Trucking Companies in
Canada
Canada has fifty-two metropolitan areas that the common-carrier
industry services. These metropolitan areas have a population of over
50,000 with smaller areas of 4250. These regions, as well as any US cities
that have a population of at least 47,000, are reached by either direct
service to shippers or by way of service from one carrier to another. This
is how products are transported by land until they reach the point of
final delivery. The shipper/consignee is liable for paying freight charges.
The carrier then gathers these funds and distributes them equally
among all the participating carriers. The carrier revenue totals were
approximately $9.99 billion in 1992.
Canadian for-hire trucks carry five specific commodities. These
commodities are sand, gravel, crude stone, pulpwood chips, logs and
bolts, lumber, sawn timber, and fuel oil. Carriers that specialize in long-
distance hauls promise that when a shipment leaves Toronto, it will
arrive in Vancouver 70 hours later.
The Canadian trucking industry not only does business in Canada, but
also in the United States.
An estimated 70% of all manufactured goods moved between Canada
and the United States are transported by truck. When in the United
States, carriers must adhere to all regulations set forth by both Canada
and the United States.