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Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking in Alberta

Author.Name IBISWorld Canada Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS AB48423CA

Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking in Alberta industry analysis

Revenue for the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking industry in Alberta is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. The number of industry establishments has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx locations over the past five years. Industry employment has decreased an annualized -x.x% to x,xxx workers during the period, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, provincial industry revenue is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow x.x%. The number of industry establishments is forecast to grow x.x% to x,xxx locations over the next five years. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers during the outlook period, while industry wages likely increase % to $x.x million.

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About the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking in Alberta Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking in Alberta Market Research Report

Definition of the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking in Alberta?

The Tank and Refrigeration Trucking industry in Canada provides long-distance trucking services for atypical cargo requiring specialized transportation. Companies in this industry transport bulk liquids, frozen goods, dry bulk materials, forest products, automobiles and other specialized freight between metropolitan areas. However, this industry does not include the transport of used goods.

What’s included in the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking in Alberta?

The Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking in Alberta includes long-distance automobile carrier trucking, long-distance bulk liquid trucking, long-distance agricultural products trucking (including livestock), long-distance hazardous material trucking, long-distance gravel hauling services, long-distance refrigerated products trucking, long-distance garbage hauling and long-distance tanker trucking. Related terms covered in the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking in Alberta industry report includes loss of inventory between point of manufacture and point of sale due to damages, misplacement, spoilage, theft or other forms of human error, internationally standardized reusable steel containers that can be moved via ship, rail and truck without unloading the contents of the container until delivery, industry term used to describe any climate-controlled shipping container, truck shipments weighing more than 4,536.0 kilograms and generally carried in intermodal containers and truck shipments weighing between 45.0 kilograms and 4,536.0 kilograms.

Industry Performance of the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking industry in Alberta

Benchmark the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking in Alberta industry performance with all AB Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.

Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking in Alberta

#2 in Highest Revenue 18.8% of province's GDP
Revenue (2025)
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Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking in Canada


Revenue (2024)
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Key Drivers of the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking industry in Alberta

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Alberta Economic Indicators

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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking industry in Alberta

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Key Statistics of the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking industry in Alberta

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What is the market size of the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking industry in Alberta in 2025?

The market size of the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking industry in Alberta is $3.1bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking industry in Alberta in 2025?

There are 3,025 businesses in the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking industry in Alberta, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 2.8% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking industry in Alberta grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking industry in Alberta has been growing at an average annual rate of 1.4% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking industry in Alberta in 2025?

There are 4,332 employees in the Long-Distance Specialized Freight Trucking industry in Alberta, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -1.9% from 2020 to 2025.