Maine Integrated Freight Strategy - Brief Industry Partner Questionnaire

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* 1. What is your name?

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* 2. What is the name of your organization or business?

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* 3. What modes, and to what degree, do you utilize in your supply chain? If you are representing a region, to which degree is each of these used in your region?

	Frequently	Sometimes	Rarely or Never
Rail carload	Rail carload Frequently	Rail carload Sometimes	Rail carload Rarely or Never
Rail IMX	Rail IMX Frequently	Rail IMX Sometimes	Rail IMX Rarely or Never
Less-than-truckload	Less-than-truckload Frequently	Less-than-truckload Sometimes	Less-than-truckload Rarely or Never
Truckload	Truckload Frequently	Truckload Sometimes	Truckload Rarely or Never
Marine	Marine Frequently	Marine Sometimes	Marine Rarely or Never
Air	Air Frequently	Air Sometimes	Air Rarely or Never
Intermodal	Intermodal Frequently	Intermodal Sometimes	Intermodal Rarely or Never
Integrated (e.g., UPS or FedEx)	Integrated (e.g., UPS or FedEx) Frequently	Integrated (e.g., UPS or FedEx) Sometimes	Integrated (e.g., UPS or FedEx) Rarely or Never
Pipeline	Pipeline Frequently	Pipeline Sometimes	Pipeline Rarely or Never

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* 4. If you ship or receive goods, who manages your freight logistics? (please check all that apply)

In-house

Third-party logistics firm

Broker

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Please tell us about the inbound shipments to your facilit(ies) in Maine. What commodities? Where do they typically come from, and how do they get to you? How does this freight move: Individual packages, less-than-truckload, truckload, LTL, TL, rail carload, intermodal, etc.?

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* 6. Please tell us about the outbound shipments from your facilit(ies) in Maine. What commodities? Where are they going, and how do they get to there? What volumes do they typically move in: individual packages, less-than-truckload, truckload, rail carload, etc.?

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* 7. Is your operation in Maine similar or different to operations elsewhere? If so, how and why?

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* 8. Beyond the short-term impacts of COVID-19, how has your supply chain changed over the past five (5) years? Are issues such as technology, labor, transportation system performance, international trade relationships, etc. impacting your business? If so, how?

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* 9. What are the most important Maine state-owned transportation assets, or segments, (stretches of road or rail, interchanges and intersections, parking and rest facilities, etc.) in Maine for your business?

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* 10. Describe any freight bottlenecks in the state. Examples include congested roads, insufficient truck parking, congested border crossings, availability of air cargo capacity, poor rail infrastructure, etc.

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* 11. What are the needs, issues, or gaps that you perceive in Maine’s multi-modal freight system? These can be investments, policy changes, or state/regional/national/international trends.

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* 12. Where are there opportunities to expand or improve Maine’s freight system in the future? (These may be investments or policies)