La Boit CEO’s book hits Amazon bestseller status and Times Square feature

La Boit Specialty Vehicles CEO Jeff Blais says his book, Vehicles of Change, has reached Amazon bestseller status and been featured in New York Times Square. The book uses La Boit’s family story and mobile clinic experience to offer practical guidance for buyers and operators of specialized vehicles.

Why it matters: - Vehicles of Change turns decades of La Boit Specialty Vehicles experience into a buyer’s guide for mobile medical, dental, veterinary and blood-collection units. - The book also spotlights La Boit’s family legacy, tying the company’s origins to practical service delivery in local communities. - The title’s Amazon bestseller status and New York Times Square feature give the book broader visibility as a business and industry story.

What happened: - La Boit Specialty Vehicles CEO Jeff Blais said his book, Vehicles of Change: How the Automotive Industry Is Redefining Transportation in Medicine and Rural Health Administration, reached Amazon bestseller status and was featured in New York Times Square. - The book is available on Amazon: Vehicles of Change on Amazon. - The book also appears in a YouTube-linked announcement and a Times Square feature tied to the launch.

The details: - Blais drew on 27 years at La Boit and the company’s history of building vehicles that help professionals bring services to their communities. - The book examines the decisions behind mobile medical, dental, veterinary and blood-collection units. - It aims to give readers practical insight into what those specialized workspaces require. - The book traces La Boit’s roots to Gil Blais, whose work with equine veterinarians revealed a need for better ways to organize and transport equipment. - Early La Boit products included small boxes and carrying solutions before the business expanded into vehicle-based systems and complete mobile clinics. - The book also recognizes Blais’s mother, who sold her retail business to help launch La Boit and supported the company’s growth. - The book expands on manufacturing precision, the differences between new and used mobile clinics and why buyers should visit manufacturers before purchasing. - It also covers the planning behind a custom unit, including the people who will use it, equipment, layout, operating conditions and post-delivery support. - Caribou Strategic helped produce the book through ghostwriting, cover design, publishing, launch and promotion. - Nitin Kartik, CEO at Caribou Strategic, used an interview-driven process to translate Blais’s experience into the book. - Caribou Strategic says its model lets CEOs pay zero upfront and pay only for qualifying weeks in which a book achieves Amazon bestseller status. - The company says it also handles publicity, including Times Square placements and media outreach. - Forbes is cited in the release as saying less than 2% of published books achieve Amazon bestseller status.

Between the lines: - The project is as much a branding move as a publishing milestone. - Blais is using the book to package La Boit’s expertise into a format that can support sales conversations, speaking opportunities and buyer education. - The family-story framing gives the book an emotional hook, while the operational detail gives it utility for prospective buyers.

What’s next: - Blais said the book will serve as a resource for people exploring whether mobile services fit their organizations. - The release positions the title as a tool for helping buyers ask better questions before making a major investment. - Caribou Strategic says it will continue helping CEOs turn experience into books that can build authority and reach new audiences.

The bottom line: - Vehicles of Change is both a celebration of La Boit’s history and a practical guide to the mobile clinic market.