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Canadian trucking companies with annual revenue of $1 million or more carried more than 607.4 million tonnes of goods in 2006, up 3.4% from 2005. This followed a 5.3% increase from 2004. In the previous two years, the gains had been entirely the result of increases in domestic tonnage.
Domestic shipments represented 84% of all shipments and 86% of all tonnage hauled in 2006. The average domestic shipment travelled 481 kilometres and generated revenue of $358.
Transborder shipments represented just 16% of all shipments, but generated 35% of total revenue. The average transborder shipment travelled 1,345 kilometres, producing revenue of $1,041.
The top three commodities hauled across the border in terms of tonnage were general freight (18%), vehicles and parts (10%) and pulp and paper products (7%).
Freight originating within the census metropolitan areas of Toronto, Montréal and Edmonton combined accounted for almost one-quarter of the total tonnage hauled. Hamilton and Vancouver had the fourth and fifth highest volumes, respectively.
Note: The Trucking Commodity Origin and Destination Survey includes local and long-distance shipments by companies with at least $1 million in annual revenue from trucking activity and allows for provincial and territorial origin and destination data. As well, information about shipments within census metropolitan areas can be provided.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2741.
Preliminary data for 2006 and revised data for 2004 and 2005 from the Trucking Commodity Origin and Destination Survey are now available.
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact John Nicoletta (613-951-0520; john.nicoletta@statcan.gc.ca) or Client Services (toll-free 1-866-500-8400; transportationstatistics@statcan.gc.ca), Transportation Division.
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