1. Copyright  2003 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates T RANSEARCH I NSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasting System Produced by Reebie Associates and Global Insight, Inc.

2. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 2 Outline  Freight market analysis  Freight movements in geographic focus  Description: TRANSEARCH INSIGHT  TRANSEARCH INSIGHT advantage  Applications  Examples  Methodology  Process overviews  Credentials  Global Insight & economic forecasting  Reebie Associates & TRANSEARCH  TRANSEARCH INSIGHT: Screens & Demo  Contact information REEBIE and Global Insight, Inc. A Joint Effort TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts

3. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 3 What Is TRANSEARCH INSIGHT?  A comprehensive array of freight flow projections by origin, destination, commodity, and transport mode  A business planning tool that facilitates the development of a customized freight flow outlook, tailored to your business REEBIE / Global Insight: A Joint Effort TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts

4. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 4 What We Did  Integrated Reebie’s Domestic U.S. Freight Transportation Market Database with Global Insight’s Economic Forecasting Capabilities  Produced an integrated transportation database and forecast tool—TRANSEARCH INSIGHT  Created a convenient Web interface for our subscribers  Blueprinted the expansion to include Global Insight’s international cargo forecasts (2004) REEBIE / Global Insight: A Joint Effort TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts

5. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 5 Why?  Integrate the best of both worlds –Reebie Associates’ TRANSEARCH ® is the single best source of U.S. freight flow data –Annually updated –Widely used in private enterprise and public sector settings –Global Insight has a 40-year track record of providing the most accurate, comprehensive, and objective economic analysis and forecasts  Synchronize Reebie’s reliable data with Global Insight’s quantitative economic forecasts  Provide clients with immediate access to high-value data REEBIE / Global Insight: A Joint Effort TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts

6. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 6 Better Decision Making  Make your assets more productive  Improve your competitive positioning  Prioritize your investments for the greatest return  Withstand economic shifts and market changes  Respond quickly to change TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts

7. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 7 7/99  TRANSEARCH INSIGHT provides freight flow information with geographic precision  Covers 172 business economic areas (BEAs) Freight Movements in Geographic Focus 171 172 TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts

8. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 8 Description  U.S. domestic database of freight movement  Annual projected freight volumes to 2030  Detailed freight movement data  Tonnages by: –Origin and destination –38 commodities by 2-digit standard transportation commodity code (STCC)  Coverage of seven transportation modes –Truckload (TL), less-than-truck-load (LTL), and private fleet –Rail carload and intermodal –Domestic waterways –Air cargo  International flows—to be completed in 2004 TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts

9. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 9 TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Advantage  Track and anticipate freight flows across the United States at national, state, and BEA levels  Size freight markets and annual freight volumes  Produce freight forecasts from current database AND current forecast—only system of its kind AVAILABLE NOW –Most timely and accurate commercially available trade data –Latest forecast models and methodology  Create highly-detailed forecasts based upon custom-selected criteria –BEA-to-BEA freight volumes (from county-level detail) TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts  Conduct strategic planning with a resource created by authoritative sources of transportation data (Reebie Associates) and forecasting (Global Insight) – Consistency across economic applications – Passes rigorous system of economic cross-checks

10. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 10 Applications Business & Industry  Design service & trade networks  Equipment supply management  Capacity share and consolidation  Market-share tracking and benchmarking  Market analysis and sizing  Bid processing  Service impact analysis TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts Public Sector  Evaluation and prioritization of investments  Assessment of policy impacts  Distribution & supply networks for key local industries  Regional comparisons & interdependencies  Urban and corridor planning  Analysis and forecast of economic trends such as modal shifts  Quantifiable support for funding applications

11. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 11 Examples of Usage  Carriers forecasting geographic and modal shifts for capital planning  DOTs forecasting congestion and highway improvement needs  MPOs planning land use and regional development zones  Real estate developers forecasting land values TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts

12. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 12 Examples TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts Tonnage Share by Mode (2001, all commodities) Examples

13. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 13 Forecast Detail by BEA for Cargo from Los Angeles to Chicago (2001-2030 by Mode) Examples TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts

14. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 14 Freight Moving by Truck versus Rail from S. California to Chicago (BEA) 2001 versus 2020 (Million Tons) Examples TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts 2001 Truck Tons1.2 Rail Tons 9.9 2020 Truck Tons 1.9 Rail Tons 14.6

15. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 15 Freight Moving by Truck versus Rail from New York to Chicago (BEA) 2001 versus 2020 (Tons) Examples TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts 2001 Truck Tons851,414 Rail Tons17,186 2020 Truck Tons1,513,785 Rail Tons28,882

16. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 16 TRANSEARCH U.S. Domestic Freight Movement Data Global Insight’s Sector-specific Economic Freight Forecast Annual Freight Projections 2005 2006 2030 Methodology TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts

17. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 17 State Truck Originations by Commodity State-State Carrier Flows by Commodity Preliminary State Domestic Output by Commodity Annual Survey of Manufacturers State Originations by Commodity State Mfg Employment by Industry Foreign Trade Imports by State Sub-Mode SHR: For Hire: TL, LTL Private Commodity Value Specific Industry Data Rail Originations Truck/Rail Shipment Traffic Patterns Carrier Data Exchange Water Pipeline Air Review & Adjustments T RANSEARCH ® Process Overview TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts

18. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 18 Global Insight Process Overview  Global Insight’s Business Transactions Matrix (BTM) provides forecasts of business- to-business purchases by county and industry. This information drives the demand side of the model.  Global Insight’s Business Demographic Model (BDM) provides forecasts of output by county and industry. This information drives the supply side of the model. Domestic Freight Flow Benchmark Data 2001 (TRANSEARCH) BTMBDM PurchasesShipments Constrain Shipments = Purchases Constrain to Domestic National Freight Flow Forecast by STCC Intermediate Domestic Freight Flow Forecast by STCC, Origin & Destination Final Adjustment FINAL Domestic Freight Flow Forecast by STCC, Origin & Destination TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts

19. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 19 Global Insight Credentials  Global Insight, Inc., formed from the integration of DRI and WEFA, provides quantitative economic research information, financial analysis, and consulting services to business and government agencies  Global Insight has over 3,300 clients in industry, finance, and government around the world, 600 employees, and 23 offices covering North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia  Major freight carriers, port operators, and government agencies rely on Global Insight’s proven transportation models and forecasts for domestic U.S. and international markets  Provider of freight analysis framework forecast for US DOT TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts

20. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 20 Global Insight & Economic Forecasting Future demand linked to industry and consumer activity  Business Demographics Model: employment, establishments, and output by Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC) / North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and by county  Business Transactions Matrix: business-to-business purchases, by SIC/NAICS  Consistent with the Global Insight international macroeconomic and regional forecasts TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts

21. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 21 Reebie Associates Credentials  Since 1968, Reebie Associates has provided transportation professionals with expertise in market data, freight management, strategic planning, operations research, and cross-modal analysis  Reebie produces TRANSEARCH, the most widely used commercial database of U.S. freight movements  Our clients represent all sectors of freight distribution, including carriers, public agencies (MPO’s, State and US DOT’s), shippers, receivers, suppliers, ports, and airports  Provider of Freight Analysis Framework data for US DOT TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts Market Research Freight Planning Transportation Costing Market Strategy Cross-Modal Expertise Public Investment Assessment Freight Market Data

22. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 22 Reebie’s TRANSEARCH Database Freight Movement Database  Standard source of U.S. and cross-border freight movement data  Indicates market volume by commodity and mode of transport  Supported and used by the leading transportation firms and agencies in the United States  Utilized by federal, state, and municipal transportation planning agencies for impact planning TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts  Volume Metrics: Tonnage, value, ton-mile estimates of market flows  Modes Supported: Truckload, Less-than-Truckload, Truck/Private Fleet, Rail Intermodal, Rail Carload, Air, Inland Water  Database Production Sources: Integrates large scale, multi-year, proprietary truck flow sample; based on many public and private sources of information (transportation, production, consumption)  Frequency: Produced and distributed annually since 1980

23. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 23 Sample Navigator Screen TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts

24. Copyright  2004 Global Insight, Inc. and Reebie Associates 24 Contact Information TRANSEARCH INSIGHT Integrated Freight Data & Forecasts Reebie Associates Contact: Paul Ciannavei 2777 Summer Street, Suite 401 Stamford, CT 06905 Tel. 203-705-0455 Fax 203-705-0456 www.reebie.com Global Insight, Inc. Contact: Paul Bingham 1850 M Street, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20036 Tel. 202-482-9300 Fax 202-482-9301 www.globalinsight.com