About us
River City Towing Services, Inc.
Founded in 1985. Our firm is a tank barge company which specializes in the transportation of petroleum and chemical products. We are a member of the American Waterways Operators and have been certified under the AWO Responsible Carrier Program since its inception. Our current fleet consists of 10,000 barrel double hulled inland tank barges.
Our team has over 100 years of experience in the marine transportation industry. We can coordinate the logistics of your barge movements from the point of origin to the point of delivery in an efficient, safe and timely manner. With our marine industry partnerships throughout the U.S., we have the flexibility to coordinate numerous options to accommodate meeting your barging requirements.
“We have made a long term commitment to provide our customers with superior service solutions for a successful partnership. Our goal is to establish long lasting relationships with our customers based on honesty, integrity and quality.”
American Waterways Operators RCP Program
River City Towing Services is a member of the American Waterways Operators and has been certified under the AWO Responsible Carrier Program since 1999.
The RCP program consists of strict management principles along with a set of safety and environmental protection practices which exceed governmental standards. The program protects the environment by establishing safety systems to prevent accidents, spills and environmental damage. The RCP continues to evolve, constantly upgrading and improving the safety environment of the industry.
All members are required to undergo a yearly internal audit followed up with a third-party audit every three years by certified RCP auditors to demonstrate their compliance.
RCT partners with other RCP certified companies to provide a complete list of marine transportation services to meet all of our customer’s needs and requirements.
Mission statement
River City Towing Services, Inc. is dedicated to providing quality service to its customers with consistent delivery of cargoes entrusted to our care in a safe, responsible, environmentally sound and cost-effective manner.
We commit to maintaining a posture which will create long term profitability and provide security for our employees and owners.
We remain aware of the value of our employees to the success of the company and commit to providing a work environment which allows full utilization of their talents and includes recognition in proportion to their contributions.
Quality Statement
We are committed to understanding the requirements of our customers for their marine transportation services and to conforming to their requirements without error.
We are committed individually and as a company to fully understand the requirements of our jobs, and to satisfy these requirements by doing the right tasks, the right way, the first time, without exception.
Our focus is on prevention of errors rather than the correction of defects so that quality becomes a way of life.
Company policies
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RIVER CITY TOWING SERVICES, INC. has performed various barge and marine activities for the oil and petrochemical operators, under United States Coast Guard and other federal and state agency authority for many years. Since most of the work we do can be inherently dangerous to our employees, our commitment to their safety and well-being has always been our top priority.
Our success in the area of safety can be greatly attributed to the ability of our employees to perform their jobs in a conscientious and meticulous manner, never wavering on their individual responsibility to their personal safety. We have a history of excellent management support to our safety goals and objectives and remain as strong today as ever in continuing our excellent safety performance.
As employees who work aboard vessels, you will be subject to many hazards, including those involving falling overboard, rough seas and inclement weather conditions. Your profound attention to not only the manner in which you perform your daily tasks, but also to the way you position yourself when doing so, is monumentally important to your continued safety. Immediately report any condition you even suspect might create an unnecessary hazard to you or others, including "significant near miss" incidents. Follow the instructions of our Customers and do not perform any activity unless you are convinced that you can do so safely. Report all injuries immediately upon their occurrence, with no exceptions. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment for violation of a recognized safety requirement.
Always ask questions and never fail to assess a task before getting started. Your primary objective should always be to return home in the manner by which you arrived at work. Take individual responsibility to ensure that this will always happen.
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River City Towing Services, Inc. recognizes the importance of efficiently meeting the waterborne transportation needs of the United States in an environmentally friendly manner while protecting the health and safety of our employees and the public. The management and the employees of River City Towing Services, Inc., are committed to continuously improving the compatibility of our operations with the environment. In furtherance of this commitment, the management and the employees of "RCT" pledge to the following:
Conduct our business and operate our vessels in a manner that protects the environment and the safety and health of our employees and the general public.
Recognize and be responsive to public concerns about waterborne transportation and its effects on the environment.
Make safety, health, and the environmental priorities in our business planning.
Work in partnership with manufacturers, shippers, and vendors to enhance safe transportation of products and the management of associated cargo residues and cleaning wastes.
Commit to reduce overall emissions and waste generation, and comply with all laws and regulations concerning emissions and waste.
Participate with government and the public in creating responsible laws and regulations and standards to safeguard the workplace, community, and the environment.
Establish and maintain, in cooperation with public authorities and others, contingency procedures and plans to mitigate the effects of accidents, which may occur.
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The possession, consumption, or being under the influence of intoxicating beverages or illegal drugs or the possession of drug paraphernalia while operating or upon company equipment or premises, or premises of it's customers or suppliers, is grounds for disciplinary action up to and including discharge.
As a safety precaution, entry upon company equipment or premises is conditioned upon our right to search the person, vehicle and personal effects of any person for intoxicating beverages or illegal drugs.
On a random basis, without prior announcement, searches, urinalysis drug screens, breathalyzer testing or other testing may be made of any person boarding, entering, leaving or on the equipment or premises of "RCT". Refusal to cooperate in a search, urinalysis drug screen, or breathalyzer is grounds for disciplinary action up to and including discharge.
