Brian Clancy to Speak at FTR Associates� 2008 Freight Transportation Conference

Arlington, Virginia, August 1^st, 2008 - Brian Clancy, Managing Director, MergeGlobal, Inc., will speak at FTR Associates' 2008 Freight Transportation Conference, on August 28^th, 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mr. Clancy will present MergeGlobal's latest forecast of U.S. and world air freight demand and freighter fleet development through 2017, with discussion of key supply and demand trends underlying the forecasts.

FTR Associates specializes in modeling and forecasting freight transport volumes and the associated demand for transportation equipment such as trucks and railcars. The annual Freight Transportation Conference, a three-day event, brings together rail and motor carriers, freight forwarders and 3PLs, intermodal marketing companies, equipment manufacturers, and lessors and other financial institutions. Presentations will include the following: Economic Outlook; Intermodal Outlook according to Equipment Owners Perspective; Railroad Freight Outlook; Current Shipper Environment; Water & Air Freight Outlook; and Rail Car Equipment Outlook.

MergeGlobal provides clients with services ranging from financial advisory to strategic consulting. Our financial consulting practice combines finance expertise with deep industry knowledge to significantly improve shareholder value for clients in the global travel, transport and logistics industries. MergeGlobal's strategy consulting practice focuses on developing competitive strategy for companies in similar industries.