Martin Labbe Associates (MLA) -

Founded in 1985, Martin Labbe Associates is a transportation information consulting firm specializing in forecasts for new and used vehicle sales and aftermarket parts demand.

Additionally, MLA provides a number of support services for transportation equipment and component manufacturers including:

* Market research, design, development, and execution
* Economic forecasts, industry sales and production analysis
* Customized company product demand forecasting models
* New product development studies
* Quality and customer satisfaction tracking studies
* Due diligence support for acquisitions/divestitures
* Litigation support services utilizing market demand patterns

In support of these services, MLA maintains detailed databases on production and sales of transportation equipment. Several large scale databases of vehicle use are maintained to support distribution planning and tactical marketing for new equipment and the parts aftermarket manufacturers including:

* Retail Sales
* Factory Sales
* TIUS & VIUS
* Commodity Flow Survey
* Tonnage Data
* Fleet Directory
* Financial & Operating Statistics
* Rail Carloadings

MLA provides economic and transportation forecasts, equipment demand forecasts, vehicle population change forecasts and aftermarket demand forecasts. MLA also offers a broad array of research and investigative tools, including advanced statistical and modeling techniques.

Our expertise in the trucking industry, as well as our extensive independent research, has provided MLA with a thorough understanding of those factors affecting transportation market changes.

MLA's clients include major vehicle manufacturers, component suppliers, carrier associations supporting the trucking industry, and regulatory agencies.