Tables 5-9 and 5-9M. Combination-Truck Fuel Consumption and Travel: 1980-2005
In contrast to single-unit trucks, miles per gallon by combination trucks (based on total travel and fuel consumption) increased by only 11 percent over the past 25 years. Consequently, the gallons of fuel consumed increased by nearly 87 percent, and miles traveled more than doubled between 1980 and 2005.
Table 5-9 (standard units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data
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1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number registered (thousands) | 1,417 | 1,709 | 2,097 | 2,010 | 2,087 |
| Vehicle-miles traveled (millions) | 68,678 | 94,341 | 135,020 | (R) 142,370 | 143,662 |
| Fuel consumed (million gallons) | 13,037 | 16,133 | 25,666 | (R) 24,191 | 24,411 |
| Average miles traveled per vehicle | 48,472 | 55,206 | 64,399 | (R) 70,819 | 68,845 |
| Average miles traveled per gallon | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Average fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons) | 9,201 | 9,441 | 12,241 | (R) 12,033 | 11,698 |
Key: R = revised
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2005 (Washington, DC: 2005), table VM-1 and similar tables in earlier editions.
Table 5-9M (metric units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data
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1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number registered (thousands) | 1,417 | 1,709 | 2,097 | 2,010 | 2,087 |
| Vehicle-kilometers traveled (millions) | 110,527 | 151,827 | 217,294 | (R) 229,122 | 231,202 |
| Fuel consumed (million liters) | 49,350 | 61,070 | 97,155 | (R) 91,573 | 92,404 |
| Average kilometers traveled per vehicle | 78,008 | 88,845 | 103,640 | (R) 113,972 | 110,795 |
| Average kilometers traveled per liter | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Average fuel consumed per vehicle (liters) | 34,831 | 35,737 | 46,339 | (R) 45,551 | 44,281 |
Key: R = revised
Note: 1 mile = 1.61 kilometers; 1 gallon = 3.8 liters.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2005 (Washington, DC: 2005), table VM-1 and similar tables in earlier editions.
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