Freight Facts and Figures 2009

Figure 3-2. Share of Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled by Vehicle Type: 2007

Despite doubling over the past two decades, truck traffic remains a relatively small share of highway traffic as a whole. In 2007, commercial trucks accounted for about 8 percent of highway vehicle miles traveled. Approximately two-thirds of commercial truck travel is by truck tractors hauling semitrailers and by other combinations, while the remaining one-third is by single-unit trucks with 6 or more tires.

Figure 3-2. Pie chart. Data is described in text above and table below.

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Data represented in the figure.

Table in Excel format | Historical data

Vehicle Type	2007
Passenger car	1,670,994
Light trucks	1,111,277
Other	20,588
Truck, single-unit 2-axle 6 or more tires	81,954
Truck, combination	145,008

Notes:

“Other” comprises bus and motorcycle. Light trucks include sport utility vehicles, minivans, and pickup trucks.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: annual issues), table VM-1, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2007/ of April 1, 2009.

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