HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TRUCK TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY
- Five of Canada’s top 50 carriers are based in Manitoba
- There are approximately 425 for-hire trucking companies headquartered in Manitoba
- 95% of goods moved within Manitoba depend on trucks
- For‑hire trucking directly and indirectly contributes $1.47 billion to Manitoba’s GDP
- Manitoba’s for-hire trucking carriers have a total gross expenditure impact on Canada of more than $3.07 billion
- In 2007 trucking represented 50% of all transportation jobs in Manitoba
- The trucking industry directly and indirectly employs approximately 4.6% of the Manitoba labour force
- In 2006 the Manitoba trucking industry produced $710 million in labour income (including salaries, wages and benefits)
- The Manitoba trucking industry operates 15,000 power units and 20,000 trailers
- Manitoba is 3 % of the Canadian population while the Manitoba trucking industry represents 5.1% of the Canadian industry
- Over 268,000 Canadians are truck drivers making it one of the top occupations in the country
- Figures show that, for every 10 jobs created in the trucking industry, seven jobs are created elsewhere (i.e. suppliers, service industries, road departments, etc)
- A typical tractor‑trailer raises about $40,000 a year in federal/provincial taxes and fees
- Approximately 300,000 commercial trucks cross the Manitoba‑US border each year
- $8.87 billion of Manitoba’s exports are to the United States
- $12.46 billion of Manitoba’s imports are from the United States
- 80% of Manitoba’s merchandise trade with the United States is shipped by truck
- Canada and the United States trade $592 billion in goods and services every year. More than 75% of the goods and services traded travel by truck
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Manitoba Trucking Association Telephone: (204) 632.6600 Fax: (204) 694.7134 info@trucking.mb.ca |
