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Friday, September 26, 2003 For-hire motor carriers of freight: All carriersFirst quarter 2003There were an estimated 2,960 for-hire trucking companies based in Canada with annual revenues of $1 million or more in the first quarter, down from 3,124 carriers in the first quarter of 2002. Operating revenues totalled $5.39 billion, up 1.0% from the first quarter of 2002, and operating expenses reached $5.11 billion, up 2.2%. This increase in expenses was mainly driven by higher miscellaneous expenses (+11.1%), depreciation (+9.4%) and fuel expenditures (+5.5%). As a result of the combined effect of the decline of the estimated number of trucking companies and the increase of global operating expenses and revenues, average operating revenues (+6.4%) and expenses (+8.1%) were both up in the first quarter from the first quarter of 2002. Average revenues were $1.82 million, compared with $1.71 million and average expenses were $1.73 million, compared with $1.60 million in the first quarter of 2002. The operating ratio (operating expenses divided by operating revenues) rose slightly to 0.95. For-hire trucking transportation revenues from international movements increased 10.6% to $1.99 billion from $1.80 billion in the first quarter of 2002. Revenues from outbound movements were up 11.5%, and revenues from inbound movements increased by 9.8%. Available on CANSIM: table 403-0002. Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2748. For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Denis Pilon (613-951-2707; fax: 613-951-0579; denis.pilon@statcan.gc.ca), Transportation Division. |
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