LEASES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Leases

LEASES

NOTE 8 – LEASES

Operating Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in right-of-use assets (“ROU”), operating lease liabilities, and operating lease liabilities, non-current. Lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. None of the leases entered into have an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at lease commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. Incremental borrowing rate is estimated to approximate the interest rate on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments, and in economic environments where the leased asset is located. The ROU assets also include any prepaid lease payments made and initial direct costs incurred and excludes lease incentives. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease, which is recognized when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company has operating leases for real estate.

On April 1, 2023, Titan Trucking entered into a 60-month lease in Detroit, Michigan, with a related party through common ownership, which was set to expire on March 31, 2028. On September 1, 2023, the Company and the related party amended the lease, resulting in decreased payment terms. The monthly payments were initiated on May 1, 2023 after a 1-month rent abatement period. Straight rent for the amended lease was calculated at $29,113 per month. The lease was terminated by the lessor on June 14, 2024 due to a change of ownership of the property.

Average lease terms and discount rates are as follows:

	September 30,			December 31,
	2024			2023
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)		2.48			3.86
Weighted average discount rate		9.17	%		8.10	%

Future minimum lease payments required under operating leases on an undiscounted cash flow basis as of September 30, 2024, were as follows:

	For the Years Ended,
	December 31,
Remainder of 2024	$	77,548
2025		211,980
2026		207,944
2027		80,459
Total minimum lease payments		577,931
Less: imputed interest		(64,244	)
Present value of future minimum lease payments		513,687
Current operating lease liabilities		200,449
Non-current operating lease liabilities	$	313,238

The Company had operating lease expenses of $332,974 and $251,846 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $66,550 and $99,514 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company records operating lease expense as a component of general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of operations.

Financing Leases

Standard leases a truck used for its operations under a five-year lease that commenced during May 2022 and which ends during May 2027. This lease is classified as a finance lease. The lease calls for monthly payments of $3,304 bearing interest of 12.08% per annum. The lease includes a purchase option upon maturity of which the Company intends to exercise. The Company has finance leases for trucks. At September 30, 2024, the finance lease right of use asset was $100,686 and is included within property and equipment, net on the accompanying consolidate balance sheets.

	September 30,			December 31,
	2024			2023
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)		2.59			N/A
Weighted average discount rate		12.08	%		N/A

	For the Years Ended,
	December 31,
Remainder of 2024	$	9,913
2025		39,650
2026		39,650
2027		16,521
2028		-
Total minimum lease payments		105,734
Less: imputed interest		(15,723	)
Present value of future minimum lease payments		90,011
Current operating lease liabilities		30,425
Non-current operating lease liabilities	$	59,586

The Company’s finance lease costs consisted of $3,861 of interest expense and $7,323 of amortization of the right of use asset during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company’s finance lease costs consisted of $2,861 of interest expense and $5,492 of amortization of the right of use asset during the three months ended September 30, 2024.