SA-484A Service Annual Survey

OMB No. 0607-0422: Approval Expires 12/31/2006

2005 Annual Services Report
Service Annual Survey

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

Truck Transportation

FORM

SA-484A

135
484110

SAS_T
T

REPORT DUE

Any questions call 1–800–772–7851
M–F, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.
Please correct any error in the name, address, or ZIP Code.

YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED BY LAW
Title 13, U.S. Code, requires businesses and other organizations that receive this questionnaire to answer the
questions and return the report to the Census Bureau.

YOUR RESPONSE IS CONFIDENTIAL BY LAW
Title 13, U.S. Code, requires that your response may be seen only by persons sworn to uphold the confidentiality of Census
Bureau information and may be used only for statistical purposes. The law also provides that copies retained in your files are
immune from legal process.

YOUR RESPONSE IS IMPORTANT
The services industries account for nearly 70 percent of all economic activity. We conduct this survey to obtain timely,
comprehensive and consistent measures needed by policy-makers, businesses, and the public to accurately assess domestic
economic performance.

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USCENSUSBUREAU

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Annual Services Report
•
•

This report should be completed and returned on or before the due date in the preaddressed envelope provided.
If filing within the required time frame will cause an undue burden and you would like an extension, or if you have any questions, please write to:
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
1201 East 10th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47132-0001
or call a Census Bureau Representative at 1–800–772–7851, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., eastern standard time.

1

Report Coverage
This report covers all domestic locations operated by your company and its subsidiaries primarily engaged in
providing local general freight trucking, which handles a wide variety of commodities, generally on pallets
and transported in a container or van trailer. Locations usually provide trucking within a metropolitan area
which may cross state lines. Generally the trips are same day return.

Does the above coverage describe this firm’s business activity?

0001

1
2

Yes – Go to 3
No – Specify the firm’s business activity and complete the report where applicable beginning with 3 .
0002

2 Not Applicable
3 Report Periods
11
What periods of time will this data represent?
• Report data for the 2005 and 2004 calendar years if possible.
• For locations that were sold or acquired during a year, only report for the periods that this firm operated the locations.
2005
Month

Day

2004
Year

Month

0007
1

2005 and 2004 calendar years – Go to 4

2

Other than calendar years – Enter the periods this report will cover. . .
0008
(e.g., fiscal years, periods with less than a full calendar
year).
To

0006

FORM asr_b1_05 (11-23-2005)

From

From

To

Day

Year

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4 Operating Revenue
Report the total operating revenue for all this firm’s locations defined in 1 for the following categories.
• Enter "0" where applicable.
• Estimates are acceptable.
Exclude:
• Transfers made within the company.
2005 Operating Revenue
Bil.
Mil.
Thou.
Dol.

2004 Operating Revenue
Bil.
Mil.
Thou.
Dol.

5061

1. Motor Carrier Revenue

.......................... $

$

2. All other operating revenue – Revenue not reported in line 1.
If this item is greater than 20% of the total operating
revenue, specify the primary source of the revenue here
1560

1799

$

$

3. TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE – Sum of lines 1 and 2. . . . . . .$

$

1800

5 Analysis of Motor Carrier Operations
Companies reporting motor carrier revenue in item 4 , line 1, complete item 5 .
• Enter "0" where applicable.
• Exclude transfers made within the company.
• Round percentage items to the nearest whole percent.
1. Total distance traveled – Report total highway miles
traveled by the firm’s owned and leased vehicles. Include
highway miles traveled by vehicles operated by other motor
carriers (including owner-operators) performing services on 5065
your behalf. Exclude the distance traveled by maintenance
vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1a. DISTANCE TRAVELED
Report percentage of Total Distance Traveled from:
2005

2004

5066

(1) Loaded or partially
loaded vehicles . . . .

%

%

5067

+
(2) Empty vehicles . . . . .
TOTAL

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%
100%

+
TOTAL

%
100%

2005

2004
miles

miles

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5 Analysis of Motor Carrier Operations – (Continued)
Companies reporting motor carrier revenue in item 4 , line 1, complete item 5 .
• Enter "0" where applicable.
• Exclude transfers made within the company.
• Round percentage items to the nearest whole percent.
2. REVENUE FROM TRUCKLOAD AND LESS-THANTRUCKLOAD SHIPMENTS

3. REVENUE FROM LOCAL AND LONG
DISTANCE HAULING

Report percentage of this firm’s Motor Carrier
Revenue from:

Report percentage of this firm’s Motor Carrier
Revenue from:

2005
5068
(1) Less-than-truckload shipments
(shipments that weighed less
than 10,000 lbs.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2004

2005

2004

5063

%

%

(1) Local hauling . . . . .

%

(2) Long-distance
hauling . . . . . . .+.

5069

%

%

5064

(2) Truckload shipments (shipments that
weighed 10,000 lbs. or more) . . . . . . . .+.

+

%

TOTAL

100%

TOTAL

100%

TOTAL

%
100%

+
TOTAL

%
100%

4. REVENUE BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND DESTINATION OF SHIPMENTS
Did domestic locations of this firm have shipments that originated from, or were destined to, locations outside the United States?
0034
1

Yes – Continue

2

No – Go to Item 5a.

Report the percentage of your company’s motor carrier revenue from shipments that originated from, and were destined to,
each of the country combinations listed below.
If you purchased transportation for the foreign segment of a transborder shipment, and billed your customer for the entire
trip, include it in the appropriate category below.

Country of
ORIGIN

Country of
DESTINATION

2005

2004

5082

U.S.

U.S.

U.S.

Canada

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

5083

5084

U.S.

Mexico

Canada

U.S.

Mexico

U.S.

All Other

All Other

5085

5086

5087

+
TOTAL

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%
100%

+
TOTAL

%
100%

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5 Analysis of Motor Carrier Operations – (Continued)
Companies reporting motor carrier revenue in item 4 , line 1, complete item 55 .
• Enter "0" where applicable.
• Exclude transfers made within the company.
• Round percentage items to the nearest whole percent.
5a. REVENUE FROM COMMODITIES HAULED
Report the percentage of this firm’s motor carrier revenue derived from handling each of the following commodities:
(1) Agricultural products – Includes live animals, poultry, fish, unprocessed
cereal grains such as wheat and corn, and other agricultural products
5070
including fruits, vegetables, non-alcoholic beverages, cut flowers and
live plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2005

2004

%

%

(2) Grains, alcohol and tobacco products – Includes milled grain
products and preparations; other prepared foodstuff; beer, wine, and
5071
other alcoholic beverages; and tobacco products including cigarettes,
cigars and chewing tobacco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

%

%

(3) Stone, nonmetallic minerals and metallic ores – Includes monument
or building stone, natural sands, gravel and crushed stone, mined salt,
5072
natural calcium and aluminum, phosphates, asbestos, other non-metallic
minerals, and metallic ores and concentrates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

%

%

5073
(4) Coal and petroleum products – Includes coal, crude petroleum,
gasoline and aviation fuel, diesel fuel and light fuel oils, lubricating oils
and greases, and basic chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

%

%

(5) Pharmaceutical and chemical products – Includes pharmaceutical
5074
products, chemical products, paints and varnishes, soap and cleaning
products, insecticides, fertilizers, primary plastics and finished plastic
products, and rubber products including tires and inner tubes. . . . . . . . . . . .

%

%

(6) Wood products, textiles, and leather – Includes logs and other rough
wood, particle board, plywood, and fiberboard, pulp, newsprint, paper and
paperboard products. Textiles products include yarns and woven products
of natural or synthetic materials, carpets and other textile floor coverings, 5075
and textile clothing. Leather products include footwear, headgear, and
other articles of leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

%

%

(7) Base metal and machinery – Includes base metal and primary metal
products such as pipes, ingots, metal doors, basic wire, cable, fencing,
5076
tools, etc. Machinery includes boilers, turbines, refrigerating and air
conditioning equipment, textile machines, and other mechanical
machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

%

%

(8) Electronic and precision instruments and motorized vehicles –
Includes electronic equipment such as computers, electronic motors,
generators, office equipment, television sets, radios, and stereo
equipment, semi-conductors, and other electrical equipment. Motorized
vehicles include automobiles, vans, road tractors, farm tractors, motor
homes, motorcycles, and other vehicles. Precision instruments include
photographic, cinematographic, and photocopying equipment, clocks and 5077
watches, instruments used in medical, surgical, or veterinary sciences,
and measuring, checking or automatic control instruments or apparatus. . . . .

%

%

%

%

%

%

5078

(9) Used household and office goods – Includes used furniture,
appliances, and miscellaneous office products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(10) New furniture and miscellaneous manufactured products – Includes
new furniture, mattresses and mattress supports, quilts or comforters,
lamps, lighting, mixed freight, and miscellaneous manufactured products.

5079

...

(11) Other – Not classified above – Specify here
1510

5080

+
TOTAL

FORM asr_484_d3_05 (10-18-2005)

%
100%

+
TOTAL

%
100%

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5 Analysis of Motor Carrier Operations – (Continued)
Companies reporting motor carrier revenue in item 4 , line 1, complete item 55 .
• Enter "0" where applicable.
• Exclude transfers made within the company.
• Round percentage items to the nearest whole percent.
5b. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(1) Were any of the commodities that you hauled designated hazardous materials, i.e., required you to
display a hazmat placard on the vehicle in accordance with Title 49, CFR 177.823, Transportation?
1

Yes – Continue with item (2).

2

No – Go to item 6 .

0033

2005

2004

5081

(2) What percent of the total motor carrier revenue is from hauling hazardous materials? . . . . .

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%

%

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6 Operating Expenses
Report operating expenses for this firm’s locations as defined in 1 for the following categories.
• Enter "0" where applicable.
• Estimates are acceptable.
Exclude:
• Transfers made within the company
• Capitalized expenses
• Interest
• Bad debt
• Impairment
• Income tax

Personnel Costs

2005 Operating Expenses
Mil.
Thou.
Dol.

2004 Operating Expenses
Bil.
Mil.
Thou.
Dol.

Bil.
1. Gross annual payroll – Total annual Medicare salaries and
1821
wages for all employees as reported on your firm’s IRS
Form 941, Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return, line 5(c)
for the four quarters that correspond to the survey period. . . . . . $

$

2. Employer’s cost for fringe benefits – Employer’s cost for
legally required programs and programs not required by law.
Include insurance premiums for hospital plans, medical plans,
and single service plans (e.g., dental, vision, prescription drugs);
premium equivalents for self-insured plans and fees paid to thirdparty administrators (TPAs);defined benefit pension plans;
defined contribution plans (e.g., profit sharing, 401K and stock
option plans); and other fringe benefits (e.g., Social Security,
workers’ compensation insurance, unemployment tax, state 1822
disability insurance programs, life insurance benefits,
Medicare). Do not include employee contributions. . . . . . . . . . . $

$

3. Temporary staff and leased employee expense – Total
1823
costs paid to Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs)
and staffing agencies for personnel. Include all charges for
payroll, benefits and services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

$

Expensed Materials, Parts and Supplies (not for resale)
4. Expensed equipment – Expensed computer hardware
and other equipment (e.g., copiers, fax machines, telephones,
1824
shop and lab equipment, CPUs and monitors). Report
packaged software in line 6. Report leased and rented
equipment in line 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

$

5. Expensed purchases of other materials, parts, and
supplies – Materials and supplies used in providing services
1825
to others; materials and parts used in repairs; office and
janitorial supplies; small tools; containers and other packaging
materials. Report motor fuels in line 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

$

Expensed Purchased Services
6. Expensed purchases of software – Purchases of
prepackaged, custom coded, or vendor customized software.
Include software developed or customized by others, web1826
design services and purchases, licensing agreements, upgrades of software; and maintenance fees related to software
upgrades and alterations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

$

7. Purchased electricity and fuels (except motor fuels) – If
1827
the cost of electricity and heating fuels (e.g., natural gas,
propane, oil, coal) are included in lease or rental payments,
report in line 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

$

8. Lease and rental payments – For land, buildings, offices,
structures, machinery, equipment, and other tangible items.
Include lease and rental of transportation equipment without
operators; and penalties incurred for broken leases. Exclude 1828
capital and financing lease agreements and licensing/leasing
of software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

$

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6 Operating Expenses
Report operating expenses for this firm’s locations as defined in 1 for the following categories.
• Enter "0" where applicable.
• Estimates are acceptable.
Exclude:
• Transfers made within the company
• Capitalized expenses
• Interest
• Bad debt
• Impairment
• Income tax

Expensed Purchased Services – (Continued)
2005 Operating Expenses
9. Purchased freight transportation – Contract payments
Bil.
Mil.
Thou.
Dol.
to railroads, airlines, waterborne, and other motor carriers.
5097
Report the cost of leased and rented transportation
equipment without operators in line 8. Report travel
expenses in line 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

2004 Operating Expenses
Bil.
Mil.
Thou.
Dol.

$

10. Purchased repair and maintenance – Expensed repair and
maintenance services to motor vehicles, vessels, aircraft and
other transportation equipment; machinery, equipment, and
computer hardware; integral parts of building (e.g., elevators,
heating systems, etc.) Exclude materials, parts and supplies
1829
used for repairs and maintenance performed by this firm’s
employees. Report janitorial and grounds maintenance
services in line 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

$

11. Purchased fuels for transportation equipment – Gasoline 5098
and fuels purchased for trucks, truck-tractors, and other motor
vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

$

1830

12. Purchased advertising and promotional services – Include
marketing and public relations services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

$

Other Operating Expenses
5099

13. Cost of insurance – Premiums for bonding and insurance not
included in line 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

$

14. Depreciation and amortization charges – Include
depreciation charges taken against tangible assets owned and
used by your firm, tangible assets and improvements owned by
your firm within leaseholds, tangible assets obtained through 1831
capital lease agreements, and amortization charges against
intangible assets (e.g., patents, copyrights). Exclude impairment. . $

$

15. Governmental taxes and license fees – Payments to
1832
government agencies for taxes and licenses. Include
business and property taxes. Exclude income taxes, and
sales and excise taxes collected from customers. . . . . . . . . . . . $

$

16. All other operating expenses – All other operating expenses
not reported above, unless specifically excluded in the
1899
general instructions at the top of the page. Exclude
purchases of merchandise for resale and non-operating
expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $

$

1900

17. TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES – Sum of lines 1–16. . . . . . . . $

7 Not Applicable

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$

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8 E-Commerce Revenue
E-commerce includes sales and receipts from any transaction completed over an Internet, extranet, EDI network,
electronic mail or other online system. Transactions are agreements between buyers and sellers to transfer ownership
of, or rights to use, goods or services. Payment for these goods and services may or may not be made online.
Include:
• Revenue from online orders for goods or services placed by a buyer.
• Commissions or fees from trading of securities or the sale of other financial products online (insurance, loans, etc.).
• Commissions or fees from selling or facilitating the sale of third party products through your company’s website.
• Commissions or fees from use of computerized reservation systems, financial transaction processing systems, etc.
• Revenue from orders or contracts negotiated online with a buyer and seller on the price and terms for transferring
ownership or the rights to use goods or services.
• Revenue from telephone transactions using interactive voice response systems.
Exclude:
• Online billings where the order or contract was not negotiated online.
• Delivery of services online where the order or contract was not negotiated online.
• Provision of telecommunications systems and related infrastructure systems where the order or contract
for such services was not negotiated online.
• Orders for goods or services placed by fax or over switched telephone network.
• Online advertising.
Did the revenue reported in 4 include any
e-commerce revenue?
0011
1
2

2005 E-Commerce Revenue
Bil.
Mil.
Thou.
Dol.

2004 E-Commerce Revenue
Bil.
Mil.
Thou.
Dol.

2000

Yes – What was this firm’s e-commerce revenue? . . . . .$
No – Go to 10

$
Month

Year

0010

When did this firm begin e-commerce sales?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 Not Applicable
10 Inventories at End of Year
Report the number of vehicles used or held for use in motor carrier operations on December 31, 2005 and
December 31, 2004.
Line (1), in (A), (B), and (C) report
the number of vehicles owned and/or
leased to others with drivers.
Include inventory obtained through
capital lease agreements. Exclude
vehicles that you own that were
leased without drivers to others.
Line (2), in (A), (B), and (C) report
the number of vehicles leased from
others without drivers.
Line (3), in (A), (B), and (C) report
the sum of lines (1) and (2).

(A) TRUCKS – Include single-unit trucks, pickups, vans, etc.
2005

2004

5088

(1) Number owned
and/or leased with
drivers to others . . . . . . . .

5089

(2) Number leased
without drivers
from others . . . . . . . . . . .

5090

(3) TOTAL TRUCK
INVENTORY . . . . . . . . . .

(B) TRUCK TRACTORS – Include semi’s and any detachable power-units.
2005

2004

5091

(1) Number owned
and/or leased with
drivers to others . . . . . . . .

5092

(2) Number leased
without drivers
from others . . . . . . . . . . .

5093

(3) TOTAL TRUCKTRACTOR INVENTORY . . . . .

(C) TRAILERS – Include box-trailers, flatbeds, tankers, etc.
2005
5094

(1) Number owned
and/or leased with
drivers to others . . . . . . . .

5095

(2) Number leased
without drivers
from others . . . . . . . . . . .

5096

(3) TOTAL TRAILER
INVENTORY . . . . . . . . . .
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11 Ownership or Control
Does another firm own more than 50 percent of the voting stock or have the power to control the management and
policies of this company?
0014

0013

1
2

Name of owning or controlling company

Yes – Provide this firm’s information. . . . .
0015
No – Go to 12

–

EIN
Street address

City, State, ZIP Code

12 Acquisitions or Mergers
Did this company acquire or merge with another firm in 2005 or 2004?

Month

Year

0018
1

Yes – Provide the date of the merger or acquisition and the firm’s information. . . . . . . . . . .
(for multiple mergers, provide each firm’s information as an attachment to this report)

2

No – Go to 13

0016

0017 Name of company acquired or merged with

0019

–

EIN
Street address

City, State, ZIP Code

13 Remarks –

Please provide an explanation for any inconsistent or incomplete data that would aid in understanding this report.
For any separate correspondence pertaining to this report, please include the identification number shown in the
address label area at the top of the first page.

0027

14 Certification – This report is substantially accurate and has been prepared in accordance with the instructions.
0020 Name of person completing this report – Please print

0024 Title

0025 Date

0021 Address (Street address, City, State, ZIP Code)

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Area code
Number

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Extension

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Number

0026 E-mail address
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2005 Annual Services Report
Instructions for Truck Transportation Firms

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

General Instructions
•

Report data on an accrual basis, except payroll.

•

Dollars should be rounded to the nearest dollar.

Bil.

•

If a figure is $1,030,280,456 it should be reported as

1

Mil.

Thou.

Dol.

030 280 456

Include in revenue:

•

Report gross billings except where noted elsewhere on form.

•

Prorate revenue derived from services provided on a contractual basis according to the work accomplished. (Only include
amounts applicable to the report period.)

•

Amounts received for work subcontracted to others.

•

Market value of compensation in lieu of cash.

•

Revenue from services performed by domestic locations of foreign parent firms, subsidiaries, branches, etc.

•

Dues and assessments from members and affiliates.

Exclude from revenue:

•

Taxes collected directly from customers or clients and paid directly to a local, state, or federal tax agency.

•

Rents from and revenue of separately operated departments, concessions, etc., which are leased to others.

•

Commissions from vending machine operators.

•

Revenue of foreign subsidiaries (those located outside the U.S., i.e., outside the 50 states, District of Columbia, U.S.
Commonwealth Territories, or U.S. Possessions).

•

Non-operating revenue such as income from investments, sales of company-owned real estate (land and building), or other
assets, (except inventory held for resale, securities, gifts, loans, contributions, or grants).

•

Revenue from the sale of used equipment.

Item Specific Instructions
Item 4 – Operating Revenue
Line 1 – Motor Carrier Revenue
Report revenue for transportation of property by motor vehicles. Include revenue from furnishing vehicles with drivers to other carriers
under lease or similar arrangement.
In the event that a portion of the transportation had to be purchased from another carrier to complete the contract, please use the
following guidelines:
Report total revenue if all purchased transportation was on your own account. (You have legal obligation to pay for the
purchased transportation).
Report only the revenue collected for your portion of the haul, plus any additional income from commissions and fees for
arranging the transportation, if the transportation was purchased on the client’s account. (Your client has legal obligation to
pay for the purchased transportation).
Line 2 – Other Operating Revenue
Report other operating revenue including sales from the operation of lunchrooms, restaurants, snowplow work, etc.; revenue from the
parking and storage of vehicles; revenue received from other carriers for the use of terminal facilities operated by this firm, including
amounts billed separately for repair services; revenue from short-term rental or extended-term operating leases (with or without
maintenance) of trucks, truck-tractors, or trailers, without drivers; fair sales value of merchandise marketed under capital, finance, or "full
payout" leases; and commissions for providing brokerage services, making payroll deductions, collecting freight charges for other carriers;
etc. Exclude revenue from other operating units from this firm; the value of used equipment or used vehicles sold; revenue from
installment payments from leasing vehicles, tools, etc., marketed under capital, finance, or "full payout" lease; and non-operating revenue
such as income from investments, the sale of securities, real estate, etc.
FORM asr_484_w1_05 (11-21-2005)

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2005 Annual Services Report
Instructions for Truck Transportation Firms

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

Item Specific Instructions – (Continued)
Item 4 – Operating Revenue – (Continued)
Line 2 – Other Operating Revenue – Continued
Report revenue from the storage of shipments in your warehouses pending further instructions by the shipper; from the permanent
storage of household goods on a paid-on-delivery basis, commercial goods, or records storage; and for packing and crating, handling,
providing labor to carriers for loading and unloading, and other accessory services. Exclude rental revenue from the operation of
mini-warehouses and self-service storage facilities; and revenue from the subleasing of warehousing space to others.

Item 6 – Operating Expenses
Line 1 – Gross annual payroll
Include salaries and wages, commissions, dismissal pay, bonuses, employee contributions to Social Security, income tax
withholding, union dues, group insurance premiums, savings bonds, cash equivalent in-kind, allowances, holiday pay,
vacation pay, sick leave, stock purchase plans, and employee contributions to pension plans. Exclude the cost of leased
employees, employer’s cost for fringe benefits, temporary staff obtained from temporary help services. For unincorporated
businesses, exclude profit or other compensation of proprietors or partners.

Line 16 – All other operating expenses
Include travel and entertainment; postage, shipping or delivery services, warehousing, and storage services; royalties;
security services; janitorial and grounds maintenance services; and other expenses not reported elsewhere.

FORM asr_484_w2_05 (1-11-2006)

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