3.Acquisition

On May 1, 2017, the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of Arrowhead Equipment, Inc. (“Arrowhead”). Total consideration was $7,385. The acquisition includes Arrowhead’s assets acquired at two up-fit locations in Albany and Queensbury, New York that are both being leased by the Company. The assets were acquired with on hand cash and short term borrowings under the Company’s Revolving Credit Agreement. The acquired assets are included in the Work Truck Solutions segment and were acquired to expand the geographical footprint of that segment. The Company incurred ($70) and $418 of transaction expenses related to this acquisition that are included in selling, general and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, which includes an accrual reversal for estimated transaction-related expenses.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price paid and the subsequent working capital adjustment to the fair value of the net assets acquired as of the acquisition date:

The goodwill for the acquisition is a result of acquiring and retaining the existing workforces and expected synergies from integrating the operations into the Company.  The Company will be able to deduct amortization of goodwill for income tax purposes over a fifteen-year period.  The acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting, and accordingly, the results of operations are included in the Company’s financial statements from the date of acquisition. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Arrowhead assets contributed $2,583 and $8,324 of revenues and $220 and $791 of pre-tax operating income to the Company, respectively.