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Figure 3-1. Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled by Trucks and All Vehicles: 1980-2005 (Index, 1980 = 1.0)

The growing demand for goods and services contributes to the increase in travel by trucks at a slightly faster rate than for all vehicles.

See paragraph above and table below for explanation of Figure 3-1

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Data represented in the figure
Table in Excel format | Historical data

empty Cell 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Highway, total 1,527,295 1,555,308 1,595,010 1,652,788 1,720,269 1,774,826 1,834,872 1,921,204 2,025,962 2,096,487 2,144,362 2,172,050 2,247,151 2,296,378 2,357,588 2,422,696 2,485,848 2,561,695 2,631,522 2,691,056 2,746,925 2,797,287 2,855,508 2,890,450 (R) 2,964,788 2,989,807
Truck, single-unit 2-axle 6 or more tires 39,813 39,568 40,658 42,546 44,419 45,441 45,637 48,022 49,434 50,870 51,901 52,898 53,874 56,772 61,284 62,705 64,072 66,893 68,021 70,304 70,500 72,448 75,866 77,757 (R) 78,441 79,174
Truck, combination 68,678 69,134 70,765 73,586 77,377 78,063 81,038 85,495 88,551 91,879 94,341 96,645 99,510 103,116 108,932 115,451 118,899 124,584 128,359 132,384 135,020 136,584 138,737 140,160 (R) 142,370 143,662
empty Cell
Highway, total 1.00 1.02 1.04 1.08 1.13 1.16 1.20 1.26 1.33 1.37 1.40 1.42 1.47 1.50 1.54 1.59 1.63 1.68 1.72 1.76 1.80 1.83 1.87 1.89 (R) 1.94 1.96
Truck, single-unit 2-axle 6 or more tires 1.00 0.99 1.02 1.07 1.12 1.14 1.15 1.21 1.24 1.28 1.30 1.33 1.35 1.43 1.54 1.57 1.61 1.68 1.71 1.77 1.77 1.82 1.91 1.95 (R) 1.97 1.99
Truck, combination 1.00 1.01 1.03 1.07 1.13 1.14 1.18 1.24 1.29 1.34 1.37 1.41 1.45 1.50 1.59 1.68 1.73 1.81 1.87 1.93 1.97 1.99 2.02 2.04 (R) 2.07 2.09

Key: R = revised

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table VM-1, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/index.cfm as of June 1, 2007


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