Table 13
Summary statistics by type of activity, local transport1, owner operators, 2005

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Summary statistics by type of activity, local transport, owner operators, 2005
Local carriers Total General freight Bulk liquids Dry bulk materials Forest products Other commodities
Estimated number reporting (No.) 17,079 5,167 1,299 6,317 1,649 2,647
  thousands of dollars
Operating revenues 3,443,230 785,397 423,564 1,213,649 500,356 520,264
Operating expenses 3,190,794 739,171 388,244 1,140,982 468,616 453,781
Salaries and wages 802,492 197,670 112,371 269,435 125,397 97,619
Benefits 22,295 3,429 2,884 11,243 2,803 1,936
Fuel 681,870 168,418 53,615 249,639 104,690 105,508
Owner operator expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0
Purchased transport 387,205 90,027 64,961 136,550 43,352 52,315
Maintenance 335,030 61,081 44,723 115,435 67,787 46,004
Depreciation 369,830 78,620 48,161 130,946 52,172 59,931
Insurance 133,696 27,639 13,394 47,384 20,215 25,064
Rent 117,108 28,138 9,675 55,100 11,662 12,533
Other expenses 341,263 84,146 38,459 125,249 40,537 52,872
Full time employees 2(No.) 29,898 7,988 2,777 12,314 2,938 3,881
Equipment operated (No.) 41,690 9,256 4,049 15,395 5,497 7,493
Straight trucks (No.) 14,062 3,665 1,027 7,522 224 1,624
Distance travelled ('000 km) 710,300 197,777 56,587 399,096 8,976 47,864
Average distance ('000 km) 51 54 55 53 40 29
Road tractors (No.) 13,362 3,461 1,288 3,922 2,373 2,318
Distance travelled ('000 km) 1,130,111 306,202 123,264 290,969 218,439 191,237
Average distance ('000 km) 85 88 96 74 92 83
Semi-trailers (No.) 11,061 2,037 1560 2698 2,325 2,441
Other (No.) 3,205 93 175 1254 575 1,108
Total distance ('000 km) 1,840,411 503,979 179,851 690,065 227,415 239,101
Fuel consumed ('000 L) 945,947 220,268 86,375 387,926 124,786 126,592
1.
Excludes household goods movers.
2.
Working owner included.
Note(s):
Some totals may not add due to rounding.