Table 3-2: Number of U.S. Vehicles, Vessels, and Other Conveyances (Historical)
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1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
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| Highway | 161,490,159 | 193,057,376 | 225,821,241 | 235,331,381 | 234,624,135 | 236,760,033 |
| Truck, single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more | 4,373,784 | 4,486,981 | 5,926,030 | 5,703,500 | 5,650,619 | 5,666,933 |
| Truck, combination | 1,416,869 | 1,708,895 | 2,096,619 | 2,154,174 | 2,276,661 | 2,245,085 |
| Truck, total | 5,790,653 | 6,195,876 | 8,022,649 | 7,857,674 | 7,927,280 | 7,912,018 |
| Trucks as percent of all highway vehicles | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
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| Class I, locomotive | 28,094 | 18,835 | 20,028 | 19,745 | 20,506 | 20,774 |
| Class I, freight cars1 | 1,168,114 | 658,902 | 560,154 | 499,860 | 477,751 | 467,063 |
| Nonclass I freight cars1 | 102,161 | 103,527 | 132,448 | 125,470 | 130,590 | 124,580 |
| Car companies and shippers freight cars1 | 440,552 | 449,832 | 688,194 | 688,806 | 691,329 | 687,337 |
| Water | 38,788 | 39,445 | 41,354 | 41,588 | 41,002 | 39,983 |
| Nonself-propelled vessels2 | 31,662 | 31,209 | 33,152 | 33,042 | 32,381 | 31,335 |
| Self-propelled vessels3 | 7,126 | 8,236 | 8,202 | 8,546 | 8,621 | 8,648 |
| Oceangoing steam and motor ships4 | 864 | 636 | 454 | 443 | 426 | 412 |
| US Flag fleet as percent of world fleet4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1Beginning with 2001 data, Canadian-owned U.S. railroads are excluded. This accounts for about 47,000 cars in 2000.
2Nonself-propelled vessels include dry-cargo barges, tank barges, and railroad-car floats.
3Self-propelled vessels include dry cargo, passenger, off-shore support, tankers, and towboats.
41,000 gross tons and over.
Sources: Highway: U.S.
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway
Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues).
Rail: Association of American Railroads, Railroad
Facts 2004 (Washington, DC: 2004).
Water: Nonself-propelled vessels and self-propelled
vessels: U.S. Army, Corps of
Engineers, Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States,
Volume 1, National Summaries (New Orleans, LA : Annual issues).
Oceangoing steam motor ships: U.S.
Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Merchant
Fleets of the World (Washington, DC: Annual issues).
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