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Development of Truck Payload Equivalent Factor (TPEF)

5.0 Observations (continued)

 

Table 4. Average Empty Weight (lbs) by FHWA Vehicle Class VIUS – by State

State

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

Class 5

Class 6

Class 7

Class 8

Class 9

Alabama

13,986

27,094

28,473

21,367

31,493

34,091

46,500

22,000

-

Alaska

11,528

23,380

25,485

20,487

30,335

34,952

-

18,200

34,312

Arizona

9,901

26,823

31,174

19,638

31,142

12,844

35,450

29,525

-

Arkansas

12,381

22,828

29,715

21,116

28,927

28,666

-

46,040

27,500

California

12,202

27,165

28,472

22,073

29,176

30,957

27,485

28,635

31,464

Colorado

11,570

23,828

28,025

18,582

30,333

34,760

29,000

-

-

Connecticut

12,052

25,776

30,245

17,834

27,883

31,395

17,000

17,000

-

Delaware

12,299

26,559

28,280

18,236

31,308

24,749

-

-

-

District of Columbia

10,571

28,022

28,022

4,000

-

-

-

-

-

Florida

12,333

28,242

27,291

18,976

30,241

34,051

33,333

52,000

-

Georgia

12,300

27,205

24,594

19,777

31,592

31,456

-

-

-

Hawaii

10,777

23,922

27,117

19,629

28,547

25,925

-

-

-

Idaho

12,217

22,134

30,509

18,709

30,694

33,764

25,100

-

35,826

Illinois

12,016

24,021

33,120

22,158

28,481

33,237

34,495

32,162

34,260

Indiana

11,250

25,625

32,114

14,048

29,890

33,061

40,000

19,782

21,000

Iowa

10,977

19,768

26,102

16,379

28,858

29,621

-

-

42,500

Kansas

10,786

22,724

26,643

19,585

29,828

33,942

34,379

35,917

29,146

Kentucky

12,131

24,194

28,087

17,177

29,207

30,968

-

29,000

36,000

Louisiana

12,771

24,593

30,649

16,762

29,656

34,487

-

-

40,694

Maine

12,378

25,000

29,568

15,544

29,942

34,409

-

-

-

Maryland

12,385

27,044

28,344

16,344

30,242

32,101

-

-

-

Massachusetts

11,403

28,541

31,704

20,296

34,491

33,043

-

-

-

Michigan

12,209

25,189

34,303

19,539

31,464

39,739

37,000

40,000

51,935

Minnesota

11,774

20,602

26,891

19,305

30,066

32,433

25,000

30,750

-

Mississippi

9,735

24,340

24,752

16,885

30,848

32,989

-

-

-

Missouri

11,942

24,319

24,563

16,810

28,883

27,361

-

-

-

Montana

11,251

22,238

28,356

15,747

30,049

30,797

-

-

37,477

Nebraska

10,969

20,260

28,534

18,541

35,108

30,420

-

31,000

33,519

Nevada

13,827

25,624

27,919

21,793

31,097

35,451

27,948

30,860

42,131

New Hampshire

11,677

26,748

32,799

17,973

32,322

35,548

-

-

-

New Jersey

12,004

28,040

29,187

17,827

31,118

30,973

29,810

-

-

New Mexico

11,916

24,809

26,554

21,629

33,335

34,586

34,000

27,175

42,000

New York

11,564

25,990

27,204

16,840

30,833

35,537

29,000

-

51,245

North Carolina

12,024

24,449

27,623

23,207

30,117

27,312

32,835

33,500

41,000

North Dakota

11,679

18,705

21,179

17,628

28,975

33,261

-

-

41,833

Ohio

11,356

24,756

29,193

15,360

29,479

32,511

-

30,000

43,558

Oklahoma

10,870

28,419

26,705

22,876

31,646

30,872

32,610

31,479

-

Oregon

10,987

19,652

29,625

18,395

29,487

30,493

31,486

35,308

40,384

Pennsylvania

10,771

24,933

29,742

14,099

30,104

29,010

-

-

30,500

Rhode Island

10,849

26,551

31,030

17,372

30,774

35,037

-

-

-

South Carolina

11,681

23,777

27,742

19,790

29,431

33,337

-

-

-

South Dakota

10,691

18,240

26,327

19,322

29,565

32,438

-

-

39,896

Tennessee

11,373

27,153

27,351

17,325

28,982

26,577

35,000

-

33,000

Texas

12,184

26,370

26,620

21,365

30,383

39,165

71,336

42,136

90,000

Utah

12,808

31,170

32,474

20,532

31,874

35,239

32,263

40,255

38,263

Vermont

11,640

25,527

30,804

15,603

30,967

33,385

-

18,600

-

Virginia

10,332

23,755

25,538

17,801

30,984

37,859

36,159

37,723

48,500

Washington

10,973

24,205

29,489

18,498

28,709

34,517

29,755

33,685

37,679

West Virginia

12,037

26,986

26,729

18,955

30,588

43,736

-

-

-

Wisconsin

11,933

26,578

28,777

18,067

30,643

33,963

23,000

-

-

Wyoming

11,994

23,912

32,319

15,430

30,673

32,767

29,000

-

41,196

(-)  No observation.

Table 5. Average Payload (lbs) by FHWA Vehicle Class VTRIS – by State

State

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

Class 5

Class 6

Class 7

Class 8

Class 9

Alabama

4,054

9,641

28,642

4,010

8,272

11,125

2,471

-

13,519

Alaska

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Arizona

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Arkansas

6,845

8,219

12,617

10,470

13,799

15,869

9,074

13,340

23,005

California

5,558

11,982

34,807

7,282

21,449

17,708

6,074

-

33,523

Colorado

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Connecticut

2,676

4,643

13,338

1,931

5,232

10,479

403

1,261

-

Delaware

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

District of Columbia

3,274

8,878

18,705

6,007

11,796

*

*

*

*

Florida

4,400

14,361

23,358

6,510

9,617

10,732

1,420

*

*

Georgia

3,790

5,950

11,854

4,109

8,494

14,277

1,733

2,229

3,018

Hawaii

4,506

8,960

13,744

8,580

11,471

14,903

6,843

4,616

21,211

Idaho

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Illinois

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Indiana

4,050

-

23,316

5,157

5,273

15,801

1,753

16,680

46,868

Iowa

4,376

8,730

11,581

10,236

10,399

12,174

3,395

5,227

18,369

Kansas

-

6,343

5,265

-

6,016

4,537

-

-

-

Kentucky

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Louisiana

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Maine

7,178

10,816

24,936

8,384

11,182

21,808

9,445

12,952

22,086

Maryland

3,995

6,208

12,454

6,257

9,725

6,557

1,978

-

*

Massachusetts

21,865

9,711

21,885

11,638

11,720

21,480

2,612

-

11,292

Michigan

4,661

7,500

13,384

4,436

11,091

36,740

4,418

3,891

45,581

Minnesota

4,010

6,949

12,220

5,386

6,601

9,019

4,762

12,308

23,711

Mississippi

3,439

5,842

14,202

6,881

8,375

12,712

7,423

4,284

27,064

Missouri

9,570

-

18,530

8,863

10,531

16,616

7,804

4,259

14,934

Montana

4,938

7,496

9,570

5,049

8,250

14,057

4,797

3,971

12,899

Nebraska

3,953

6,105

7,064

4,852

9,085

9,866

1,473

*

*

Nevada

6,146

11,389

1,953

2,452

10,860

16,640

2,271

*

19,350

New Hampshire

9,233

15,298

38,603

10,344

21,085

37,935

11,171

9,229

*

New Jersey

4,656

11,405

21,766

27,659

9,991

12,957

5,247

15,027

20,294

New Mexico

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

New York

6,515

12,015

28,448

13,109

15,437

24,914

15,529

17,328

25,252

North Carolina

5,150

11,440

12,445

5,529

11,120

13,342

10,752

1,025

11,874

North Dakota

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Ohio

4,522

11,109

20,620

12,738

7,602

10,512

3,106

2,970

9,374

Oklahoma

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oregon

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,832

5,298

10,077

Pennsylvania

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Rhode Island

5,889

12,297

22,558

7,222

15,106

19,925

1,063

4,639

15,944

South Carolina

1,411

3,642

4,034

2,399

2,348

1,909

*

*

*

South Dakota

6,290

7,824

11,043

7,083

9,213

10,706

1,574

-

16,400

Tennessee

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Texas

4,211

6,237

19,088

1,978

6,149

14,301

2,520

1,349

-

Utah

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Vermont

5,187

11,160

20,743

3,166

12,194

17,436

*

11,036

6,717

Virginia

3,973

7,756

18,962

5,983

8,647

11,449

1,517

-

-

Washington

3,772

6,598

12,965

3,768

7,469

17,924

15,915

6,711

7,760

West Virginia

-

9,420

19,689

2,147

9,405

8,715

-

-

11,016

Wisconsin

3,364

6,043

11,647

7,064

7,747

10,558

6,069

3,012

11,559

Wyoming

5,159

8,311

24,670

7,987

9,407

15,421

3,589

2,926

19,861

(*)  Small sample size.
(-)  No observation.
N/A – Data not available.

Table 6. Average Empty Weight (lbs) by FHWA Vehicle Class VTRIS – by State

State

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

Class 5

Class 6

Class 7

Class 8

Class 9

Alabama

11,583

20,483

28,420

27,337

46,242

54,915

56,663

57,206

58,495

Alaska

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Arizona

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Arkansas

12,207

23,916

38,896

28,572

47,604

53,182

48,109

54,556

75,297

California

9,758

18,980

23,149

27,941

34,114

44,822

34,460

61,796

99,764

Colorado

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Connecticut

13,810

27,974

34,829

36,081

50,281

56,981

54,139

58,890

-

Delaware

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

District of Columbia

10,344

26,782

30,686

28,792

40,477

*

*

*

*

Florida

14,090

23,429

28,332

33,257

44,117

58,026

40,845

42,210

*

Georgia

18,054

27,611

25,256

34,458

50,321

51,507

51,839

60,762

53,425

Hawaii

9,330

25,944

33,925

31,030

40,561

49,858

56,621

42,472

76,756

Idaho

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Illinois

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Indiana

9,262

-

28,334

21,129

45,298

49,203

52,693

56,635

55,669

Iowa

11,125

21,912

31,240

25,190

46,361

51,740

52,060

53,861

76,902

Kansas

18,642

25,657

22849

31,934

46,764

55,823

38,579

39,849

21,559

Kentucky

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Louisiana

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Maine

14,266

25,424

34,672

33,488

43,819

44,741

51,240

44,434

38,660

Maryland

18,080

29,743

35,069

26,015

51,826

59,622

36,473

63,414

*

Massachusetts

13,552

25,646

29,848

29,751

46,290

50,847

53,885

57,126

43,061

Michigan

13,248

23,010

26,577

35,371

46,542

52,005

58,374

56,846

63,544

Minnesota

12,747

23,215

26,969

27,082

45,027

55,953

53,259

55,032

61,692

Mississippi

12,214

24,668

28,257

24,994

53,187

57,757

58,149

63,487

62,545

Missouri

12,366

-

19,167

19,242

44,945

48,391

53,253

54,648

34,751

Montana

15,496

25,016

36,288

31,235

50,296

49,924

53,473

59,986

64,732

Nebraska

16,625

28,995

23,477

25,452

52,223

52,278

56,458

51,055

47,027

Nevada

13,267

22,727

9,921

33,120

48,630

38,473

51,767

42,058

68,118

New Hampshire

13,748

26,460

34,844

32,829

45,512

51,767

55,162

63,160

*

New Jersey

12,864

24,229

37,218

32,549

40,367

49,955

36,487

42,587

61,399

New Mexico

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

New York

16,160

24,233

26,489

29,939

45,570

48,985

46,374

57,671

51,573

North Carolina

9,839

21,993

21,345

21,261

39,846

47,146

39,337

41,103

57,907

North Dakota

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Ohio

11,515

23,261

27,095

23,149

39,935

50,254

45,228

58,354

72,686

Oklahoma

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oregon

-

-

-

-

-

-

52,785

54,265

69,706

Pennsylvania

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Rhode Island

11,402

24,811

31,231

32,986

40,953

47,532

40,927

42,104

54,397

South Carolina

13,689

20,274

15,878

21,832

40,517

35,763

*

*

*

South Dakota

11,753

24,630

32,481

28,318

43,475

44,119

44,040

31,901

68,980

Tennessee

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Texas

8,527

23,821

-

37,091

49,498

54,571

62,834

65,945

65,036

Utah

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Vermont

8,505

25,047

32,697

27,800

42,704

48,039

31,489

59,324

39,871

Virginia

15,157

21,859

16,577

28,687

45,552

51,421

53,358

54,970

61,485

Washington

10,807

22,293

28,731

26,821

46,963

48,160

48,757

59,346

72,199

West Virginia

17,022

24,601

25,104

30,499

45,133

44,079

35,278

33,940

21,253

Wisconsin

10,999

21,255

31,052

21,680

46,987

49,780

50,166

51,377

55,365

Wyoming

14,767

23,135

26,643

32,421

47,260

49,701

42,646

57,790

59,088

(*)  Small sample size.
(-)  No observation.
N/A – Data not available.

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