Table 3
Summary statistics by type of activity, local transport1, small for-hire carriers, 2005

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Summary statistics by type of activity, local transport, small for-hire carriers, 2005
Local carriers Total General freight Bulk liquids Dry bulk materials Forest products Other commodities
Estimated number of carriers (No.) 2,749 716 305 958 301 469
  thousands of dollars
Operating revenues 934,610 299,562 105,205 243,703 103,822 182,318
Operating expenses 896,399 291,614 102,385 232,522 101,658 168,220
Salaries and wages 234,949 77,878 38,073 54,655 27,087 37,256
Benefits 3,694 1,796 125 447 425 901
Fuel 160,690 56,402 16,061 47,174 18,729 22,324
Owner operator expenses 42,991 27,505 155 9,329 404 5,598
Purchased transport 133,268 38,827 14,161 24,059 11,347 44,874
Maintenance 80,765 19,557 5,067 27,242 17,364 11,535
Depreciation 89,124 18,822 11,735 30,112 10,670 17,785
Insurance 30,606 10,848 2,167 7,848 4,548 5,195
Rent 28,102 9,512 4,340 6,750 2,901 4,599
Other expenses 92,207 30,468 10,501 24,905 8,183 18,150
Full time employees (No.) 7,727 2,643 893 2,209 616 1,366
Equipment operated (No.) 12,430 4,068 1,479 3,545 1,064 2,274
Straight trucks (No.) 2,781 739 398 1,181 63 400
Distance travelled ('000 km) 147,087 46,955 19,230 60,454 3,335 17,113
Average distance ('000 km) 53 64 48 51 53 43
Road tractors (No.) 3,786 1,290 354 906 444 792
Distance travelled ('000 km) 366,467 112,893 32,176 73,722 54,297 93,379
Average distance ('000 km) 97 88 91 81 122 118
Semi-trailers (No.) 5,108 1,861 705 1,031 491 1,020
Other (No.) 757 177 23 428 67 62
Total distance ('000 km) 513,556 159,848 51,406 134,177 57,632 110,493
Fuel consumed ('000 L) 232,038 64,433 22,208 61,043 28,508 55,846
1.
Excludes household goods movers.
Note(s):
Some totals may not add due to rounding.