Maine Better Transportation Association

Name

Maine Better Transportation Association

Legal name

Maine Better Transportation Association

Website

https://mbtaonline.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation Advocacy Association

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Active Transportation & Micromobility Infrastructure (Bike/Ped Networks, Shared Mobility Programs) (BPAIALAI)

Keywords

• Transportation advocacy
• Infrastructure funding
• Membership association
• Scholarship programs
• Transportation policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Augusta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: MBTA operates as a membership-based organization with dues from municipalities, businesses, and individuals. The organization had approximately 700+ members as of 2019.
2. Super Raffle and donations: The MBTA Educational Foundation's major fundraiser is the annual Super Raffle, with members and friends also making donations to honor colleagues or family members. The foundation grew from $4,500 in 1990 to nearly $600,000 by 2019.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Maine Better Transportation Association (MBTA) is a non-partisan, membership-based transportation advocacy organization that advocates for sustained public investment in Maine's multimodal transportation infrastructure, including air, roads, rail, ports, transit, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities. It delivers this advocacy through publications (Maine Trails magazine), media (Maine Better podcast), events (annual Maine Transportation Conference and regional meetings), and scholarship funding for transportation students via its affiliated Educational Foundation.

Product overview

Maine Better Transportation Association (MBTA) is a non-partisan transportation advocacy organization founded in 1939 that serves as a membership-based association rather than a product company. Its offerings include the bi-monthly Maine Trails Magazine publication, the Maine Better Podcast video interview series, the annual Maine Transportation Conference, and the MBTA Educational Foundation scholarship program. MBTA advocates for public investment in Maine's transportation infrastructure including roads, bridges, rail, ports, transit, and bicycle/pedestrian facilities through a 700-member organization of municipalities, businesses, and individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Maine Trails Magazine: MBTA's bimonthly magazine covering transportation news, policy, member profiles, and association news for the Maine transportation community.
• Maine Better Podcast
• Maine Transportation Conference
• MBTA Educational Foundation

Products and services

• Maine Trails Magazine

Quantifiable outcome

• Since 1994, awarded more than 600 scholarships totaling over $800,000 to students pursuing transportation-related studies
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MaineDOTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMBTA works closely with Maine Department of Transportation on advocacy for transportation infrastructure funding, hosts MaineDOT Commissioner at annual meetings and conferences, and collaborates on policy initiatives. The Maine Transportation Conference is presented by MBTA, MaineDOT, and Maine Section ASCE.
• Maine Turnpike AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMBTA collaborates with Maine Turnpike Authority on transportation advocacy. MTA Executive Director Peter Mills regularly participates in MBTA panel discussions and events.
• Maine Section ASCEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Maine Transportation Conference is co-presented by MBTA, MaineDOT, and the Maine Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
• SargentminorOthersMBTA member company ranked #375 on Engineering News-Record's 2026 Top 400 Contractors list; received 2026 ASCE Maine Kitty Breskin Award for Exit 35 interchange project in Saco, completed in partnership with Maine Turnpike Authority, HNTB, and Stantec
• HNTBminorOthersEngineering firm partner on Exit 35 interchange project in Saco with Sargent, Maine Turnpike Authority, and Stantec
• StantecminorOthersEngineering firm partner on Exit 35 interchange project in Saco with Sargent, Maine Turnpike Authority, and HNTB

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Associated General Contractors of America: National trade association for the construction industry, with chapters including Maine. Comparable because AGC advocates for transportation and infrastructure investment and recruits transportation contractors as members — directly overlapping MBTA's membership base of Maine transportation-sector firms.
• US Chamber of Commerce: National business federation advocating for pro-business policy including infrastructure investment. MBTA's incoming Executive Director Jake Lachance previously worked for the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, evidencing direct talent and governance overlap between state chamber associations and MBTA's advocacy model.
• National Association of Manufacturers: Largest U.S. manufacturing trade association, advocating for infrastructure investment that supports manufacturing supply chains. Comparable because NAM engages in transportation infrastructure policy advocacy as part of a broader business agenda, similar to how MBTA's transportation focus serves Maine's broader economic interests.
• American Public Transportation Association: National association advocating for public transit funding and policy. Comparable to MBTA's multimodal advocacy (which includes transit) because both lobby for federal and state transit investment, though APTA focuses exclusively on public transit while MBTA covers all transportation modes.
• American Road & Transportation Builders Association: National transportation infrastructure advocacy association representing the U.S. road, bridge, and highway construction industry. Comparable to MBTA because both advocate for transportation infrastructure funding and convene industry stakeholders, though ARTBA operates nationally rather than at state level.
• American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials: AASHTO is a nonprofit association representing state Departments of Transportation, including MaineDOT. Comparable to MBTA because both serve as convening bodies for transportation infrastructure funding advocacy, though AASHTO focuses on state DOTs while MBTA represents municipalities, businesses, and individuals.

Direct peers

• American Society of Civil Engineers: Engineering professional society that publishes the Infrastructure Report Card cited by MBTA and whose Maine Section co-presents the Maine Transportation Conference with MBTA. Directly comparable because ASCE's state sections operate as similar transportation advocacy and convening bodies, with overlapping membership and shared events.
• Maine State Chamber of Commerce: Maine's statewide business advocacy organization, and the prior employer of MBTA's current Executive Director Jake Lachance. Directly comparable to MBTA because both are Maine-focused membership-based advocacy associations engaging state policymakers on economic and infrastructure issues affecting member businesses.

Emerging players

• Intelligent Transportation Society of America: Association promoting innovative transportation technology and intelligent transportation systems. Comparable because ITS America advocates for technology-enabled transportation investment, an adjacent vertical to MBTA's multimodal advocacy as infrastructure modernization increasingly incorporates smart transportation technologies.

Others

• National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association: National trade association representing aggregates producers critical to road and bridge construction. Comparable as an adjacent industry advocacy organization whose members (aggregates suppliers, contractors) overlap with MBTA's contractor membership base and share advocacy interests in highway funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=WmwMWqmY0Kw&list=PLBapG_TLQsd4jKgXAvx8_WP768D5gKsgx
• Facebookfacebook.com/MaineBetterTransportation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maine-better-transportation-association
• Instagraminstagram.com/mainebettertransportation

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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