Freight Facts and Figures 2008
Table 3-2. Number of U.S. Vehicles, Vessels, and Other Conveyances: 1980-2006 (Historical)
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1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Highway | 161,490,159 | 193,057,376 | 225,821,241 | 235,331,381 | 234,624,135 | 236,760,033 | 243,010,550 | 247,421,120 | 250,851,833 |
| Truck, single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more | 4,373,784 | 4,486,981 | 5,926,030 | 5,703,500 | 5,650,619 | 5,848,523 | 6,161,028 | 6,395,240 | 6,649,337 |
| Truck, combination | 1,416,869 | 1,708,895 | 2,096,619 | 2,154,174 | 2,276,661 | 1,908,365 | 2,010,335 | 2,086,759 | 2,169,670 |
| Truck, total | 5,790,653 | 6,195,876 | 8,022,649 | 7,857,674 | 7,927,280 | 7,756,888 | 8,171,363 | 8,481,999 | 8,819,007 |
| Trucks as percent of all highway vehicles | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
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| Class I, locomotive | 28,094 | 18,835 | 20,028 | 19,745 | 20,506 | 20,774 | 22,015 | 22,779 | 23,732 |
| Class I, freight cars1 | 1,168,114 | 658,902 | 560,154 | 499,860 | 477,751 | 467,063 | 473,773 | 474,839 | 475,415 |
| Non-class I freight cars1 | 102,161 | 103,527 | 132,448 | 125,470 | 130,590 | 124,580 | 120,169 | 120,195 | 120,688 |
| Car companies and shippers freight cars1 | 440,552 | 449,832 | 688,194 | 688,806 | 691,329 | 687,337 | 693,978 | 717,211 | 750,404 |
| Water | 38,788 | 39,445 | 41,354 | 41,588 | 41,002 | 39,983 | 40,290 | 41,028 | 41,109 |
| Nonself-propelled vessels2 | 31,662 | 31,209 | 33,152 | 33,042 | 32,381 | 31,335 | 31,296 | 32,052 | 32,211 |
| Self-propelled vessels3 | 7,126 | 8,236 | 8,202 | 8,546 | 8,621 | 8,648 | 8,994 | 8,976 | 8,898 |
| Oceangoing steam and motor ships4 | 864 | 636 | 454 | 443 | 426 | (R) 418 | 412 | (R) 391 | 347 |
| U.S. Flag fleet as percent of world fleet4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1Beginning with 2001 data, Canadian-owned U.S. railroads are excluded. This accounted for approximately 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 (Washington, DC: annual issues).
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 and U.S. Flag fleet: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics (Washington, DC: annual issues).
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