$13.4bn
$X.Xbn
52,100
39,549
$X.Xbn
Canadian local freight truckers have benefited from robust growth as consumer spending recovers. Truckers have transported a larger amount of manufacturing inputs and consumer products as the government lifted pandemic restrictions. Also, increasingly complex manufacturing and retail supply chains have pressured many downstream industries to outsource logistics operations and transportation to local freight truckers. Still, the lows of the pandemic were harsh, stifling the industry's growth. Local Freight Trucking industry revenue has been inching upward at a CAGR of 0.6% over the past five years and is expected to total $13.4 billion in 2024, when revenue will jump by an estimated 0.5%.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.6 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $13.4bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mullen Trucking Corp. | 598.1 | N/A | N/A | |
TFI International Inc. | 475.0 | N/A | N/A |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Truckload services, Less-than-truckload services and Intermodal services. Truckload services is the largest segment of the Local Freight Trucking in Canada.
A rise in overall trade activity boosts demand for truckload services
Operators in the Local Freight Trucking industry in Canada provide general freight trucking services over short distances. General freight companies handle a variety of commodities, which are usually palletized and transported in a container or van trailer. Local general freight trucking companies commonly provide trucking within a metropolitan area that may cross provincial borders and these trips are typically same-day return.
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NAICS 484110 - Local Freight Trucking in Canada
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The market size of the Local Freight Trucking industry in Canada is $13.4bn in 2024.
There are 39,549 businesses in the Local Freight Trucking industry in Canada, which has grown at a CAGR of 2.2 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Local Freight Trucking industry in Canada has been growing at a CAGR of 0.6 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Local Freight Trucking industry in Canada is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Local Freight Trucking market in Canada are Mullen Trucking Corp. and TFI International Inc.
Truckload services and Less-than-truckload services are part of the Local Freight Trucking industry.
The company holding the most market share in Canada is Mullen Trucking Corp..
The level of competition is high and steady in the Local Freight Trucking industry in Canada.