Corps of Engineers Civil Works Questionnaires Generic Clearance

CARRIER SURVEY

(Personal Interview)

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CARRIER SURVEY

Name of Firm: ________________________________________

Name of Parent Firm: __________________________________

Name of Interviewee: __________________________________

Job Title of Interviewee: _______________________________

Mailing Address: _____________________________________

State: _____________________________________

Phone Number: (______)______________________

1. What is the largest number of towboats that you have operated at any

one time during the past three years?

________TOWBOATS OPERATED

2. What is the largest number of towboats you have owned at any one time

during the past three years?

________TOWBOATS OWNED

3. Please give the name, horsepower, year built, and average number of barges pushed for each of the towboats you own:

AVE. NO.

TOWBOAT NAME: HORSEPOWER: YEAR BUILT: BARGES:

1.______________________ ___________ ___________ ________

2.______________________ ___________ ___________ ________

3.______________________ ___________ ___________ ________

4. How many total towboat leases have you made to other companies during the past three years?

_______TOWBOAT LEASES

5. What is the largest number of barges that you have operated at any one time during the past three years?

________BARGES OPERATED

6. How many of the barges that you have operated during the past three years have you leased from other companies?

LEASED_______BARGES FROM OTHERS

7. In the left column, please list the major commodities that your firm transports by water. Then for each commodity, please list the origin, destination, typical annual tonnage, and rate per ton.

COMMODITY	MOST FREQUENT ORIGIN	MOST FREQUENT DESTINATION	ANNUAL TONNAGE	RATE/TON
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

8. Does your firm transport commodities which are regulated because they are of a hazardous or environmentally sensitive nature? (CIRCLE)

1. Yes

2. No

9. If yes, please list those regulated commodities, their origin, destination, and

tonnage.

COMMODITY	MOST FREQUENT ORIGIN	MOST FREQUENT DESTINATION	ANNUAL TONNAGE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

10. If you could not ship your commodities by waterway, which of the following would you do? (CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY)

1. SWITCH MODES OF TRANSPORT

2. CHANGE ORIGIN

3. CHANGE DESTINATION

4. SUBSTITUTE OTHER PRODUCTS

5. GO OUT OF BUSINESS

6. OTHER (Please Explain:)

11. What percent of time are your barges and towboats:

1. Idle due to lack of business?

% of TIME for BARGES

% of TIME for TOW BOATS

2. Loading and unloading?

% of TIME for BARGES

% of TIME for TOW BOATS

3. Engaged in fleeting operations?

% of TIME for BARGES

% of TIME for TOW BOATS

4. Used in general towing?

% of TIME for BARGES

% of TIME for TOW BOATS

5. Used in dedicated towing?

% of TIME for BARGES

% of TIME for TOW BOATS

Totals 100% of TIME for BARGES

100% of TIME for TOW BOATS

________________________________________________________________

12. For what percentage of trips, on average, do your TOW BOATS bring

BACKHAULS?

_______% OF TRIPS

13. What percentage of the barges you use are involved in fleeting?

_______%

14. Are there any trends in equipment technology, such as bigger or more efficient

TOW BOAT engines that may benefit your firm in the future? (CIRCLE)

1 NO

2 YES (Please explain:)_____________________________________

15. Please give your average total operating costs per mile, for each waterway you

use:

Waterways You Use Operating Costs

1. _____________________________ ______­­­_$/Mile

2. _____________________________ _______$/Mile

3. _____________________________ _______$/Mile

16. For each type of work (list below), please give the number of Full Time and Part Time employees in your firm and the average hourly wage for each type:

Number Number Average Hourly

Type of Work: Full Time Part Time Wages

1. Captains _______ ________$/Hour

_______ ________$/Hour

_______________________________________________________________

2. Pilots _______ ________$/Hour

_______ ________$/Hour

______________________________________________________________

3. Deck Hands _______ ________$/Hour

_______ ________$/Hour

______________________________________________________________

4. Other Employees

(What Kind? _______________________)

_______ ________$/Hour

_______ ________$/Hour

17. For each waterway you use, please give your barge rates per ton and the cost to shipper for inventory (storage), for each major commodity you carry, and the major origin and destination combinations between which commodities are shipped.

(Use a separate line for each combination of commodity, origin, and destination.)

A. Waterway Name: _________________________

Inventory

Commodity Names: Origin: Destination: Rate/Ton Cost/Ton

1. ________________ ______________ _____________ $________ $________

2. ________________ ______________ _____________ $________ $________

3. ________________ ______________ _____________ $________ $________

4. ________________ ______________ _____________ $________ $________

B. Waterway Name: _________________________

Inventory

Commodity Names: Origin: Destination: Rate/Ton Cost/Ton

1. ________________ ______________ _____________ $________ $________

2. ________________ ______________ _____________ $________ $________

3. ________________ ______________ _____________ $________ $________

4. ________________ ______________ _____________ $________ $________

C. Waterway Name: _________________________

.

.

ETC.

(Please attach your shipping rate schedule.)

18. Have you experienced any problems using any particular waterway?

1. NO

2. YES (Please Specify:) __________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

19. If Yes, how would correcting the problem(s) affect your operations?

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

20. Please give any recommendations you may have for improvements the Corps of

Engineers could make on particular segments of the waterways you use.

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

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