Freight Facts and Figures 2013
Tables 5-10 and 5-10M. Combination Truck Fuel Consumption and Travel: 2007-2011
Miles per gallon for combination trucks (based on total travel and fuel consumption) also remained relatively stable between 2007 and 2011. During the same period, vehicle-miles traveled by combination trucks declined by 20.5 billion (about 11 percent)
Table 5-10 (standard units)
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2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number registered (thousands) | 2,635 | 2,585 | 2,617 | 2,553 | 2,452 |
| Vehicle miles traveled (millions) | 184,199 | 183,826 | 168,100 | (R) 175,789 | 163,692 |
| Fuel consumed (million gallons) | 30,904 | 30,561 | 28,050 | (R) 29,927 | 28,193 |
| Average miles traveled per vehicle | 69,896 | 71,106 | 64,231 | (R) 68,859 | 66,768 |
| Average miles traveled per gallon | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Average fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons) | 11,727 | 11,821 | 10,718 | (R) 11,723 | 11,500 |
Key: R = revised.
Notes:
Based on a new methodology, FHWA revised its annual vehicle miles traveled, number of vehicles, and fuel economy data beginning with 2007. Information on the new methodology is available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm. Data in this table should not be compared to those in pre-2011 editions of Freight Facts and Figures.
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/2011/ as of September 2, 2013.
Table 5-10M (metric units)
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2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number registered (thousands) | 2,635 | 2,585 | 2,617 | 2,553 | 2,452 |
| Vehicle kilometers traveled (millions) | 296,426 | 295,826 | 270,518 | (R) 282,892 | 263,425 |
| Fuel consumed (million liters) | 116,973 | 115,673 | 106,170 | (R) 113,273 | 106,712 |
| Average kilometers traveled per vehicle | 112,481 | 114,429 | 103,365 | (R) 110,813 | 107,448 |
| Average kilometers traveled per liter | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Average fuel consumed per vehicle (liters) | 44,387 | 44,743 | 40,567 | (R) 44,372 | 43,528 |
Key: R = revised.
Notes:
1 kilometer = 0.6214 miles; 1 liter = 0.2642 gallons.
Based on a new methodology, FHWA revised its annual vehicle miles traveled, number of vehicles, and fuel economy data beginning with 2007. Information on the new methodology is available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm. Data in this table should not be compared to those in pre-2011 editions of Freight Facts and Figures.
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/2011/ as of September 2, 2013.
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