Red River Navigation Transportation Rate Survey

OMB CONTROL NUMBER: 0710-0018

OMB EXPIRATION DATE: 11/30/2019

AGENCY DISCLOSURE NOTICE

The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 45 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Department of Defense, Washington Headquarters Services, Executive Services Directorate, Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 03F09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100 [OMB Control Number 0710-0018]. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number.

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS.

Responses should be sent to:

Scott Kay

8282 Goodwood Blvd.

Baton Rouge, LA 70806

SHIPPER INTERVIEW

1. If you decide not to participate in the survey, please check one of the boxes below. This will help us to improve our future survey approaches. Which of the following statements best describes your reason for not participating?

☐ I don’t have the time to answer all the questions.

☐ I’m not authorized, or I am electing not to discuss company or organizational business:

☐ I objected to the way a question, or several questions, were asked:

☐ The survey did not apply to my business or organization:

☐ Another reason:

☐ N/A.

2. Name of firm and dock code number: __________________________________

If this firm is a subsidiary of anyone, please list the parent firm and its home office location.

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3. Name the primary types of commodities you receive and ship. Give the number of tons of each commodity moved during a typical year by each mode of transportation listed on the right.

	Name of Commodity	Truck Tons/Year	Rail Tons/Year	Barge Tons/Year	Steamship Tons/Year	Pipeline Tons/yr.
Receipts:	1._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	2._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	3._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	4._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	5._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	6._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	7._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	8._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	9._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	10._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
Shipments:	1._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	2._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	3._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	4._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	5._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	6._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	7._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	8._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	9._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	10._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________

4. How are each of these products shipped? (Circle one)

Names of Commodities	Form Shipped
	Drums	Pallets	Packages	Dry Bulk	Liquid Bulk
1._______________________________________________	a	b	c	d	e
2._______________________________________________	a	b	c	d	e
3._______________________________________________	a	b	c	d	e
4._______________________________________________	a	b	c	d	e
5._______________________________________________	a	b	c	d	e
6._______________________________________________	a	b	c	d	e
7._______________________________________________	a	b	c	d	e
8._______________________________________________	a	b	c	d	e
9._______________________________________________	a	b	c	d	e
10.______________________________________________	a	b	c	d	e

5. What size barges, railroad cars, and trucks (in terms of tons) do you generally use to receive or ship each of your commodities and what are the specific frequency of shipments of each of these commodities? *Repeat commodity listing for each mode of transportation.

*Names of Commodities	Transport Mode	Mode Size (in tons)	Frequency (Times per mo.)
1._____________________________	______________________________________	______	____________
2._____________________________	______________________________________	______	____________
3._____________________________	______________________________________	______	____________
4._____________________________	______________________________________	______	____________
5._____________________________	______________________________________	______	____________
6._____________________________	______________________________________	______	____________
7._____________________________	______________________________________	______	____________
8._____________________________	______________________________________	______	____________
9._____________________________	______________________________________	______	____________
10.____________________________	______________________________________	______	____________

6. For each mode of movement, what are the line haul rates of shipment for each commodity? You may attach a published rate schedule in lieu of filling out the information below.

	Name of Commodity	Truck $ Per Ton	Rail $ Per Ton	Barge $ Per Ton	Steamship $ Per Ton	Pipeline $ Per Ton
Receipts:	1._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	2._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	3._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	4._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	5._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	6._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	7._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	8._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	9._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	10._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
Shipments:	1._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	2._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	3._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	4._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	5._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	6._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	7._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	8._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	9._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________
	10._________________	_________	_________	_________	_________	_________

7. Who generally controls the modal choice (routing) of these movements?

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8. Who generally pays the freight of these movements?

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9. Who in you organization could I talk to about getting additional line-haul rate information?

Name: _______________________________________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

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Phone:_______________________________________________________________________

Location:_____________________________________________________________________

10. Are you anticipating a major shift in transportation modes in the near future? ___Yes ___No

If yes, please explain:

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11. What are the various reasons you ship by each mode of transportation? Are service, cost, or other factors overriding?

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