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This study presents 1997/1998 LFS earnings estimates for about 85,000 drivers employed by for-hire carriers (companies whose principal business is transportation of goods for a fee) in comparison to drivers employed in private trucking (companies that transport their freight by truck, but whose…

The primary purpose of this article is to present a new time series data and to demonstrate its analytical potential and not to provide a detailed analysis of these data. The analysis in section 5.2.4 will deal primarily with the trends of major variables dealing with domestic and transborder…

This table contains 9 series, with data for years 1946 - 1995 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2000-10-20. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada),…

This table contains 16 series, with data for years 1975 - 1994 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2000-05-25. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada),…

Increased interprovincial and cross-border trucking has fuelled the demand for truck drivers. This study examines the hours, earnings and demographic characteristics of workers in one of the most common occupations among men.

Labour/Other content related to Labour;…

Vast distances, dependence on trade and low population density (compared to the United States and Europe) make transportation vitally important in Canada. The nation's travel and tourism patterns, both domestically and internationally, are a mirror image of Canadian business, lifestyles and…

This article provides estimates of the percentage of seniors who are licensed to operate a motor vehicle. It describes the health characteristics of these license holders and reviews research relating to older drivers.

Older adults and population aging/Health and disability…

Operating ratios for top carriers improved by one point in the first and second quarter of 1999 over the same period one year earlier. Average revenue per carrier fell 1% in the first quarter and rose only 3% in the second quarter.

Transportation/Road transportation/Trucking…

On an industry wide basis, Canadian bus companies continue to grow and prosper. Gross revenues in 1998 (excluding subsidies) were 8.6 percent higher than in 1995.

Transportation/Road transportation/Passenger bus and transit industries;Business performance and ownership/…

With the exception of the third quarter (0.94), for-hire motor carriers of freight posted seasonally adjusted operating ratios of 0.93 in three out of the four quarters of 1998.

Transportation/Road transportation/Trucking industry;Business performance and ownership/Financial…