Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

7 - Services-Producing Sector

9 - Transportation and Warehousing

48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in transporting passengers and goods, warehousing and storing goods, and providing services to these establishments. The modes of transportation are road (trucking, transit and ground passenger), rail, water, air and pipeline. These are further subdivided according to the way in which businesses in each mode organize their establishments. National post office and courier establishments, which also transport goods, are included in this sector. Warehousing and storage establishments are subdivided according to the type of service and facility that is operated.

Many of the establishments in this sector are structured as networks, with activities, workers, and physical facilities distributed over an extensive geographic area.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • renting and leasing transportation equipment without operator (See 532 Rental and Leasing Services)

484 - Truck Transportation

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in the truck transportation of goods. These establishments may carry general freight or specialized freight. Specialized freight comprises goods that, because of size, weight, shape or other inherent characteristics, require specialized equipment for transportation. Establishments may operate locally, that is within a metropolitan area and its hinterland, or over long distances, that is between metropolitan areas.

4842 - Specialized Freight Trucking

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in specialized freight trucking. These establishments transport articles that, because of size, weight, shape or other inherent characteristics, require specialized equipment for transportation. Some important types of specialized equipment are bulk tankers, dump trucks and trailers, refrigerated vans, and motor vehicle haulers. Establishments that transport used household and office goods are included.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • local hauling of garbage (See 56211 Waste Collection)

48422 - Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing local trucking services using specialized equipment. Local trucking establishments provide trucking services within a metropolitan area.

484221 - Bulk Liquids Trucking, Local

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the local trucking of bulk liquids. These establishments use tank trucks (which may be refrigerated) to transport goods such as milk, water, chemicals and petroleum products.

• Example Activities:

  • Bulk liquid trucking service, local
  • Liquid petroleum products trucking, local
  • Milk hauling, local

484222 - Dry Bulk Materials Trucking, Local

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the local trucking of dry bulk materials. These establishments use dump trucks and dump trailers, tank trucks, hopper trucks and similar vehicles to transport goods such as sand, gravel, snow, dry chemicals and ores.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • local hauling of garbage (See 562110 Waste Collection)

• Example Activities:

  • Construction rubble, hauling
  • Dirt hauling, truck, local
  • Dry bulk materials trucking (except local garbage hauling without disposal), local
  • Dump trucking
  • Grain trucking, local
  • Gravel hauling, local
  • Sand hauling, local

484223 - Forest Products Trucking, Local

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the local trucking of forest products, including logs, wood chips and lumber.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • trucking forest products in the bush (i.e., within logging limits) (See 115310 Support Activities for Forestry)

• Example Activities:

  • Forest products trucking, local
  • Log trucking, local (i.e., to the mill)
  • Pulpwood trucking, local (i.e., to the mill)
  • Timber trucking, local (i.e., to the mill)

484229 - Other Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other Canadian industry, primarily engaged in providing local trucking services, using specialized equipment.

• Example Activities:

  • Agricultural products trucking, local
  • Automobile carriers, local
  • Boat hauling, by truck, local
  • Farm products hauling, local
  • Flat-bed trucking, local
  • Freight transportation, using animal-drawn vehicle
  • Livestock trucking, local
  • Mobile home towing service, local
  • Refrigerated products trucking, local
  • Rental of truck, with driver
  • Snowmobile operation, freight
  • Tracked vehicle freight transportation, local
  • Transporting automobiles and other motor vehicles, local
  • Transporting mobile homes, local
  • Trucking, agricultural products, local
  • Trucking, automobiles, local