Table 4
Summary statistics by type of activity, long-distance transport1, small for-hire carriers, 2005

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Summary statistics by type of activity, long-distance transport, small for-hire carriers, 2005
Long distance carriers Total General freight Bulk liquids Dry bulk materials Forest products Other commodities
Estimated number of carriers (No.) 4,163 2,349 186 461 281 886
  thousands of dollars
Operating revenues 1,140,402 422,385 74,973 120,406 90,885 431,753
Operating expenses 1,073,364 386,217 69,061 115,371 88,652 414,063
Salaries and wages 233,487 83,502 16,491 22,497 23,171 87,826
Benefits 1,594 349 210 251 246 538
Fuel 244,948 79,829 16,388 23,337 20,438 104,956
Owner operator expenses 48,716 22,455 0 3,063 0 23,198
Purchased transport 90,567 25,489 11,765 19,439 6,239 27,635
Maintenance 109,515 46,637 6,272 12,464 16,333 27,809
Depreciation 97,416 44,388 6,395 10,596 10,210 25,827
Insurance 40,140 9,074 3,358 3,973 4,705 19,030
Rent 42,198 15,152 843 2,360 1,119 22,724
Other expenses 164,786 59,342 7,339 17,392 6,192 74,521
Full time employees (No.) 10,287 5,417 539 1,222 573 2,536
Equipment operated (No.) 17,767 8,598 779 2,204 1,428 4,758
Straight trucks 584 79 55 307 13 130
Distance travelled ('000 km) 26,042 5,508 2,133 8,095 1,733 8,573
Average distance ('000 km) 45 70 39 26 133 66
Road tractors (No.) 8,351 4,598 376 753 572 2,052
Distance travelled ('000 km) 930,974 435,558 49,888 103,877 67,737 273,914
Average distance ('000 km) 111 95 133 138 118 133
Semi-trailers (No.) 7,534 3,242 299 1,045 725 2,223
Other (No.) 1,297 678 50 99 117 353
Total distance ('000 km) 957,017 441,066 52,021 111,972 69,471 282,487
Fuel consumed ('000 L) 382,031 163,807 22,792 51,975 30,392 113,065
1.
Excludes household goods movers.
Note(s):
Some totals may not add due to rounding.