Table 14
Summary statistics by type of activity, long-distance transport1, owner operators, 2005

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Summary statistics by type of activity, long-distance transport, owner operators, 2005
Long distance carriers Total General freight Bulk liquids Dry bulk materials Forest products Other commodities
Estimated number of owner operators (No.) 19,700 8,879 1,159 2,847 1,814 5,001
  thousands of dollars
Operating revenues 4,157,086 1,611,604 328,619 572,187 542,839 1,101,837
Operating expenses 3,775,721 1,482,110 298,252 508,870 502,908 983,581
Salaries and wages 718,596 290,322 82,982 98,019 95,059 152,214
Benefits 12,324 5,373 1,695 1,601 1,174 2,481
Fuel 1,040,196 362,594 65,109 135,501 166,780 310,212
Owner operator expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0
Purchased transport 442,317 252,234 20,656 52,149 42,714 74,564
Maintenance 424,667 150,082 38,714 59,461 72,029 104,381
Depreciation 356,402 128,071 32,838 50,415 51,246 93,832
Insurance 150,886 58,416 13,254 19,086 22,447 37,683
Rent 111,844 50,554 12,370 18,258 8,548 22,114
Other expenses 518,485 184,465 30,632 74,379 42,910 186,099
Full time employees 2(No.) 29,211 13,029 2,164 3,879 3,006 7,133
Equipment operated (No.) 43,729 18,702 2,351 5,534 5,127 12,015
Straight trucks (No.) 1,584 958 132 323 57 114
Distance travelled ('000 km) 98,938 64,920 8,091 14,634 4,633 6,660
Average distance ('000 km) 62 68 61 45 81 58
Road tractors (No.) 23,647 10,474 1,550 2,763 2,569 6,291
Distance travelled ('000 km) 3,718,815 1,700,217 229,667 398,091 374,344 1,016,496
Average distance ('000 km) 157 162 148 144 146 162
Semi-trailers (No.) 15,727 7,063 631 1417 2,258 4,358
Other (No.) 2,771 207 37 1031 244 1,252
Total distance ('000 km) 3,817,755 1,765,137 237,759 412,726 378,977 1,023,156
Fuel consumed ('000 L) 1,840,525 884,222 110,204 219,349 161,327 465,423
1.
Excludes household goods movers.
2.
Working owner included.
Note(s):
Some totals may not add due to rounding.