Quarterly Trucking Survey

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Third quarter 2011 (Previous release)

Trucking businesses earned $11.1 billion in operating revenue in the third quarter, up 5.6% from the same quarter in 2010. These firms reported $9.6 billion in operating expenses and generated $1.5 billion in operating profit. This 13.6% rise in operating profit followed two quarters of year-over-year declines.

Larger firms, those with annual revenue of $1.3 million or more, reported revenue growth that exceeded that of expenses, resulting in a 33.5% increase in profit. In contrast, smaller firms experienced a 10.3% decline in operating profit, as both revenue and expenses declined.

Overall, vehicle fuel expenses rose 12.8%, leading the increase in total expenses. Salaries, wages and benefits increased 4.9%, while other operating expenses rose 1.3%.

Note: Revisions have been made to the data from the Quarterly Trucking Survey for the third quarter of 2010.

Available without charge in CANSIM: tables 403-0005 to 403-0007.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2748.

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