A Feasibility Study on the Establishment of Amazona Hauling Service in Karuhatan, Valenzuela City

Abstract

Amazona Hauling Service is a proposed business built to get unwanted materials from business establishments, roads and demolition sites which are distractive to the workers. Construction activities in today’s generation are always in progress due to the projects of both private sectors and the government. Urban areas is nowfast growing and if there is no hauling service, there will be no one to haul big masses of waste. This can lead to surrounding problems and stressful workplace. This is the reason why the researchers decided to enter this kind of business concept to offer an eco-friendly and reliable hauling service. The researchers used a traditional paper and pencil approach. This type of approach conducted a survey through written questionnaires by asking business owners and residents within Valenzuela City. This helps the respondents to clearly understand the questions about the service. The questionnaires that aim to identify the demands and acceptance of the target market to the service were properly distributed to 100 respondents both males and females which can be the target clients of the business. The researchers also used library research and founded a related study. This research helped the business identify and assess the performance of a proposed hauling service. The participants of the survey questionnaires were classified as employed, self-employed and business owners. Majority of them are males. They responded that an innovative reliable hauling service is acceptable in general. The proposed location in Valenzuela City is found to be accessible by 89% of the respondents. Although some of them are undecided or do not have an idea about the best marketing strategy, majority of the participants or 52% preferred that a free trip for the delayed service is a favorable option. Based on the review of the researchers on the related studies, it was found out that hauling services have a huge demand especially nowadays because of some considerable factors. Overall, the results found out that the need for a hauling service has been recognized as an important aspect nowadays. Having limited number of dump trucks and scope of work, the proposed service could not sustain all of the demands of its target clients. To be more effective, the researchers recommend additional trucks and widen its product and services to be offered.