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There were an estimated 3,579 for-hire trucking companies based in Canada with annual revenues of $1 million or more in the first quarter of 2007, up from 3,541 carriers in the first quarter of 2006. Operating revenues totalled $6.9 billion, down 5.9% from the first quarter of 2006. Operating expenses reached $6.5 billion, down 4.8% from the same period in 2006. As a result the operating ratio (operating expenses divided by operating revenues) deteriorated somewhat, moving from 0.93 to 0.94.
On a year-over-year basis, average operating revenues declined 6.9% to $1.9 million, while average operating expenses decreased 5.8% to $1.8 million
In addition, for-hire trucking transportation revenues from domestic movements decreased by 11.2% to $4.5 billion from the $5.0 billion registered in the first quarter of 2006. In contrast, revenues from international movements increased 9.2%, mainly because of an almost 14% growth in revenues from outbound movements.
Note: Following the selection of a new sample, revisions have been made to many of the published estimates to ensure reasonable time series continuity. The new sample was implemented for the fourth quarter of 2005, allowing for three quarters of "parallel" estimates from both the new and old samples. Revisions, when necessary, start with the first quarter of 2003. Estimates from the fourth quarter of 2005 to date are now based entirely on the new sample.
Available on CANSIM: table 403-0002.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2748.
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