IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE In re: ALLIED SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC., et al.

, Debtors.
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Chapter 11 Case No. 12-11564 (CSS) (Jointly Administered)

Re: Docket Nos. 76 & 108

CERTIFICATION OF COUNSEL REGARDING AMENDED TAXES ORDER The undersigned counsel to the above-captioned alleged debtors and debtors-in possession (collectively, the Debtors) hereby certifies as follows: 1. On May 17, 2012 (the Involuntary Petition Date), involuntary petitions were

filed against Allied Systems Holdings, Inc. (Allied Holdings) and its subsidiary Allied Systems, Ltd. (L.P.) (Allied Systems) under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in this Court. On June 10, 2012 (the Voluntary Petition Date, and together with the Involuntary Petition Date, the Petition Date, as applicable to the particular Debtor), the remaining Debtors filed voluntary petitions in this Court and, in connection therewith, Allied Holdings and Allied Systems consented to the involuntary petitions filed against them. On June 19, 2012, the Office of the United States Trustee for the District of Delaware (the U.S. Trustee) appointed an official committee of unsecured creditors (the Creditors Committee) in the above-captioned chapter 11 cases (the Chapter 11 Cases). The Debtors continue to operate their business and

The Debtors in these cases, along with the federal tax identification number (or Canadian business number where applicable) for each of the Debtors, are: Allied Systems Holdings, Inc. (58-0360550); Allied Automotive Group, Inc. (58-2201081); Allied Freight Broker LLC (59-2876864); Allied Systems (Canada) Company (900169283); Allied Systems, Ltd. (L.P.) (58-1710028); Axis Areta, LLC (45-5215545); Axis Canada Company (875688228); Axis Group, Inc. (58-2204628); Commercial Carriers, Inc. (38-0436930); CT Services, Inc. (382918187); Cordin Transport LLC (38-1985795); F.J. Boutell Driveaway LLC (38-0365100); GACS Incorporated (58-1944786); Logistic Systems, LLC (45-4241751); Logistic Technology, LLC (45-4242057); QAT, Inc. (592876863); RMX LLC (31-0961359); Transport Support LLC (38-2349563); and Terminal Services LLC (910847582). The location of the Debtors corporate headquarters and the Debtors address for service of process is 2302 Parklake Drive, Bldg. 15, Ste. 600, Atlanta, Georgia 30345.

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manage their properties as debtors in possession pursuant to sections 1107(a) and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code. 1. 2. On June 11, 2012, the Debtors filed the Motion of the Debtors for Order

Authorizing the Debtors to Pay Prepetition Sales, Use, and Other Taxes and Related Obligations [Docket No. 76] (the Taxes Motion), and on June 12, 2012, the Court entered the Order Granting Motion of the Debtors for Order Authorizing the Debtors to Pay Prepetition Sales, Use and Other Taxes and Related Obligations [Docket No. 108] (the Taxes Order), authorizing the Debtors to honor or pay the prepetition Sales and Use Taxes2 in an aggregate amount not to exceed $180,000.00 (the Taxes Cap). 3. Following entry of the Taxes Order, the Debtors discovered that the Taxes Cap is

insufficient to satisfy all of the prepetition Sales and Use Taxes. This is due, in part, to the fact that the Debtors estimate regarding their prepetition Sales and Use Tax obligations included a tax credit that the Debtors did not receive. The Debtors believe that in order to satisfy the their Sales and Use Tax obligations, the Taxes Cap must be raised by $100,000.00 to $280,000.00. 4. The Debtors contacted the U.S. Trustee, proposed counsel for the Creditors

Committee, counsel for the agent for the Debtors proposed debtor-in-possession lenders (the DIP Agent), and counsel for BDCM Opportunity Fund II, LP, Black Diamond CLO 2005-1 Adviser L.L.C., Spectrum Investment Partners LP and The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. (each a First Lien Lender Petitioning Creditor, and together with the U.S. Trustee, the Creditors Committee and the DIP Agent, each a Party, and collectively, the Parties) and

Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Taxes Motion.

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requested that each Party confirm that it has no objection to the entry of an order raising the Taxes Cap from $180,000.00 to $280,000.00. Each Party has affirmatively represented that it has no objection to the relief requested. 5. Accordingly, the Debtors have drafted an amended version of the Taxes Order

(the Amended Taxes Order) which raises the Taxes Cap from $180,000.00 to $280,000.00 and incorporates certain handwritten modifications made to the Taxes Order at the direction of the Court prior to entry of the Taxes Order. A copy of the Amended Taxes Order is attached hereto as Exhibit A. For the convenience of the Court, attached hereto as Exhibit B is a comparison version marking the changes to the Taxes Order.

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WHEREFORE, the undersigned counsel to the Debtors respectfully requests that the Court enter the Amended Taxes Order, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, at the Courts earliest convenience. Dated: July 6, 2012 Wilmington, Delaware Respectfully submitted, /s/ Marisa A. Terranova Mark D. Collins (No. 2981) Christopher M. Samis (No. 4909) Marisa A. Terranova (No. 5396) RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, P.A. One Rodney Square 920 North King Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Telephone: (302) 651-7700 Facsimile: (302) 651-7701 E-mail: collins@rlf.com E-mail: samis@rlf.com E-mail: terranova@rlf.com -andJeffrey W. Kelley (GA Bar No. 412296) Ezra H. Cohen (GA Bar No. 173800) TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP Bank of America Plaza 600 Peachtree Street, Suite 5200 Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2216 Telephone No.: (404) 885-3000 Facsimile No.: (404) 885-3900 E-Mail: jeffrey.kelley@troutmansanders.com E-Mail: ezra.cohen@troutmansanders.com Proposed Counsel for Debtors

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Exhibit A

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IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE In re: ALLIED SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC., et al.,1 Debtors. Chapter 11 Case No. 12-11564 (CSS) (Jointly Administered)
Re: Docket Nos. 76, 108 & ____

AMENDED ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF THE DEBTORS FOR ORDER AUTHORIZING THE DEBTORS TO PAY PREPETITION SALES, USE, AND OTHER TAXES AND RELATED OBLIGATIONS This matter is before the Court on the motion of Allied Systems Holdings, Inc. and certain and its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries (collectively, the Debtors) for an order, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 105(a) and 541 (a) authorizing them to pay certain prepetition sales and use tax obligations and (b) authorizing the Debtors banks and financial institutions to honor and process checks and transfers related to such relief (the Motion).2 The Court has considered the Motion, the Declaration of Scott D. Macaulay in Support of Chapter 11 Petitions and First Day Motions, and the matters reflected in the record of the hearing held on the Motion. It appears that the Court has jurisdiction over this proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 157 and 1334; that this is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 157(b)(2); that the Debtors have provided appropriate notice of the Motion and the opportunity for a hearing on the Motion under the circumstances and that no further notice is necessary; and that the relief

The Debtors in these cases, along with the federal tax identification number (or Canadian business number where applicable) for each of the Debtors, are: Allied Systems Holdings, Inc. (58-0360550); Allied Automotive Group, Inc. (58-2201081); Allied Freight Broker LLC (59-2876864); Allied Systems (Canada) Company (900169283); Allied Systems, Ltd. (L.P.) (58-1710028); Axis Areta, LLC (45-5215545); Axis Canada Company (87568828); Axis Group, Inc. (58-2204628); Commercial Carriers, Inc. (38-0436930); CT Services, Inc. (382918187); Cordin Transport LLC (38-1985795); F.J. Boutell Driveaway LLC (38-0365100); GACS Incorporated (58-1944786); Logistic Systems, LLC (45-4241751); Logistic Technology, LLC (45-4242057); QAT, Inc. (592876863); RMX LLC (31-0961359); Transport Support LLC (38-2349563); and Terminal Services LLC (910847582). The location of the Debtors corporate headquarters and the Debtors address for service of process is 2302 Parklake Drive, Bldg. 15, Ste. 600, Atlanta, Georgia 30345. 2 Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Motion.

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sought in the motion is in the best interests of the Debtors, their estates, and their creditors; and that good and sufficient cause exists for such relief. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 1. 2. The Motion is GRANTED as set forth herein. The Debtors are authorized but not directed to honor or pay Sales and Use Taxes

arising before the commencement of these Chapter 11 cases as those taxes are defined and more particularly described in the Motion, not to exceed $280,000. 3. The Debtors banks are authorized to process, honor and pay any and all checks

issued to pay Sales and Use Taxes, without duty of inquiry or liability for following the Debtors instructions in relation to payments authorized by this Order. 4. The payment of any Sales and Use Taxes shall not preclude the Debtors from

contesting the validity or amount due to those creditors. 5. The requirements set forth in Bankruptcy Rule 6003(b) are satisfied by the

Motion or otherwise deemed waived. 6. Notice of the Motion as provided therein shall be deemed good and sufficient and

the requirements of Local Rule 6004(a) and the Local Rules are satisfied by such notice. 7. Notwithstanding Bankruptcy Rule 6004(h), the terms and conditions of this Order

shall be immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry. 8. This Court shall retain jurisdiction to interpret and enforce this Order.

Dated: July ___, 2012 Wilmington, Delaware

THE HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER S. SONTCHI UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE

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Exhibit B

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IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE In re: ALLIED SYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC., et al.,1 Debtors. Chapter 11 Case No. 12-11564 (CSS) (Jointly Administered)
Re: Docket NoNos. 76, 108 & ____

AMENDED ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF THE DEBTORS FOR ORDER AUTHORIZING THE DEBTORS TO PAY PREPETITION SALES, USE, AND OTHER TAXES AND RELATED OBLIGATIONS This matter is before the Court on the motion of Allied Systems Holdings, Inc. and certain and its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries (collectively, the Debtors) for an order, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. 105(a) and 541 (a) authorizing them to pay certain prepetition sales and use tax obligations and (b) authorizing the Debtors banks and financial institutions to honor and process checks and transfers related to such relief (the Motion).2 The Court has considered the Motion, the Declaration of Scott D. Macaulay in Support of Chapter 11 Petitions and First Day Motions, and the matters reflected in the record of the hearing held on the Motion. It appears that the Court has jurisdiction over this proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 157 and 1334; that this is a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 157(b)(2); that the Debtors have provided appropriate notice of the Motion and the opportunity for a hearing on the Motion under the circumstances and that no further notice is necessary; and that the relief

The Debtors in these cases, along with the federal tax identification number (or Canadian business number where applicable) for each of the Debtors, are: Allied Systems Holdings, Inc. (58-0360550); Allied Automotive Group, Inc. (58-2201081); Allied Freight Broker LLC (59-2876864); Allied Systems (Canada) Company (900169283); Allied Systems, Ltd. (L.P.) (58-1710028); Axis Areta, LLC (45-5215545); Axis Canada Company (87568828); Axis Group, Inc. (58-2204628); Commercial Carriers, Inc. (38-0436930); CT Services, Inc. (382918187); Cordin Transport LLC (38-1985795); F.J. Boutell Driveaway LLC (38-0365100); GACS Incorporated (58-1944786); Logistic Systems, LLC (45-4241751); Logistic Technology, LLC (45-4242057); QAT, Inc. (592876863); RMX LLC (31-0961359); Transport Support LLC (38-2349563); and Terminal Services LLC (910847582). The location of the Debtors corporate headquarters and the Debtors address for service of process is 2302 Parklake Drive, Bldg. 15, Ste. 600, Atlanta, Georgia 30345. 2 Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Motion.

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sought in the motion is in the best interests of the Debtors, their estates, and their creditors; and that good and sufficient cause exists for such relief. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 1. 2. The Motion is GRANTED as set forth herein. The Debtors are authorized, but not directed, to honor or pay the prepetition

Sales and Use Taxes, arising before the commencement of these Chapter 11 cases as those taxes are defined and more particularly described in the Motion, not to exceed $180,000.00, subject at all times to the Approved Budget, as may be amended from time to time with the consent of the Agent under the DIP Facility280,000. 3. The Debtors banks are authorized to process, honor and pay any and all checks

issued to pay Sales and Use Taxes, without duty of inquiry or liability for following the Debtors instructions in relation to payments authorized by this Order. 4. The payment of any Sales and Use Taxes shall not preclude the Debtors from

contesting the validity or amount due to those creditors. 5. The requirements set forth in Bankruptcy Rule 6003(b) are satisfied by the

Motion or otherwise deemed waived. 6. Notice of the Motion as provided therein shall be deemed good and sufficient and

the requirements of Local Rule 6004(a) and the Local Rules are satisfied by such notice. 7. Notwithstanding Bankruptcy Rule 6004(h), the terms and conditions of this Order

shall be immediately effective and enforceable upon its entry. 8. This Court shall retain jurisdiction to interpret and enforce this Order.

Dated:June

July ___, 2012

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Wilmington, Delaware

THE HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER S. SONTCHI UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE

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