SA-484 Service Annual Survey

Service Annual Survey

SA-484

Service Annual Survey

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2009 Annual Services Report
Service Annual Survey

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

FORM

SA-484

REPORT DUE

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M–F, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST.

or

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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.

FORM asr_a_09 (4-9-2009)

USCENSUSBUREAU

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

Does the above coverage describe this firm’s business activity?
0001

1
2

Yes – Go to 2
No – Specify the firm’s business activity and complete the report where applicable beginning with 2 .
0002

2 Report Periods
What periods of time will this data represent?
• Report data for the 2009 calendar year if possible.
• For locations that were sold or acquired during the year, only report for the periods that this firm operated the locations.
2009
Month
0007
0006

1

2009 calendar year – Go to 3

2

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

FORM asr_b_09 (4-8-2009)

From

Day

Year

3 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.
2009 Operating Revenue
Bil.
Mil.
Thou.
Dol.

Mark "X"
if None

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

5061

$

Mark "X"
if None
1799

$

3. TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE – Sum of lines 1 and 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1800 $

4 Analysis of Motor Carrier Operations
Companies reporting motor carrier revenue in item 3 , line 1, complete item 4 .
• Enter "0" where applicable.
• Exclude transfers made within the company.
• Round percentage items to the nearest whole percent.
Mark "X"

1a. Total distance traveled – Report total highway miles traveled by the firm’s owned
if None
and leased vehicles. Include highway miles traveled by vehicles operated by other
motor carriers (including owner-operators) performing services on your behalf.
Exclude the distance traveled by maintenance vehicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5065

1b. DISTANCE TRAVELED
Report percentage of Total Distance Traveled from:
2009
5066

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

%

5067

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

FORM asr_484_cd1_09 (3-31-2009)

%

100%

2009

miles

4 Analysis of Motor Carrier Operations – (Continued)
Companies reporting motor carrier revenue in item 3 , line 1, complete item 4 .
• 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:
2009

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

2009
5063

%

(1) Local hauling . . . . . . . . .

%

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

5069

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

%

5064

+

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 line 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

2009
5082

U.S.

U.S.

U.S.

Canada

%
5083

%
5084

U.S.

Mexico

Canada

U.S.

Mexico

U.S.

%
5085

%
5086

%
5087

All Other

All Other

+
TOTAL

FORM asr_484_d2_09 (3-31-2009)

%
100%

4 Analysis of Motor Carrier Operations – (Continued)
Companies reporting motor carrier revenue in item 3 , line 1, complete item 54 .
• 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:
2009

(1) Agricultural products – Includes live animals, poultry, fish, unprocessed cereal grains such as
5070
wheat and corn, and other agricultural products including fruits, vegetables, non-alcoholic beverages,
cut flowers and live plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

%

(2) Grains, alcohol and tobacco products – Includes milled grain products and preparations; other
5071
prepared foodstuff; beer, wine, and 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, 5072
gravel and crushed stone, mined salt, 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 products, chemical products, paints 5074
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,
5075
and fiberboard, pulp, newsprint, paper and of natural or synthetic materials, carpets and other textile floor
coverings, 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,
5076
metal doors, basic wire, cable, fencing, 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
5077
stereo equipment, cinematographic, and photocopying equipment, clocks and 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
5079
mattress supports, quilts or comforters, lamps, lighting, mixed freight, and miscellaneous manufactured
products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

%

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

5080

+

%
TOTAL

FORM asr_484_d3_09 (3-31-2009)

100%

4 Analysis of Motor Carrier Operations – (Continued)
Companies reporting motor carrier revenue in item 3 , line 1, complete item 54 .
• 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?
0033

1

Yes – Continue with line (2).

2

No – Go to item 5 .

2009
5081

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

FORM asr_484_d4_09 (3-31-2009)

%

5 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
1. Gross annual payroll – Total annual Medicare salaries and 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 or IRS Form 944
Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return, line 4(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2009 Operating Expenses
Bil.
Mil.
Thou.
Dol.

Mark "X"
if None
1821

$

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 third-party administrators
Mark "X"
(TPAs); defined benefit pension plans; defined contribution plans (e.g., profit sharing,
if None
401K and stock option plans); and other fringe benefits (e.g., Social Security, workers’
compensation insurance, unemployment tax, state disability insurance programs, life
$
insurance benefits, Medicare). Exclude employee contributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1822

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

Mark "X"
if None
1823

$

Expensed Materials, Parts and Supplies (not for resale)
4. Expensed equipment – Expensed computer hardware and other equipment
(e.g., copiers, fax machines, telephones, 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 to others; materials and parts used in repairs;
office and janitorial supplies; small tools; containers and other packaging materials.
Report the cost of motor fuels in line 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mark "X"
if None
1824

$

Mark "X"
if None
1825

$

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

Mark "X"
if None
1826

$

Mark "X"
if None

7. Purchased electricity and fuels (except motor fuels) – If 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1827
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
capital and financing lease agreements and licensing/leasing of software. . . . . . . .

FORM asr_484_g1_09 (4-2-2009)

$

Mark "X"
if None
1828

$

5 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)
9. Purchased freight transportation – Contract payments to railroads, airlines,
waterborne, and other motor carriers. Report the cost of leased and rented
transportation equipment without operators in line 8. Report travel expenses in
line 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2009 Operating Expenses
Bil.
Mil.
Thou.
Dol.

Mark "X"
if None
5097

$

10. Purchased repair and maintenance – Expensed repair and maintenance services to
motor vehicles, vessels, aircraft and other transportation equipment; machinery,
Mark "X"
equipment, and computer hardware; integral parts of building (e.g., elevators, heating
if None
systems, etc.) Exclude materials, parts and supplies used for repairs and maintenance
performed by this firm’s employees. Report janitorial and grounds maintenance
$
services in line 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1829
Mark "X"
if None

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

5098

$

Mark "X"
if None

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

Other Operating Expenses

1830

$

Mark "X"
if None

13. Cost of insurance – Premiums for bonding and insurance not included in line 2. . . . 5099

$

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 capital lease agreements, and amortization charges against intangible
assets (e.g., patents, copyrights). Exclude impairment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

15. Governmental taxes and license fees – Payments to 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 general instructions at the top of the page.
Include office postage and package delivery. Exclude purchases of merchandise for
resale and non-operating expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mark "X"
if None
1831

Mark "X"
if None
1832

$

Mark "X"
if None
1899

$

17. TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES – Sum of lines 1–16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1900 $

6 Not Applicable

FORM asr_484_g2_09 (4-2-2009)

7 Not Applicable

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.
2009 E-Commerce Revenue
Bil.
Mil.
Thou.
Dol.

Did the revenue reported in 3 include any
e-commerce revenue?

2000

0011

1
2

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

$

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, 2009.
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.

(A) TRUCKS – Include single-unit trucks, pickups, vans, etc.
2009
5088

(1) Number owned
and/or leased with
drivers to others . . . . . . . . . .
5089

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

5090

Line (3), in (A), (B), and (C) report
the sum of lines (1) and (2).
(B) TRUCK TRACTORS – Include semi’s and any
detachable power-units.
2009
5091

(1) Number owned
and/or leased with
drivers to others . . . . . . . . .
5092

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

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

(C) TRAILERS – Include box-trailers, flatbeds, tankers, etc.
2009
5094

(1) Number owned
and/or leased with
drivers to others . . . . . . . . . .
5095

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

5096

5093

(3) TOTAL TRUCKTRACTOR INVENTORY . . . . . .

(3) TOTAL TRAILER
INVENTORY . . . . . . . . . . .

Of the total inventories reported above were any stored or en route OUTSIDE
the 50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia?
6042
6041 1
2

Yes – What was the total value of those inventories? (Do not report inventory held
in Foreign Trade Zones or in bond warehouses in the U.S.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
No – Go to 11

FORM asr_484_ei_09 (3-31-2009)

Bil.

Mil.

Thou.

Dol.

11 Change in Structure
Did you have an Employer Identification Number (EIN) change in 2009?
0015
0013

Yes – Enter the new EIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
No – Continue

1
2

EIN

–

Month

Was there a change in ownership or control?
1

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

2

No – Go to 12

0016

0017

Year

0018

Name of company acquired or merged with

Street address

City, State, ZIP Code

0019
EIN

–

Specify the nature of this change here
0035

12 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

13 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)

0022 Telephone number
Area code

Number

Return Completed form to:
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
1201 East 10th Street
Jeffersonville, IN 47132-0001
or fax to: 1–800–447–4613

0023 Fax number
Extension

Area code

0026 E-mail address

Number

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