years of continuous service and expire no later than ten years from the date of grant. Options granted under the 1996 Plan and the 2000 Plan are not exercisable after the period or periods provided in the respective option agreements.

Information concerning both the 1996 and 2000 employee stock option plans for the nine months ending March 31, 2006 is summarized as follows:

   
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding July 1, 2005
   
1,206,152
 
$
1.78
 
 
 
 
Granted
   
312,000
 
$
2.89
     
Exercised
   
(2,000
)
$
1.24
 
 
 
 
Terminated
   
(164,700
)
$
2.36
 
 
 
 
Outstanding March 31, 2006
   
1,351,452
 
$
1.97
 
$
1,177,307
 
Exercisable March 31, 2006
   
948,052
 
$
1.81
 
$
972,747
 

The weighted average remaining contractual life for employee stock options outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2006 is 6.1 years and 4.9 years, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the nine months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 was $2.63 and $1.38, respectively. For the nine months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, 2,000 and 69,800 stock options were exercised and the Company received $2,480 and $205,132 in cash proceeds, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $2,782 and $109,240 for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The weighted average remaining contractual life for 403,400 options unvested or expected to vest in future periods at March 31, 2006 is 9.06 years with a weighted average exercise price of $2.33. The fair value of stock options vested during the nine months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 was $16,859 and $3,058, respectively.
 
A summary of the status of the Company’s nonvested employee stock options as of March 31, 2006 is presented below:
   
Shares
 
Weighted
average grant-
date fair value
 
Nonvested at July 1, 2005
   
319,000
 
$
1.51
 
Granted
   
312,000
 
$
2.63
 
Vested
   
(128,600
)
$
1.30
 
Forfeited
   
(99,000
)
$
2.20
 
Nonvested at March 31, 2006
   
403,400
 
$
2.10
 

The Company adopted effective as of May 2001 a separate stock option plan for non-employee members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Directors Plan”). The purpose of the Directors Plan is to provide an additional incentive to attract and retain qualified competent directors whose efforts and judgment are important to the Company’s success by encouraging ownership of stock by such persons.
 
Under the Directors Plan, 350,000 shares of common stock are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options granted. Each non-employee who serves as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors as of the effective date of the Directors Plan, and each non-employee who is elected or otherwise appointed as one of the Company’s directors thereafter, will receive a fully vested option to purchase 20,000 shares of stock. On the last day of each fiscal quarter that the Directors Plan is in effect each non-employee director receives an additional option grant to purchase 625 shares of stock. By resolution of the Board of Directors on December 9, 2005, effective with the quarter beginning January 1, 2006, the stock option awards were increased for each non-employee Director from 625 to 725. Further, in accordance with the Directors Plan, additional options may be granted to non-employee directors from time to time. Options to purchase 265,600 shares of common stock are outstanding at March 31, 2006 under the Directors Plan and options to purchase 84,400 shares of stock are available to be granted in the future. The weighted average grant date fair-value of director options granted during the nine months ended March 31, 2006 was $2.50.
 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Options granted under the Directors Plan expire no later than ten years from the date of grant and are, with limited exceptions, exercisable as of the grant date. All outstanding options as of March 31, 2006 are vested. The weighted average remaining contractual life for the outstanding and vested director stock options is 6.6 years.

Information concerning the Director’s Plan for the nine months ending March 31, 2006 is summarized as follows:
   
Shares
 
Weighted average exercise price
 
Outstanding July 1, 2005
   
233,750
 
$
1.52
 
Granted
   
31,850
 
$
2.80
 
Exercised
   
   
 
Terminated
   
   
 
Outstanding March 31, 2006
   
265,600
 
$
1.67
 
Exercisable March 31, 2006
   
265,600
 
$
1.67
 

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS 123R, “Share-Based Payment,” a revision of SFAS 123. In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107) regarding its interpretation of SFAS 123R. The standard requires companies to expense the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation granted to employees. The Company adopted SFAS 123R on July 1, 2005 using the modified prospective method in which compensation cost is recognized beginning with the effective date (a) based on the requirements of SFAS 123R for all share-based payments granted after July 1, 2005 and (b) based on the requirements of SFAS 123R for all awards granted to employees prior to July 1, 2005 that remain unvested on July 1, 2005. The amortization of stock compensation expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006 was $85,890 and $280,258, respectively, and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The effect of this accounting change is reflected prospectively; therefore no stock based employee compensation expense was recognized in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2005. As a result of adopting SFAS 123R, there was an increase in net losses for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006 of $85,890 and $280,258, respectively, and an increase in basic and diluted loss per share of $.01 and $.03 for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006, respectively. There was no effect on cash flow from operations or cash flow from financing activities. Supplemental disclosure, as if the change had been retroactively applied is as follows (dollars in thousands, except share data):
 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
   
For the Three
Months Ended
March 31,
2005
 
For the Nine
Months Ended
March 31,
2005
 
Net loss, as reported
 
$
(1,349
)
$
(1,235
)
               
Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net loss
 
$
 
$
 
               
Stock-based employee compensation expense not included in reported net loss
 
$
(21
)
$
(76
)
               
Net loss - pro forma
 
$
(1,370
)
$
(1,311
)
               
Basic and diluted net loss per share - as reported
 
$
(.17
)
$
(.16
)
               
Basic and diluted net loss per share - proforma
 
$
(.18
)
$
(.17
)
               
               
 
   
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
For the Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
Assumptions:
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
Risk free interest rate
   
4.69%
 
 
4.30%
 
 
4.69%
 
 
4.30%
 
Dividend yield
   
0%
 
 
0%
 
 
0%
 
 
0%
 
Expected volatility
   
108.7%
 
 
107.4%
 
 
108.7%
 
 
107.4%
 
Expected life
   
9.29 years
   
8.6 years
   
9.29 years
   
8.6 years
 

The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model that uses the assumptions noted in the above table. Expected volatilities are based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise and employee termination within the valuation model. The expected term of options granted is derived from the output of the option valuation model and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the rate for 10 year U.S. Treasury bonds. As of March 31, 2006 there was $558,540 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3 years. The fair value of the stock options are expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.
 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(9) LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

   
March 31, 2006
 
June 30, 2005
 
September 2005 promissory notes (the “September 2005 Notes) (10% interest due semi-annually, February 28 and August 31); principal payments of $300,000 due beginning August 31, 2007, semi-annually on August 31 and February 28; balloon payment of $1,200,000 due at maturity on August 31, 2010; effective interest rate of 19.1% includes cost of warrants and other debt issue costs
 
$
3,000
 
$
 
               
January 2005 promissory notes (the “January 2005 Notes”) (10% interest due semi-annually, July 24 and January 24); principal payments of $610,000 due beginning January 24, 2007, semi-annually on January 24 and July 24; balloon payment of $2,440,000 due at maturity on January 24, 2010; effective interest rate of 19.7% includes cost of warrants and other debt issue costs
   
6,100
   
6,100
 
               
August 2003 promissory notes (the August 2003 Notes) (10% interest due semi-annually, December 31 and June 30); principal payments of $692,500 due beginning August 28, 2005, semi-annually on August 28 and February 28; balloon payment of $2,770,000 due at maturity on August 28, 2008; effective interest rate of 23.7% includes cost of warrants and other debt issue costs
   
5,540
   
6,925
 
               
Note Payable (contingent deferred promissory note subject to earn-out provisions related to Shank Services acquisition if payable, due March 31, 2007)
   
161
   
172
 
               
Unamortized debt discount, net of amortization
   
(2,143
)
 
(2,056
)
               
Less: current portion
   
(1,995
)
 
(1,385
)
               
Long-term debt, net
 
$
10,663
 
$
9,756
 

September 2005 Promissory Notes

On September 1, 2005, the Company closed a $3.0 million private debt placement (the “September 2005 Notes”) with institutional and other accredited investors in order to fund the H & W acquisition referred to above, develop its operations and for other general working capital purposes. The Company issued $3.0 million in 10% five-year Senior Secured Notes that require six semi-annual payments commencing on August 31, 2007 and a 40% balloon payment on August 31, 2010. The September 2005 Notes are redeemable by the Company, in whole or in part, by payment of a percentage of the principal amount, together with accrued but unpaid interest, if any, as follows: September 1, 2005 - August 31, 2006, 102%; September 1, 2006 - August 31, 2007, 101%; and September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2010, 100%. In connection with the financing, the Company also issued four year warrants to purchase a total of 360,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.28 per share, including customary redemption and registration rights. These warrants were valued at $605,000 and are being amortized over the five-year life of the Notes.
 
Other
 
Unamortized debt discounts of $2.143 million at March 31, 2006 and $2.056 million at June 30, 2005 were recorded in connection with the August 2003, January 2005 and September 2005 Notes and are being amortized as interest expense over the respective term of the debt issued under the effective interest method. These are non-cash discounts related to the valuation of the common stock warrants issued to the note holders and the placement agent in the financing transactions that do not reduce the amount of principal cash repayments required to be made by the Company. The outstanding balance of these Notes was $14.640 and $13.025 million at March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2005, respectively. The common stock warrants issued were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and were recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital.  

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NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company’s debt agreements for its line of credit facility and for the August 2003, January 2005 and September 2005 Notes have covenants establishing certain financial requirements and operating restrictions. The Company’s failure to comply with any covenant or material obligation contained in these debt agreements, absent a waiver or forbearance from the lenders, would result in an event of default which could accelerate the Company’s debt repayment obligations under the debt agreements. Due to cross-default provisions contained in its debt agreements, an event of default under one agreement could accelerate repayment terms under the other agreements. A default under any of the debt agreements would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity and capital resources. At March 31, 2006, the Company was in compliance with all covenants required by the debt agreements.

(10)        
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the nine-month period ended March 31, 2006 shareholders’ equity increased by $353,000 due to: (1) $1.23 million in proceeds realized from the exercise of warrants and options primarily related to the issuance of the January 2005 and the August 2003 Notes, with exercise prices ranging from $1.00 to $1.60; (2) $605,000 from the valuation of warrants issued in connection with the September 2005 Notes, net of $19,000 in professional fees related to the registration of the warrants; and (3) $280,000 in amortization of stock compensation; offset by (4) $1.743 million in net losses for the period. The following reflects the change in shareholders’ equity for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2006 (in thousands):
 
   
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
                   
June 30, 2005
 
$
90
 
$
16,325
 
$
(9,577
)
$
6,838
 
                           
Exercise of options and warrants
   
8
   
1,222
   
   
1,230
 
                           
Issuance of warrants
   
   
586
   
   
586
 
                           
Amortization of stock compensation expense
   
   
280
   
   
280
 
                           
Net loss
   
   
   
(1,743
)
 
(1,743
)
                           
March 31, 2006
 
$
98
 
$
18,413
 
$
(11,320
)
$
7,191
 
 
(11)        
H & W PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. ACQUISITION

On October 1, 2005, the Company acquired all of the stock of H & W Petroleum Company, Inc. (“H & W”), a Houston, Texas based marketer and distributor of lubricants, commercial fuels and petroleum products. Immediately prior to the consummation of this transaction, H & W acquired the operating assets of Harkrider Distributing Company, Incorporated (“Harkrider”), a Houston based marketer and distributor of dry cleaning solvents, chemicals and petroleum products, which was related to H & W through some common shareholder ownership (together with the acquisition of the shares of H & W, the “H & W Acquisition”). In addition to providing service to the greater Houston metropolitan area, the combined H & W and Harkrider operations also serve the Dallas/Fort Worth, Freeport, Longview, Lufkin, San Antonio, Beaumont and Waco markets in Texas.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

H & W provides lubricants and fueling services to over 3,800 customers, with its primary emphasis on those companies requiring large volumes of specialty industrial oils, motor and gear lubricants and greases subject to rigid technical and performance specifications. Harkrider has distributed solvents and specialty petroleum products to dry cleaners and industrial customers in the Houston, Beaumont and San Antonio areas since 1946. Today, it is one of the largest dry cleaning solvents distributors in those Texas markets with over 800 customers. Together, H & W and Harkrider operate a combined fleet of 52 specialized lubricant, fuel and chemical delivery “bobtail” trucks; oil and lubricant flatbed and box trucks; tanker transports; and related support equipment, including approximately 200 storage tanks with over 1,200,000 gallons of capacity. The H & W and Harkrider operations currently employ approximately 75 personnel.
 
The purchase price of approximately $5.9 million, which includes the payments due upon collection of certain receivables totaling $1.964 million, was paid with a combination of cash, the assumption of specified liabilities and the issuance of two year 10% promissory notes totaling $2.463 million. The promissory notes are subject to an earn out provision based on the performance of H & W and Harkrider after the H & W acquisition. The preliminary purchase price allocation, including goodwill and intangibles, which represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired, may be changed at any time within the year following the transaction as more detailed analysis is completed and additional information on the fair value of assets and liabilities becomes available. To reflect the excess purchase price over the estimated fair value of the tangible net assets acquired, the purchase price and the preliminary purchase price allocation are summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
Cash at closing
 
$
82
       
Borrowings under bank line of credit
   
1,454
       
Acquisition costs — direct
   
607
       
Contingent earnout
   
2,463
       
Total purchase price
       
$
4,606
 
 
             
Less: Fair value of identifiable assets acquired:
             
Cash
 
$
392
       
Plant, property and equipment
   
1,206
       
Accounts receivable (Includes $250 from Harkrider)
   
5,961
       
Inventory
   
3,565
       
Other current assets
   
249
       
Fair value of identifiable assets acquired
       
$
11,373
 
               
Plus: Fair value of liabilities assumed:
             
Bank line of credit payable (Includes $387 from Harkrider)
 
$
7,086
       
Accounts payable and other liabilities
   
5,489
       
Current portion of long-term debt
   
452
       
         
$
13,027
 
               
Less: Contingent earnout not achieved
       
$
2,463
 
               
Excess of purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired to be allocated among intangible assets and goodwill
       
$
3,797
 
 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following is the allocation of the fair value of net assets acquired over cost (in thousands):
 
Amortizable intangible assets:
     
Customer relationships
 
$
1,673
 
Supplier contracts
   
801
 
Trademarks
   
687
 
Favorable leases
   
196
 
Total amortizable intangible assets
   
3,357
 
Accumulated amortization
   
(180
)
Net book value at 3/31/2006
 
$
3,177
 
         
Goodwill
 
$
440
 

Amortization expense is computed by straight-line method over the useful lives of the assets, which range from five to fifteen years. Amortization expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 was $180,000. Estimated amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal year 2006, for the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
 
Fiscal year:
     
2006 (remainder)
 
$
90
 
2007
   
360
 
2008
   
360
 
2009
   
360
 
2010
   
360
 
2011
   
208
 
Thereafter
   
1,439
 
   
$
3,177
 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations have been prepared as if the H & W Acquisition had occurred at July 1, 2005 and July 1, 2004, respectively, (in thousands, except per share data).  
 
   
Nine months ended March 31, 2006
 
Year ended
June 30, 2005
 
           
Fuel, tax and service revenue
 
$
198,871
 
$
191,417
 
Cost of fuel, tax and service
   
187,538
   
179,975
 
Gross Profit
 
$
11,333
 
$
11,442
 
               
Net loss
 
$
(2,015
)
$
(1,988
)
               
Basic and diluted net loss per share
 
$
(.21
)
$
(0.25
)

The pro forma information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that actually would have been achieved had the H & W Acquisition been consummated as of those dates, nor is it intended to be a projection of future results.
 
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This report, including but not limited to this Item 2 and the footnotes to the financial statements in Section F, contains “forward looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These statements concern expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Statements proceeded by, followed by, or that include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” or similar expressions are generally considered to be forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements include, but are not limited, to the following:
 
·  
Our beliefs regarding our position in the commercial mobile fueling and bulk fueling; lubricant and chemical packaging, distribution and sales; integrated out-sourced fuel management services; and transportation logistics markets
 
·  
Our strategies, plan, objectives and expectations concerning our future operations, cash flows, margins, revenues, profitability, liquidity and capital resources
 
·  
Our efforts to improve operational, financial and management controls and reporting systems and procedures
 
·  
Our plans to expand and diversify our business through acquisitions of existing companies or their operations and customer bases
 
The forward-looking statements reflect our current view about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We caution readers of this report that certain important factors may have affected and could in the future affect our actual results and could cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. In addition to the Risk Factors included in Part II, Item 1A, of this report, the inaccuracy of any of the following assumptions could prevent us from achieving our goals, and cause the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements and the actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by those forward-looking statements:

·  
the avoidance of future net losses
 
·  
the avoidance of adverse consequences relating to our outstanding debt
 
·  
our continuing ability to pay interest and principal on our bank line of credit; the $5.54 million of August 2003 Notes; the $6.1 million of January 2005 Notes; and the $3.0 million of September 2005 Notes; and to pay our accounts payable and other liabilities when due
 
·  
our continuing ability to comply with financial covenants contained in our credit agreements
 
·  
our continuing ability to obtain all necessary waivers of covenant violations, if any, in our debt agreements
 
·  
the avoidance of significant provisions for bad debt reserves on our accounts receivable
 
·  
continuing demand for our products and services at competitive prices and acceptable margins
 
·  
the avoidance of negative customer reactions to new or existing marketing strategies
 
·  
avoidance of significant inventory reserves for slow moving products
 
·  
our continuing ability to acquire sufficient trade credit from fuel and lubricants suppliers and other vendors
 
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·  
successful completion of the process of integrating the Shank Services and H & W operations into our existing operations, and enhancing the profitability of the integrated businesses
 
·  
successful execution of our acquisition and diversification strategy, including the availability of sufficient capital to acquire additional businesses and to support the infrastructure requirements of a larger combined company
 
·  
successful implementation of our new information management system
 
·  
success in responding to competition from other providers of similar services
 
·  
generally positive economic and market conditions
 
Overview

·     
Our Business

We provide commercial mobile and bulk fueling; integrated out-sourced fuel management; packaging, distribution and sale of lubricants and chemicals; transportation logistics; and emergency response services. Our fleet of custom specialized tank wagons, tractor-trailer transports, box trucks and customized flatbed vehicles delivers diesel fuel and gasoline to customers’ locations on a regularly scheduled or as needed basis, refueling vehicles and equipment, re-supplying fixed-site and temporary bulk storage tanks, and providing fuel for emergency power generation systems; and distributes a wide variety of specialized petroleum products, lubricants and chemicals to refineries, manufacturers and other industrial customers. In addition, our fleet of special duty tractor-trailer units provides heavy and ultra-heavy haul transportation logistics services over short and long distances to customers requiring the movement of over-sized and/or over-weight equipment and heavy manufactured products. At March 31, 2006, we were conducting operations in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
 
On February 18, 2005, we acquired substantially all of the assets and business operations of Shank Services, a Houston, Texas based provider of commercial fuel, petroleum lubricants distribution and sales and heavy haul transportation services in the Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio markets in Texas.
 
On October 1, 2005, we acquired all of the stock of H & W Petroleum Company, Inc. (“H & W”), a Houston, Texas based marketer and distributor of lubricants, commercial fuels and petroleum products. Prior to closing this acquisition, H & W acquired the operating assets of Harkrider Distributing Company, a Houston based marketer and distributor of dry cleaning solvents, chemicals and petroleum products. The combined H & W and Harkrider operations serve the Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Freeport, Longview, Lufkin, San Antonio, Beaumont and Waco markets. The purchase price was based on a multiple of 4.5 times projected annualized EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization - a non-GAAP financial measure) of approximately $1.4 million and was adjusted to $5.964 million at closing by working capital and other closing adjustments.
 
We provide our commercial mobile and bulk fueling and other services at a competitive rate for those services plus the cost of products and procurement, generally based on market prices of fuels and lubricants. As a result, revenue levels for much of our operations are largely dependent on the upward or downward movement of petroleum product prices in each market and are not as significantly influenced by the revenues derived from the service component of our fuel and lubricant based business. Although dramatic fuel price volatility can affect customers’ demand for fuel and can also increase the fuel costs of operating our fleet of trucks and equipment, our gross profit on sales is generally not directly affected by fuel price fluctuations since we pass on fuel price changes to customers and we charge customers for our services on a per gallon basis based on a targeted rate per hour. While there may be a perceived correlation between customer resistance to paying higher service charges when fuel prices rise sharply, as they have recently, we believe that we market labor savings, fuel theft reduction and other benefits of our services which reduce or limit the overall cost of our customers’ fuel supplies. We also believe that higher fuel prices should not have a long-term effect on our margins, except as they relate to overall customer credit risk. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005 and the nine months ended March 31, 2006, market prices for fuel were significantly higher than in the two prior fiscal years. Our delivered volumes and revenues in the current nine-month period increased primarily due to the addition of new accounts, market expansion, the acquisitions of Shank Services and H & W and the increase in emergency response services related to Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma. The increase in our revenue, while significant, was not as meaningful as the increase in delivered gallons, since we pass through petroleum product price increases to customers.
 
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Our business is highly competitive with numerous large and small distributors, jobbers and others offering services in the same markets in which we also provide services. We believe that these markets offer us opportunities for consolidation as customers increasingly demand one-stop shopping for their fueling and specialty lubricants requirements as well as assured supply deliveries particularly to prevent business interruptions during emergencies, both of which we can provide. Competitors, many of which are family owned and operated, are frequently unable to provide the level of services required due to capital constraints, supplier credit limitations, out-dated technology and after-sale support services.

·     
Financial Performance
 
During the quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2006, total revenues and gross profit increased as a result of the acquisitions of Shank and H & W, our ongoing marketing and sales programs, as well as the emergency response services contribution in the aftermath of the devastation caused by the summer and fall hurricanes in 2005. These factors resulted in a 7.7 and 23.8 million increase in gallons sold for the three and nine month periods and related average net margin improvements per gallon of 0.9 and 4 cents aggregating $1.0 and $5.6 million, respectively, over the prior year periods. Our results of operation for the quarter, however, were severely impacted by a marked increase in selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses attributable to the continuing burden of the SG&A expenses of H & W and Shank even while we were making substantial expenditures to develop a new, integrated operations and accounting management system that is expected to reduce the subsidiaries’ and the Company’s overall SG&A expenses when it is fully implemented.
 
For the current quarter and last nine months, an improvement in gross profit over last year of $1.2 and $5.6 million, respectively, was more than offset by increases in SG&A of $1.7 million and $4.9 million, respectively and interest expense of $378,000 and $1.2 million, respectively. The result was net losses of $2.2 million and $1.7 million, respectively, representing increases of $867,000 and $508,000 over the prior year periods. While we believe that our improved margin and increased volumes for the quarter and the nine month period continue to reflect the progress we have made during the past fiscal year, our results of operation were adversely affected by a number of other factors, including the sudden and dramatic surge in the prices of fuel and other petroleum products, which depressed demand for our products and services and led to lower than expected sales volumes, at least on a short term basis. As a result, while sales volumes and gross profit did increase from year ago levels, those increases were not as great as we had anticipated entering the quarter. The sharp increases in petroleum prices during the quarter also contributed to other unexpected increases in costs during the quarter, ranging from higher running fuel and other delivery costs to increased bad debt expense resulting from customer bankruptcies.
 
The increased SG&A expenses in the quarter ended March 31, 2006, reflect our continued spending on building a new corporate infrastructure with capability to support our current and future subsidiary companies, which expenses are treated as period costs, even while we continue to bear substantially all of the SG&A burden historically associated with Shank, H & W and the Company. While it is expensive to bear both the historical SG&A expenses of the individual units of the Company and the expenses of developing a new integrated infrastructure, we believe that the additional expenses we are incurring now will eventually permit us to reduce the historical SG&A expenses of acquired companies as well as of the Company’s previously held operations. We have accelerated these expenditures in this current quarter, including the strengthening of our mid-management team, increased support personnel, temporary labor/consulting, relocation of our Fort Lauderdale corporate office to a larger, better equipped, facility relocating Shank’s Houston office to H & W’s regional Houston office and other similar integration costs of these recent acquisitions. As previously disclosed, we are engaged in the implementation of our new back and front office operating and accounting systems, which will replace the three legacy systems of SMF, Shank and H & W. Upon the completion of this process, we expect to realize economies of scale and eliminate duplicative costs of Shank and H & W while creating an enhanced capability to integrate future acquisitions on an accelerated basis.
 
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SG&A expense for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 was also significantly affected by the unexpected bankruptcy of two of our customers, resulting in most of the $260,000 increase in bad debt expense for the quarter. Other SG&A increases from a year ago resulted from the changes in accounting for Stock Based Compensation (FASB 123R) of $86,000 for the quarter, and $280,000 year to date, and higher credit card fees of $74,000 and $372,000, respectively.
 
Significant components of the increases in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses over last year for the same period:
 
DESCRIPTION
 
Increase in Three Months Ended
March 31, 2006
Compared to
March 31, 2005
 
Increase in Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2006
Compared to
March 31, 2005
 
           
Acquired SGA of Shank and H & W
 
$
912,000
 
$
2,638,000
 
Corporate infrastructure and ongoing integration costs
   
439,000
   
1,240,000
 
Bad debt expense
   
260,000
   
322,000
 
FASB 123R Stock Based Compensation Expense
   
86,000
   
280,000
 
Credit card fees and other costs
   
74,000
   
372,000
 
Total
 
$
1,771,000
 
$
4,852,000
 

The increase in net margin for the third quarter was less than anticipated since the increased volumes delivered related primarily to petroleum products sold at lower gross margins, as well as reduced volumes resulting from below cost pricing practices by a competitor seeking market share in California. We also incurred increased operating costs during the quarter, most of which related to driver turnover and compensation. In addition to increased benefits, hiring, training and retention costs, the Company incurred higher costs for truck repairs and maintenance, running fuel, regulatory compliance and security. The Company incurred some of these additional costs with a view toward generating greater efficiency and other improvements in its driver workforce, vehicles and other equipment that will yield over time a significant net benefit to the Company.

During the quarter and the nine month period ended March 31, 2006, we continued to incur costs for non-cash interest charges of $118,000 and $316,000, respectively, from debt incurred in connection with the acquisitions of Shank and H & W which was only partially incurred in the prior periods. For the current quarter and nine month period we amortized deferred debt costs and debt discount to interest expense of $277,000 and $793,000, respectively, in connection with our debt securities and recorded total interest expense of $905,000 and $2.5 million, respectively. We are currently pursuing alternatives to convert or retire a substantial portion of this debt to shareholders’ equity in order to reduce interest costs, although such a transaction would probably result in a one-time, non-cash write-off of the related debt discount and deferred debt costs.
 
Our earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) which are discussed below decreased in the quarter by $685,000 to $(687,000) and increased $1.0 million to $2.5 million for the nine month period. EBITDA is determined before providing for debt service payments and capital expenditures. EBITDA, while a non-GAAP measure, is a key indicator used by our management and the financial community to gauge financial performance of the actual operations of a business without considering the impact of non-cash charges for equipment aging, debt financing expenses, stock compensation expense and income taxes. EBITDA isolates actual financial performance of operations independent of the utilization of capital resources, level of debt financing and the tax position of the business owning those operations.
 
We consider the implementation of our new operations, accounting and information management system to be essential to our efforts to fully integrate and manage, on an ongoing basis, the acquired Shank and H & W operations as well as future acquisitions. We are confident that this new system will increase operational efficiencies, facilitate integration and improve management of pre-existing commercial mobile and bulk fueling operations as well as those of the acquired companies and help control operating costs and improve profitability. When this new system is fully implemented, we believe that we will have the information available to achieve new efficiencies and reduce the overhead costs of our operations. In addition to facilitating the integration of future acquisitions, we believe that the new system and the other aspects of our infrastructure development effort will shorten the time and reduce the effort needed to efficiently integrate newly acquired locations and operations. At March 31, 2006, we had capitalized $1.5 million in property and equipment related to its design and installation with a total estimated cost of $2.5 million.
 
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Selected comparative financial information for the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 (unaudited):
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

   
Three Month Periods Ended
 
Increase
(Decrease)
 
   
3/31/2006
 
3/31/2005
 
$
 
%
 
Total revenues
 
$
60,181
 
$
33,083
   
27,098
   
82
%
 
Gross profit
   
2,258
   
1,042
   
1,216
   
117
%
 
Selling, general and administrative expense
   
3,569
   
1,872
   
1,697
   
91
%
 
Operating loss
   
(1,311
)
 
(830
)
 
(481
)
 
 
(58
)%
 
Interest expense
   
905
   
527
   
378
   
72
%
 
Net loss
   
(2,216
)
 
(1,349
)
 
(867
)
 
 
(64
)%
 
EBITDA 2,5
   
(687
)
 
(2
)
 
(685
)
 
 
 
                         
 
Basic and diluted net loss per share
 
$
(0.23
)
$
(0.17
)
 
(0.06
)
 
 
(35
)%
 
                         
 
Basic and diluted weighted average shares
Outstanding
   
9,814,202
   
7,812,651
   
2,001,551
   
26
%
 
                           
Depreciation and amortization 3 
 
$
538
 
$
828
   
(290
)
 
 
(35
)%
 
                           
Gallons sold
   
24,079
   
16,402
   
7,677
   
47
%
 
Average net margin per gallon (in cents) 4
   
11.0
   
10.1
   
0.9
   
9
%
 
 
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Nine Month Periods Ended
 
Increase
(Decrease) 
 
 
3/31/2006(1)
 
3/31/2005
 
 
%
Total revenues
 
$
181,342
 
$
91,639
   
89,703
   
98
%
Gross profit
   
9,897
   
4,286
   
5,611
   
131
%
Selling, general and administrative expense
   
9,112
   
4,227
   
4,885
   
116
%
Operating income
   
785
   
59
   
726
   
 
Interest expense
   
2,539
   
1,302
   
1,237
   
95
%
Net loss
   
(1,743
)
 
(1,235
)
 
(508
)
 
 
(41
)%
EBITDA 2,5
   
2,548
   
1,512
   
1,036
   
69
%
                           
Basic and diluted net loss per share
 
$
 (0.18
)
$
(0.16
)
 
(0.02
)
 
 
(13
)%
                           
Basic and diluted weighted average shares
Outstanding
   
9,641,996
   
7,524,672
   
2,117,324
   
28
%
                           
Depreciation and amortization 3 
 
$
$1,472
 
$
1,453
   
19
   
1
%
                           
Gallons sold
   
70,147
   
46,350
   
23,797
   
51
%
Average net margin per gallon (in cents) 4
   
15.7
   
11.7
   
4.0
   
34
%
 
1 Reflects the September 1, 2005 issuance of $3,000,000 in Five Year 10% Senior Subordinated Notes (the “September 2005 Notes”) and 360,000 four year stock purchase warrants at $2.28 per share and reflects the October 1, 2005 acquisition of H & W, certain assets of which secure the payment of the September 2005 Notes.
2 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and amortization of stock compensation expense.
3 Depreciation and amortization included in cost of sales was $.394 million and $1.129 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006 and $.611 million and $1.143 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2005.
4 Net margin per gallon equals gross profit plus cost of sales depreciation and amortization divided by number of gallons sold.
5 See Non-GAAP measure EBITDA Reconciliation:

Non-GAAP Measure EBITDA Reconciliation (in thousands):

   
 
3 Months Ended
 
Increase
(Decrease)
 
Increase
(Decrease)
 
 
3/31/2006
3/31/2005
 $
 
%
                   
Net loss
 
$
(2,216
)
$
(1,349
)
 
(867
)
 
(64)
%
Add back:
                         
Interest, net
   
905
   
519
   
386
   
74
%
Depreciation and amortization (*):
                         
 Cost of sales
   
394
   
611
   
(217
)
 
(36
)%
 Sales, general and administrative
   
144
   
217
   
(73
)
 
(34
)%
Amortization of stock compensation expense
   
86
   
   
86
   
100
%
EBITDA
 
$
(687
)
$
(2
)
 
(685
)
 
 

   
 
9 Months Ended
 
Increase
(Decrease)
 
Increase
(Decrease)
   
3/31/2006
 
3/31/2005
 
 $
 
%
                   
Net loss
 
$
(1,743
)
$
(1,235
)
 
(508
)
 
(41)
%
Add back:
                         
Interest, net
   
2,539
   
1,294
   
1,245
   
96
%
Depreciation and amortization (*):
                         
 Cost of sales
   
1,130
   
1,143
   
(13
)
 
(1
)%
 Sales, general and administrative
   
342
   
310
   
32
   
10
%
Amortization of stock compensation expense
   
280
   
   
280
   
100
%
EBITDA
 
$
2,548
 
$
1,512
   
1,036
   
69
%
 
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(*) Includes depreciation related to the write down of excess equipment abandoned after fleet rerouting following the Shank acquisition and accelerated depreciation and write-off for computer software for changes in infrastructure totaling $461,000 for the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 2005.

Additional paid-in capital included in shareholders’ equity increased during the nine months ended March 31, 2006 by $2.1 million as a result of the issuance and exercise of options and warrants to purchase our stock, and the recording of stock option compensation equity resulting from the implementation of FASB 123R.
 
The current nine month performance was also affected by non-cash amortization expenses of deferred debt costs, debt discount and stock compensation totaling $1.074 million compared to $466,000 for the prior year period, while stated rate interest expense of $1.746 million represented a 109% increase over the prior year period both of which had a significant impact on the net loss for the period.
 
·  
Organic Growth Opportunities
 
In addition to our ongoing commitment to evaluate existing operations, one of our primary business objectives continues to be the expansion of our market presence in the packaging, distribution and sale of lubricant products in the areas where we presently have operating locations. As one of the largest Chevron Texaco lubricant distributors in the United States, we believe that H & W provides us with an opportunity to grow our specialized lubricant volumes and revenues at higher margins than those typically generated from commercial mobile and bulk fueling businesses. On the other hand, we also believe that our existing fueling customers, as well as our new business development initiatives, will be integral to the growth we hope to achieve in our lubricant program.
 
Because of effective advance planning and preparation we were able to successfully respond to the emergency fueling service demands and opportunities which resulted from the unprecedented 2005 hurricane season. We were able to mobilize and deliver uninterrupted fuel supplies to utilities, governmental agencies, communication services and numerous others at margins which fairly compensated us for the emergency, and frequently hazardous services provided. We consider our emergency response services to be an increasingly important part of our business, which has been bolstered by the acquisitions of Shank Services and H & W. These acquisitions have given us greater depth in personnel, equipment and facilities so that we could respond more efficiently to emergency conditions. While weather conditions are unpredictable, we expect that emergency response services, especially in the Gulf Coast area, will be a recurring and profitable source of business.
 
We recognize that our internal growth will largely depend on a well organized and effectively implemented marketing and sales effort and we are committing the necessary financial resources and personnel to achieve targeted volume and margin objectives. Our operations in several of the fastest growing business and population centers in the United States offers us the opportunity to grow without incurring significant incremental start-up and overhead costs.
 
·  
Expansion and Diversification Through Acquisitions
 
Our business model reflects an acquisition program to further develop our existing business and diversify into other energy products and related services markets. Our objective is to selectively identify and evaluate those companies which would immediately be accretive to our cash flow and earnings goals; would provide compatible and capable management to further grow the acquired businesses; would enable us to expand into markets which offer an opportunity to become a leading product and service provider; and can be acquired on terms and prices which recognize our value as a growing public company.
 
We intend to follow the 2005 Shank and H & W acquisitions with the addition of other businesses which can be efficiently integrated into our corporate structure resulting in specific, realizable operating and administrative cost reduction synergies. Our new operations, accounting and information management system that is currently under development will enable us to rapidly integrate acquisitions without incurring significant incremental costs or experiencing business disruptions. We recognize that acquisitions will likely involve business operations which have both different management styles as well as operating procedures and reporting systems. Our objectives will be to achieve cost-effective and controlled integration of each acquisition.
 
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Our acquisition plan could be affected by the size, nature, cost, contribution and availability of acquisition targets; debt and equity financing alternatives; regulatory reporting and compliance considerations; and overall market and economic conditions.
 
·  
Challenges to Progress
 
The present highly competitive business environment requires that we have an understanding of the markets in which we operate; that we effectively utilize our management skills and financial resources; that we remain committed to and focused on our strategic growth plan; and that our organization is structured for effective and efficient performance. Our senior management is responsible for decisions relating to overall business strategy, business acquisitions, cash management, risk management, debt and equity financing and information, reporting and internal control systems. As our operations expand we expect to incur costs to retain existing executive management and add to our senior group those additional experienced individuals who will increase our management depth and expertise.
 
We view the future of our business optimistically yet realistically and recognize that continuing improvements, modifications and upgrading will be necessary in order to successfully compete, grow and enhance the value of our shareholders’ investment. We intend to:
 
·  
Continue our aggressive marketing and sales programs
 
·  
Re-engineer our balance sheet by reducing debt and increasing shareholder equity
 
·  
Identify, acquire, finance and integrate diversified business opportunities
 
·  
Compete effectively with both larger and smaller companies without adversely affecting our service quality, margins or customer retention
 
·  
Manage our operating and administrative costs at all levels
 
·  
Manage our cash requirements, expand our credit lines and reduce our interest expense
 
Capital Resources and Liquidity

At March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2005, we had a total of cash and cash availability on our line of credit of $6.6 million and $9.3 million, respectively.

On September 1, 2005, we closed a $3.0 million private debt placement with institutional and other accredited investors (the “September 2005 Notes”) in order to fund the H & W acquisition, develop our operations and for other general working capital purposes. We issued $3.0 million in 10% five-year Senior Secured Notes that require six semi-annual payments commencing on August 31, 2007 and a 40% balloon payment on August 31, 2010. The September 2005 Notes are redeemable by us, in whole or in part, by payment of a percentage of the principal amount, together with accrued but unpaid interest, if any, as follows: September 1, 2005 - August 31, 2006, 102%; September 1, 2006 - August 31, 2007, 101%; and September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2010, 100%. In connection with the financing, we also issued four year warrants to purchase a total of 360,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.28 per share, including customary redemption and registration rights.

In January 2005, we raised $6.1 million from the issuance of five-year 10% promissory notes (the “January 2005 Notes”) and 1,006,500 four-year warrants to purchase our common stock at $1.60 per share. The funding provided by the January 2005 Notes was used for the Shank Services acquisition and for other general corporate purposes. The January 2005 Notes are secured by a first priority security interest in the Shank Services’ assets. Our first principal payment of $610,000 will be due in January 2007 and is included in our current portion of long-term debt.

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In August 2003, we raised $6.925 million from the issuance of five-year 10% promissory notes (the “August 2003 Notes”) and issued 2,008,250 five-year warrants to purchase our common stock at $1.00 per share. The August 2003 Notes are collateralized by a first priority security interest in our truck fleet and related equipment and by the patents on our proprietary fuel management system. The liquidity impact of this financing transaction was the repayment of all outstanding equipment and subordinated debt; the generation of $2.8 million of additional working capital for business expansion; and a $2.8 million improvement in cash flow resulting from a moratorium of principal payments during the first two years of the five-year term of the August 2003 Notes. We made two semi-annual principal payments totaling $1.385 million during the nine months ending March 31, 2006 and no principal payments were due a year ago for the same period.
 
The September 2005, January 2005 and August 2003 financings significantly strengthened our financial position, enabling us to achieve a stronger balance sheet and to improve cash flow as a result of the two-year moratorium on principal payments under all the financings. We believe that this has enhanced our business credibility with present and prospective customers, fuel suppliers, trade creditors, other lenders and the investment community, as well as our ability to compete more effectively. On the other hand, the increased interest burden associated with these financings, including the imputed non-cash interest charges resulting from our issuance of common stock purchase warrants in connection with those financings, has negatively affected our reported earnings since that time. Accordingly, as noted previously, we are actively pursuing the conversion to equity or retirement of some or all of this debt to reduce recurring interest costs, notwithstanding the possibility of a one-time, non-cash write-off of the related debt discount and deferred debt costs.
 
During the nine months ended March 31, 2006, we recorded an increase in shareholders’ equity of $586,000 for the value of the 360,000 warrants issued in connection with the September 2005 Notes, net of $19,000 in professional fees related to the registration of the warrants. Also, during the nine months ended March 31, 2006, warrants issued in connection with the January 2005 and August 2003 Notes were exercised resulting in cash proceeds of approximately $1.23 million.
 
On December 6, 2005, we extended from December 11, 2005 to December 27, 2005 the exercise period for 1,349,900 outstanding common stock warrants related to the December 11, 1996 initial public offering. In addition, we lowered the exercise price to $3.50 per share. Prior to the expiration date of December 27, 2005, 240 of these warrants were exercised for gross proceeds of $840. The remaining warrants expired unexercised on December 27, 2005 and are no longer outstanding.

Our debt agreements have covenants establishing certain financial requirements and operating restrictions. Our failure to comply with any covenant or material obligation contained in these debt agreements, absent a waiver or forbearance from the lenders, would result in an event of default which could accelerate debt repayment terms under the debt agreements. Due to cross-default provisions contained in its debt agreements, an event of default under one agreement could accelerate repayment terms under the other agreements, which would have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and capital resources.

Our business requires us to use substantial working capital for fuel, labor and equipment costs prior to receiving payments from customers. The fuel we purchase for resale to customers generally must be paid for within 10 to 15 days of purchase, with labor costs and taxes paid bi-weekly and equipment related costs generally paid within 30 days. We invoice customers both daily and weekly and generally collect on our accounts within 30 to 45 days.
 
During the nine months ended March 31, 2006, our cash used in operating activities was $2.0 million compared to cash provided by operations of $1.5 million in the prior year, representing a change of $3.5 million. This use of working capital primarily related to the net increase in accounts receivable of $2.5 million, a decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities of $2.7 million, offset by an increase of $1.4 million in inventory relating to the H & W operations since acquisition and other operating activities netting to $0.3 million. This change in receivables does not include the accounts receivable acquired from H & W on October 1, 2005. The higher receivable balance at March 31, 2006 compared to June 30, 2005, was principally due to the acquisition of H & W Petroleum and the higher market price for petroleum products.
 
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Our material financial commitments, other than fuel purchases, payroll and general expenses, is primarily related to maintaining our bank line of credit and servicing the September 2005, the January 2005 and August 2003 Notes.

In January 2006, the Company amended a lease agreement for its new corporate facility that was entered into on August 3, 2005. The amended lease agreement has terms of 78 months with a termination option. The commencement date of the lease was January 23, 2006 and it expires July 31, 2012. The minimum annual rent is as follows:

Lease Year
 
Annual
 
Monthly
         
1
 
$217,577.25
 
$18,131.44
2
 
$224,104.57
 
$18,675.38
3
 
$230,827.71
 
$19,235.64
4
 
$237,752.54
 
$19,812.71
5
 
$244,885.12
 
$20,407.09
6
 
$252,231.67
 
$21,019.31
7 (Partial)
 
$129,899.34
 
$21,649.89

In addition, estimated annual operating expenses are due and payable monthly and are subject to annual increases. Beginning January 23, 2006, the estimated annual operating expenses due monthly is $9,834 excluding applicable sales tax.

Our liquidity and ability to meet financial obligations is dependent on, among other things, the generation of cash flow from operating activities; obtaining or maintaining sufficient trade credit from vendors; complying with our debt covenants; and/or raising any required additional capital through the issuance of debt or equity securities or additional borrowings.

We believe the additional liquidity derived from the January 2005 and the August 2003 Notes, our line of credit and the two-year principal payment moratorium on the January 2005 and September 2005 Notes should satisfy our anticipated liquidity requirements for the foreseeable future. On the other hand, the ongoing expenditures for development of the corporate infrastructure, including the new operating, accounting and information management system for the recent acquisitions and ease of integration of any future acquisitions, coupled with our higher debt service requirements, may cause us to seek additional capital in the future if the debt service burden is not reduced and anticipated cost savings do not materialize in the amounts or at the times we currently anticipate. Cash flow deficiencies from adverse business conditions or a new acquisition requiring a cash investment could also cause us to seek additional capital. There is no assurance, however, that any such additional capital would be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. Moreover, if we fail to comply with the covenants in our debt agreements, or if adequate funds are not available to fund our operations or to pay debt service obligations as they become due, we may be required to make substantial changes to our capital structure or significantly alter our operations or both.

$20 Million Credit Facility

As of March 31, 2006, we had a $20 million credit facility with a national financial institution, which permitted us to borrow up to 85% of the total amount of eligible accounts receivable and 65% of H & W’s eligible inventory. Interest is payable monthly (8.25% at March 31, 2006) and outstanding borrowings under the line of credit are secured by substantially all of our assets other than our truck fleet and related equipment. As of March 31, 2006, the maturity date of the line of credit was September 26, 2007.

In August 2003, the loan and security agreement for the credit facility was amended in connection with the August 2003 financing which (1) released the lender’s lien on patents, patent rights and patent applications; (2) increased the unused line of credit fee by .50%; (3) revised the effective book net worth covenant to include the August 2003 Notes in its calculation; (4) established a covenant to maintain a minimum cumulative quarterly fixed charge coverage ratio as defined in the amended loan agreement; (5) established a covenant to maintain a minimum excess availability of $500,000; and (6) eliminated the loan prepayment fee. We utilized a portion of the proceeds of the August 2003 Notes to pay down the line of credit. The proceeds that were used to pay down the outstanding line of credit balance are available to us for future working capital purposes.
 
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On February 18, 2005, the credit facility was again amended in connection with the issuance of the January 2005 Notes and the Shank Services acquisition. This amendment (1) lowered the requirements on the fixed charge covering ratio; (2) eliminated the effective net worth requirement except when availability is below $1.0 million; (3) extended the term to September 25, 2006; (4) reduced the unused line fee from .75% to .25% after September 25, 2005, and (5) imposes a .50% fee if we terminate the line of credit after September 26, 2005, but prior to September 26, 2006.
 
Concurrently with the October 1, 2005 H & W Acquisition, in order to finance the acquired accounts receivable and inventory, we and our primary lender amended the credit facility. Among other changes, the amendment (1) added H & W as a borrower; (2) increased the facility to $20 million; (3) provided financing for the acquired and ongoing accounts receivable and inventory resulting from the H & W Acquisition; (4) extended the term of the original loan and security agreement to September 26, 2007; (5) reduced the interest rate to prime plus 0.75% per annum; (6) eliminated the effective net worth covenant; and (7) lowered the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant to 1.0 to 1.0, and made such covenant effective only when there is less than $3 million available on the facility.
 
As of March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2005, we had outstanding borrowings of $13.3 million and $4.8 million, respectively, under our $20 million (at June 30, 2005 it was $10 million) bank line of credit. Based on eligible receivables outstanding at March 31, 2006, we had $4.7 million of cash availability on the line of credit, and we were in compliance with all financial covenants required by the loan and security agreement.
 
Although there can be no assurance, management believes that our line of credit and cash on hand should provide the working capital needed to maintain and grow our business and to accomplish our business plan. If additional financing is required, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such financing from our present line of credit or from another lender or investor at acceptable terms, or at all. Since borrowings under the line of credit bear interest at variable interest rates and represent a large portion of outstanding debt, our financial results could be materially affected by significant increases or decreases in interest rates.
 
Debt Securities
 
September 2005 Promissory Notes

On September 1, 2005, we closed a $3.0 million private debt placement with institutional and other accredited investors in order to fund the H & W Acquisition, develop our operations and for other general working capital purposes. We issued $3.0 million in 10% five-year Senior Secured Notes (the “September 2005 Notes”) that require six semi-annual payments commencing on August 31, 2007 and a 40% balloon payment on August 31, 2010. The September 2005 Notes are redeemable by us, in whole or in part, by payment of a percentage of the principal amount, together with accrued but unpaid interest, if any, as follows: September 1, 2005 - August 31, 2006, 102%; September 1, 2006 - August 31, 2007, 101%; and September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2010, 100%. In connection with the financing, we also issued four year warrants to purchase a total of 360,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.28 per share, including customary redemption and registration rights. Total transaction costs related to the registration of the warrants was $19,000 and was included in additional paid-in capital.

January 2005 Promissory Notes
 
On January 25, 2005, we closed an offering of $6.1 million five year 10% promissory notes (the “January 2005 Notes”) and four-year warrants to purchase 1,006,500 shares of our common stock at $1.60 to a limited group of institutions and other accredited investors in connection with the acquisition of the assets and business of Shank Services. The January 2005 Notes provide for (1) no principal payments until January 24, 2007; (2) six $610,000 semi-annual principal payments commencing on January 24, 2007 through July 24, 2009; (3) a balloon payment of $2,440,000 at maturity on January 24, 2010; and (4) semi-annual interest payments on June 30, and December 31, which payments commence on June 30, 2005. The funding provided by the January 2005 Notes was used for the Shank Services acquisition and for other general corporate purposes. The net cash proceeds from the financing were $5.8 million, after payment of related fees and expenses, professional fees and other costs totaling $282,000. The total transaction costs were $471,000, including $291,000 cash costs and non-cash broker commission warrants valued at $180,000, which are being amortized over the five-year term of the notes. The January 2005 Notes are secured by a first priority security interest in the Shank Services assets.
 
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The issuance of approximately one million warrants in connection with the January 2005 Notes resulted in our recording an increase to shareholders’ equity of $1.3 million; a $1.1 million debt discount; and an increase to deferred debt costs of $0.2 million for the warrants related to the broker commissions. The debt discount and the deferred debt costs are being amortized as interest expense over the five-year term of the notes.
 
The $1.1 million debt discount is a non-cash discount related to the issuance of the warrants and does not reduce the amount of cash payments we are required to make on the outstanding balance of $6.1 million owed at March 31, 2006.
 
August 2003 Promissory Notes
 
On August 29, 2003, we closed a $6.925 million offering to institutions and other accredited lenders consisting of five-year 10% promissory notes (the “August 2003 Notes”) and issued five-year warrants to purchase a total of 2,008,250 shares of our common stock at $1.00 per share. The August 2003 Notes are collateralized by a first priority security interest in our specialized fueling truck fleet and related equipment and by patents on our proprietary fuel management system. The August 2003 Notes provide for (1) no principal payments until August 28, 2005; (2) six $692,500 semi-annual principal payments commencing on August 28, 2005 through February 28, 2008; (3) a balloon payment of $2,770,000 at maturity on August 28, 2008; (4) semi-annual interest payments on June 30 and December 31, which payments commenced on December 31, 2003; and (5) a right to call after August 1, 2005 at 105% of par plus accrued but unpaid interest. The net cash proceeds from the financing were $2.8 million, after payment of related fees and expenses and repayment of all outstanding equipment and subordinated debt. The transaction costs, including commissions, professional fees and other costs, totaled $824,000 and are being amortized over the five-year term of the notes.
 
The issuance of the approximately two million warrants from the August 2003 financing resulted in our recording an increase to shareholders’ equity of $1.87 million; a $1.61 million debt discount; and an increase in deferred debt costs of $0.3 million for the warrants related to the broker commissions. The debt discount and deferred debt costs are being amortized as interest expense over the five-year term of the notes.
 
The $1.61 million debt discount is a non-cash discount related to the issuance of the warrants and does not reduce the amount of cash payments we are required to make for the outstanding balance of $5.54 million owed at March 31, 2006.
 
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Results of Operations

The following is a summary of the Company’s selected condensed (unaudited) consolidated results of operations (in thousands):

   
For the Three-Month Period Ended
March 31,
 
For the Nine-Month Period Ended
March 31,
           
Increase (decrease)
         
Increase (decrease)
   
2006
 
2005
 
Dollars
 
Percent
 
2006
 
2005
 
Dollars
 
Percent
                                     
Total revenues
 
$
60,181
 
$
33,083
 
$
27,098
   
82
%
 
$
181,342
 
$
91,639
 
$
89,703
   
98
%
                                                     
Total cost of sales and
Services
   
57,923
   
32,041
   
25,882
   
81
%
   
171,445
   
87,353
   
84,092
   
96
%
                                                     
Gross profit
   
2,258
   
1,042
   
1,216
   
117
%
   
9,897
   
4,286
   
5,611
   
131
%
                                                     
Selling, general and
administrative expenses
   
3,569
   
1,872
   
1,697
   
91
%
   
9,112
   
4,227
   
4,885
   
116
%
                                                     
Interest expense
   
905
   
527
   
378
   
72
%
   
2,539
   
1,302
   
1,237
   
95
%
                                                     
Interest and other income
   
   
8
   
(8
)
 
(100
%)
   
11
   
8
   
3
   
38
%
                                                     
Net loss
 
$
(2,216
)
$
(1,349
)
$
(867
)
 
(64
%)
 
$
(1,743
)
$
(1,235
)
$
(508
)
 
(41
%)
                                                     
Gallons delivered
   
24,079
   
16,402
   
7,677
   
47
%
   
70,147
   
46,350
   
23,797
   
51
%
                                                     
EBITDA Non-GAAP Measure
 
$
(687
)
$
(2
)
$
(685
)
 
   
$
2,548
 
$
1,512
 
$
1,036
   
69
%
 
Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 to March 31, 2005
 
Revenues

Revenues increased $27.1 million, or 82%, in the current quarter compared to the prior year quarter. This increase was principally due to a 14% increase in net new business and higher fuel prices which averaged 41 cents per gallon higher than the earlier period. We sold 24.1 million gallons of fuel in the current quarter, compared to the 16.4 million gallons in the prior year quarter, a 7.7 million gallon increase in net new business. The results for the current quarter include a revenue contribution of $13.8 million and gallons sold of 5.4 million from Shank Services and a revenue contribution of $14.2 million and gallons sold of 5.4 million from H & W. The increase in fuel prices was directly attributable to the volatility of world fuel markets and continuing uncertain economic and political conditions, including unprecedented escalation in crude oil prices and greater global fuel demand.

Gross Profit

Gross profit increased by $1.2 million or 117%, for the current quarter compared to the prior year quarter. This improvement resulted from the increase of 7.7 million gallons in net new business sold primarily attributable to the Shank and H & W acquisitions. In addition, gross profit increased due to changes in the mix of products sold as a result of management’s diversification strategy associated with lubricants, chemicals and heavy haul. The overall average net margin per gallon was 11 cents for the current quarter compared to 10.1 cents for the prior year quarter representing a 0.9 cent, or 9%, increase in net margin per gallon. There can be no assurance that the gross and net margin improvement trends will continue in the future or that margins will not decrease as a result of increased competition, customer resistance to higher prices for our services or reduction in emergency response services.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $1.7 million, or 91%, in the current quarter compared to the prior year quarter. This increase was primarily attributable to $912,000 for the inclusion of Shank Services and H & W; $274,000 in corporate infrastructure development costs; $165,000 in relocation and integration expenses from the move of our corporate offices and the consolidation of the Shank and H & W’s offices and yard facilities in Houston; a $260,000 increase in bad debt expense; a $74,000 increase in credit card fees; and $86,000 for amortization of stock based compensation expense.
 
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Interest Expense
 
As a result of the issuance of the September 2005 Notes and the January 2005 Notes, and increased borrowings under our $20 million bank line of credit, interest expense increased $378,000, or 72%, in the current quarter compared to the prior year quarter. The increase in the bank line of credit principally relates to the H & W acquisition. The components of interest expense are as follows (in thousands):


   
Three Months Ended
March 31,
     
   
2006
 
2005
 
Increase
 
Stated Rate Interest Expense:
             
Bank line of credit
 
$
221
 
$
45
 
$
176
 
Long term debt
   
377
   
287
   
90
 
Other
   
30
   
9
   
21
 
Total stated rate interest expense
   
628
   
341
   
287
 
                     
Non-Cash Interest Amortization:
                   
Amortization of deferred debt costs
   
94
   
72
   
22
 
Amortization of debt discount
   
183
   
114
   
69
 
Total amortization of interest expense
   
277
   
186
   
91
 
                     
Total interest expense
 
$
905
 
$
527
 
$
378
 

Income Taxes

We recorded no income tax expense for the quarter. Our net operating loss carryforward at June 30, 2005 was $15.1 million.
 
Net Loss
 
The $867,000 increase in net loss for the current year quarter over the prior year quarter primarily resulted from the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $1.7 million and an increase in interest expense of $378,000 offset by an increase in gross profit of $1.2 million.
 
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EBITDA - Non-GAAP Measure
 
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) decreased $685,000 in the current year quarter compared to the prior year quarter. This decrease was primarily due to the increase in net loss of $867,000, decrease in depreciation and amortization of $204,000, offset by an increase in net interest of $386,000. Components of EBITDA for the quarters ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows (in thousands):
 

   
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Increase
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
(decrease)
 
               
Net loss
 
$
(2,216
)
$
(1,349
)
$
(867
)
Add back:                    
Interest expense
   
628
   
341
   
287
 
Non-cash interest expense
   
277
   
186
   
91
 
Depreciation and amortization expense:
                   
Cost of sales
   
394
   
611
   
(217
)
Selling, general and administrative
   
144
   
217
   
(73
)
Amortization of stock compensation expense
   
86
   
   
86
 
Less:                    
Interest income
   
   
8
   
(8
)
EBITDA
 
$
(687
)
$
(2
)
$
(685
)

Comparison of Nine Months Ended March 31, 2006 to March 31, 2005
 
Revenues

Revenues increased $89.7 million, or 98%, in the nine months ended March 31, 2006 compared to the same period in the prior year. This increase was principally due to the acquisitions of Shank and H & W and higher fuel prices, which averaged 54 cents per gallon higher than the earlier period. We sold 70.1 million gallons of fuel during the nine months ended March 31, 2006, compared to the 46.4 million gallons during the same period in the prior year, a 23.8 million gallon; or 51%, increase in net new business. The results for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 include a revenue contribution of $48.4 million and gallons sold of 17.7 million from Shank Services acquired in February 2005, and a revenue contribution of $30.2 million and gallons sold of 10.8 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 from H & W acquired as of October 1, 2005. The increase in fuel prices was directly attributable to the volatility of world fuel markets and uncertain economic and political conditions, including unprecedented escalation in crude oil prices and greater global fuel demand.

Gross Profit

Gross profit increased by $5.6 million, or 131%, for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 compared to the same period in the prior year. This improvement resulted primarily from the acquisitions of Shank and H & W which accounted for most of the increase of 23.8 million gallons in net new business sold. The overall average net margin per gallon was 15.7 cents for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 compared to 11.7 cents for the same period in the prior year representing an overall 4 cent, or 34% increase in net margin per gallon. The increase in gross profit is also the direct result of management’s diversification strategy associated with adjusting the mix of products sold in the lubricant, chemical and heavy haul area. There can be no assurance that the gross and net margin improvement trend will continue in the future or that margins will not decrease as the result of increased competition, customer resistance to higher prices for our services and/or reduction in emergency response services.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $4.9 million, or 116%, in the nine months ended March 31, 2006 compared to the same period in the prior year. This increase is primarily attributable to the following: costs of $2.6 million attributable to the inclusion of Shank and H & W; $743,000 in corporate infrastructure development costs; $497,000 in moving and integration expenses related to the relocation of our corporate office and the consolidation of Shank and H & W’s office and yard facilities in Houston; an increase in bad debt expense of $322,000; an increase in credit card fees of $309,000; and amortization of stock based compensation expense of $280,000.
 
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Interest Expense
 
As a result of the issuance of the September 2005 and the January 2005 Notes and increased borrowings under the bank line of credit, interest expense increased $1.2 million, or 95%, in the nine months ended March 31, 2006 compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in interest on the bank line of credit primarily relates to the H & W acquisition. The components of interest expense are as follows (in thousands):


   
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
     
   
2006
 
2005
 
Increase
 
Stated Rate Interest Expense:
                   
Bank line of credit
 
$
535
 
$
182
 
$
353
 
Long term debt
   
1,105
   
633
   
472
 
Other
   
106
   
21
   
85
 
Total stated rate interest expense
   
1,746
   
836
   
910
 
                     
Non-Cash Interest Amortization:
                   
Amortization of deferred debt costs
   
276
   
183
   
93
 
Amortization of debt discount
   
517
   
283
   
234
 
Total amortization of interest expense
   
793
   
466
   
327
 
                     
Total interest expense
 
$
2,539
 
$
1,302
 
$
1,237
 

Income Taxes

We recorded no income tax expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2006. Our net operating loss carryforward at June 30, 2005 was $15.1 million.
 
Net Loss
 
The $508,000 increase in net loss for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 compared to the nine months ended March 31, 2005 resulted from the increase in selling, general and administrative expenses of $4.9 million and higher interest expense of $1.2 million, partially offset by the increase in gross profit of $5.6 million.
 
EBITDA - Non-GAAP Measure
 
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) increased $1.0 million, or 69%, in the current year period compared to the prior year period. This increase was primarily due to an increase in net loss of $508,000 offset by increases in interest of $1.2 million and amortization of stock compensation expense of $280,000. Components of EBITDA for the nine months ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 are as follows (in thousands):
 
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For the Nine Months Ended
March 31,
 
Increase
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
(decrease)
 
Net loss
 
$
(1,743
)
$
(1,235
)
$
(508
)
Add back:                    
Interest expense
   
1,746
   
836
   
910
 
Non-cash interest expense
   
793
   
466
   
327
 
Depreciation and amortization expense:
                   
Cost of sales
   
1,130
   
1,143
   
(13
)
Selling, general and administrative
   
342
   
310
   
32
 
Amortization of stock compensation expense
   
280
   
   
280
 
Less:                    
Interest Income
   
   
8
   
(8
)
EBITDA
 
$
2,548
 
$
1,512
 
$
1,036
 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company’s exposure to market risk is limited primarily to the fluctuating interest rates associated with the variable rate portion of its outstanding debt. This debt bears interest at the United States prime interest rate plus a fixed markup and is subject to change based upon interest rate changes in the United States. The Company does not currently use, and has not historically used, derivative instruments to hedge against such market interest rate risk. Increases or decreases in market interest rates could have a material impact on the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company.

The interest on the Company’s bank line of credit of up to $20,000,000 is variable and may increase or decrease with future changes in interest rates, but interest rates are not the only factor which could affect interest expense on the bank line of credit. If the Company’s line of credit average outstanding balance was $12 million, an increase of 1% in the variable interest rate would result in additional interest expense of $120,000 per annum. The interest on our $3.0 million, $6.1 million and $6.925 million promissory notes is fixed for the term of the notes at 10% per annum.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of the end of the period reported on in this report, the Company has undertaken an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including our Chief Executive Office and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, in all material respects, with respect to the recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, of information required to be disclosed in the reports that are filed or submitted under the Exchange Act.

During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006, the impact of Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma on Florida and the Gulf Coast region led us to deploy emergency response procedures and controls in order to manage some of our operations and administration. Certain of these procedures and controls required us to use alternative technology and/or different processes than we customarily use for communication and documentation. We believe that these alternatives were adequate to ensure the proper recording of our expenses and revenues during this period. Other than these temporary emergency response procedures and controls, however, there have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls during the quarter ended March 31, 2006, or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of the evaluation described above.

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PART II. Other Information

 
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
 
No Assurances of Future Profitability; Losses from Operations; Need for Capital. We incurred net losses for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2005, 2004 and 2003. In order to earn profits in the future, we need to increase volumes at profitable margins, control costs, fully integrate acquisitions and generate sufficient cash flow to support working capital and debt service requirements. There is no assurance that our management will be able to accomplish our business plan or continue to raise capital at terms which are acceptable to us in order to support working capital requirements or debt service shortfalls during any business downturns. At June 30, 2005, our working capital was $5.9 million compared to $2.5 million on June 30, 2004. The $3.4 million increase principally relates to an increase in net margin per gallon of 2.2 cents per gallon and the increase in gallons sold of 11.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2005 compared to the year ended June 30, 2004. There can be no assurance that this trend will continue in the future. The October 1, 2005 acquisition of H & W Petroleum Company, Inc. is likely to affect the Company’s future profitability and working capital. While we believe that this acquisition will have a positive impact on the Company’s future profitability and working capital, there can be no assurance that it will be positive. Moreover, the interest and associated costs of the $3.0 million September 2005 notes used to finance the H & W acquisition are expected to burden the generation of future income from operations and working capital; the extent to which such costs will be offset by income from H & W cannot be assured. In addition, adverse market conditions, negative customer reactions to new or existing marketing strategies, or depressed economic conditions generally may cause net margins not to improve further or even to diminish.
 
Trading Market for Common Stock. During the nine months ended March 31, 2006, our common stock frequently traded in large daily volumes and at wide price variances. This volatility could make it difficult for our shareholders to sell shares at a predictable price or at specific times. In addition, there may be volatility in the market price of the common stock due to factors beyond our control. Quarterly operating results, changes in general conditions in the economy, the financial markets or other developments affecting us could cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate.
 
Growth Dependent Upon Future Expansion; Risks Associated With Expansion into New Markets. We intend to continue to expand through the acquisition of existing companies or their operations and customer bases. Our growth will also depend upon the ability to achieve greater penetration in existing markets and to successfully enter new markets in both additional major and secondary metropolitan areas. Market penetration and expansion into new markets will largely be dependent on our ability to demonstrate the benefits of our services and products to potential new customers; successfully establish and operate new locations; hire, train and retain qualified management, operating, marketing and sales personnel; finance capital expenditures and working capital requirements; secure reliable sources of product supply on a timely basis and on commercially acceptable credit terms; and successfully manage growth by effectively supervising operations, controlling costs and maintaining appropriate quality controls. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully expand our operations into new markets.
 
Acquisition Availability; Integrating Acquisitions. Our future growth strategy contemplates the acquisition of businesses engaged in wholesale commercial bulk and mobile fueling, marketers and distributors of petroleum lubricants and chemicals and transportation logistics services businesses in existing and new markets. On February 18, 2005, we acquired substantially all of the assets and business operations of Shank Services, a Houston, Texas based provider of commercial fuel, petroleum lubricants distribution and sales, and heavy and ultra-heavy haul transportation services. On October 1, 2005, we acquired the stock of H & W, a Houston based distributor of lubricants, fuels, other petroleum products and chemicals. There can be no assurance that we will be able to fully integrate the acquired operations with our pre-existing operations or that we will identify or be in a position to make suitable acquisitions on acceptable terms in the future. Similarly, there is no certainty that we will be able to obtain acceptable financing for such acquisitions or that any future acquisitions will be effectively and profitably integrated into our operations. In particular, to finance future acquisitions, we believe that it will be important for us to control our interest expense, by the issuance of equity securities or otherwise, since that expense increased significantly as a result of the debt financing used for our recent acquisitions. All acquisitions involve risks that could adversely affect our operating results, including management commitment; integration of the operations and personnel of the acquired business; future write downs of acquired intangible assets; and the failure to retain key personnel of the acquired business.
 
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Management of Growth; Accounting and Information Technology Systems Implementation. Our future growth strategy is dependent on effective operational, financial and other internal systems, and the ability to attract, train, motivate, manage and retain our employees. If we are unable to manage growth effectively, results of operations will be adversely affected. In particular, the results of operations will be influenced by the redesign and implementation project relating to our accounting and information technology systems in order to reduce operating costs and improve our ability to effectively manage our business and integrate acquisitions. While we are optimistic about this project based on preliminary results, there can be no assurance that such redesign and implementation will be completed as planned, or that it will have the intended results.
 
Dependence on Key Personnel. Our future success will be largely dependent on the continued services and efforts of Richard E. Gathright, our Chief Executive Officer and President, and on other key executive personnel. The loss of the services of Mr. Gathright or other executive personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects. Our success and plans for future growth will also depend on our ability to attract and retain additional qualified management, operating, marketing, sales and financial personnel. There can be no assurance that we will be able to hire or retain such personnel on terms satisfactory to us. While we have recently extended Mr. Gathright’s existing employment agreement so that it now expires February 28, 2007, and automatically renews each year for additional one year terms unless either party gives prior notice of an intent to terminate, his long term future employment is not guaranteed by such agreement. We have also entered into written employment agreements with certain other key executive personnel.
 
Fuel Pricing and Supply Availability; Effect on Profitability. Diesel fuel and gasoline are commodities which are refined and distributed by numerous sources. We purchase the fuel delivered to our customers from multiple suppliers at daily market prices and in some cases qualify for certain discounts. We monitor fuel prices and trends in each of our service markets on a daily basis and seek to purchase our supply at the lowest prices and under the most favorable terms. For our fueling operations, commodity price risk is mitigated since we purchase and deliver our fuel supply daily and generally utilize cost-plus pricing when billing our customers. If we cannot continue to utilize cost-plus pricing when billing our customers, margins would likely decrease and losses could be incurred. We have not engaged in derivatives or futures trading to hedge fuel price movements. In addition, diesel fuel and gasoline may be subject to supply interruptions due to a number of factors, including natural disasters, refinery and/or pipeline outages and labor disruptions. The reduction of available supplies could impact our ability to provide commercial bulk and mobile fueling, and emergency response services and impact profitability. While we maintained our record of obtaining supplies for our customers and for emergency work during difficult conditions encountered in the extraordinary hurricane season of 2005, particularly Hurricane Katrina and the resulting massive flooding in the New Orleans area, there is no assurance that this record will continue in the future or that our business will not be adversely affected by supply problems in the future.
 
Dependence on Suppliers. While multiple suppliers of diesel fuel and gasoline are typically available to our wholesale commercial bulk and mobile fueling operations, our lubricants and chemicals operations are more dependent on relationships with a limited number of suppliers. While there can be no assurance that our relationship with any supplier of lubricants or chemicals will not change, we believe that, if it became necessary to change suppliers or to alter the nature or extent of the relationship with one or more of these suppliers, we have the ability to do so without a material adverse effect on our lubricants and chemicals operations.
 
Risks Associated with Customer Concentration; Absence of Written Agreements. Although we provide services to numerous customers, a significant portion of our revenue is generated from a few of our larger customers. While we have formal, length of service written contracts with some of these larger customers, such agreements are not customary in our business and have not been entered into with the majority of our customers. As a result, most of our customers can terminate their business with us at any time and for any reason, and we can similarly discontinue providing products or services to any of those customers. We may elect to discontinue service to a customer if changes in the service conditions or other factors cause us not to meet minimum levels of margins and rates, and the pricing or delivery arrangements cannot be re-negotiated. As a result of this customer concentration and the limited number of written agreements, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected if one or more of our larger customers were lost or if we were to experience a high rate of service terminations.

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Competition. In our commercial mobile fueling operations, we compete with other mobile fueling service providers, including several regional companies and numerous small, independent operators who provide these services. We also compete with retail marketing where fleet operators have the option of fueling their own equipment at retail stations and other third-party service locations such as card lock facilities. Our heavy and ultra-heavy haul transportation business competes with other providers, including larger regional companies and smaller local companies. Our lubricants, chemicals and wholesale commercial fuel distribution operations compete with other large and small providers of similar services. Our ability to compete is dependent on numerous factors, including price, delivery dependability, credit terms, service locations and the quality of the customer service we provide, including reporting and invoicing services. In the past our business has been adversely affected by below cost price cutting by competitors, including recent actions by a competitor in California. There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to compete successfully as a result of these or other factors.
 
Operating Risks May Not Be Covered by Insurance. The bulk of our operations are subject to operating hazards and risks normally incidental to handling, storing and transporting diesel fuel, gasoline, petroleum lubricants and chemicals, almost all of which are classified as hazardous materials. We maintain insurance policies in amounts and with coverages and deductibles we believe are reasonable and prudent. However, there can be no assurance that our insurance will be adequate to protect us from liabilities and expenses that may arise from claims for personal and property damage arising in the ordinary course of business; that we will be able to maintain acceptable levels of insurance; or that insurance will be available at economical prices.
 
Changes in Environmental Requirements. We hope to generate future business for our commercial mobile fueling operations by converting fleet operators who are currently utilizing underground fuel storage tanks for their fueling needs to commercial mobile fueling. The owners of underground fuel storage tanks are being required to remove or retrofit those tanks to comply with technical regulatory requirements pertaining to their construction and operation. If other more economical means of compliance are developed or adopted by owners of underground storage tanks, the opportunity to market our services to these owners may be adversely affected. Correspondingly, new or changed environmental regulations could also affect the costs involved in providing commercial mobile fueling services or the sale of petroleum lubricants and chemicals.
 
Governmental Regulation. Our operations are affected by numerous federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances, including those relating to protection of the environment and worker safety. Various federal, state and local agencies have broad powers under these laws, regulations and ordinances. In particular, the operation of our commercial mobile fueling fleet and its transportation of diesel fuel and gasoline are subject to extensive regulation by the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act (“FMCSA”) and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (“HMTA”). We are subject to regulatory and legislative changes that can affect the economics of the industry by requiring changes in operating practices or influencing the demand for, and the cost of providing, its services. In addition, we depend on the supply of diesel fuel, gasoline, petroleum based lubricants and chemicals from the oil and gas industry so that we are affected by changing taxes, price controls and other laws and regulations generally relating to the oil and gas industry. We cannot determine the extent to which our future operations and earnings may be affected by new legislation, new regulations or changes in existing regulations.
 
The technical requirements of these laws and regulations are becoming increasingly expensive, complex and stringent. These laws may impose penalties or sanctions for damages to natural resources or threats to public health and safety. Such laws and regulations may also expose us to liability for the conduct of or conditions caused by others, or for acts of which we were in compliance with all applicable laws at the time such acts were performed. Sanctions for noncompliance may include revocation of permits, corrective action orders, administrative or civil penalties and criminal prosecution. Certain environmental laws provide for joint and several liability for remediation of spills and releases of hazardous substances. In addition, we may be subject to claims alleging personal injury or property damage as a result of alleged exposure to hazardous substances, as well as damage to natural resources.
 
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Although we believe that we are in substantial compliance with existing laws and regulations, there can be no assurance that substantial costs for compliance will not be incurred in the future. There could be an adverse affect upon our operations if there were any substantial violations of these rules and regulations. Moreover, it is possible that other developments, such as stricter environmental laws, regulations and enforcement policies, could result in additional, presently unquantifiable, costs or liabilities to us.
 
The compliance requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 have placed an increasing time burden on our personnel and significantly increased the costs associated with being a publicly traded company. We cannot determine the future costs of compliance with this Act; whether our compliance efforts will satisfy its compliance requirements; or whether, or the extent to which, our future operations or earnings may be affected by the Act’s impact on our business operations.
 
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

None.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

 
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
 
Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
   
Description
31.1
 
Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
31.2  
Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.1
 
Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
     
  STREICHER MOBILE FUELING, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
May 22, 2006  By:   /s/ Richard E. Gathright 
 

Richard E. Gathright
Chief Executive Officer and President
 
     
  By:   /s/ Michael S. Shore 
 

Michael S. Shore
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
   
 
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