AEP River Operations
Truck TransportationMissouri, United States51-200 Employees
AEP River Operations is a river-based transport provider moving dry bulk commodities along inland waterways, including grain, coal, steel, ores, and project cargo. It operates a large fleet of hopper barges, totaling 3,200, and is noted for having one of the newest fleets and the largest covered hopper fleet; the company also runs 85 boats ranging from 1,550 hp vessels to larger lower-river tows. The company is headquartered in Chesterfield, Missouri, with offices in St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Lakin, Paducah, Mobile, and New Orleans. With more than 30 years in the river transportation business, AEP River Operations offers barge transportation with 24-hour on-call dispatch, shipyard services, barge cleaning and repair, and project cargo logistics coordination. It is a Certified Responsible Carrier Program (RCP) operator, and in 2009 moved about 70 million tons of cargo for its customers.