Freight Facts and Figures 2008

Tables 5-8 and 5-8M. Single-Unit Truck Fuel Consumption and Travel: 1980-2006 (Historical)

Table 5-8 (standard units)

Table in Excel format

	1980	1990	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Number registered (thousands)	4,374	4,487	5,926	5,704	5,651	5,849	6,161	6,395	6,649
Vehicle miles (millions)	39,813	51,901	70,500	72,448	75,866	77,757	(R) 78,441	79,174	80,331
Fuel consumed (million gallons)	6,923	8,357	9,563	9,667	10,321	8,880	(R) 8,959	9,042	9,843
Average miles traveled per vehicle	9,103	11,567	11,897	12,702	13,426	13,295	(R) 12,732	12,081	12,081
Average miles traveled per gallon	5.8	6.2	7.4	7.5	7.4	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.2
Average fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons)	1,583	1,862	1,614	1,695	1,827	1,518	(R) 1,454	1,414	1,480

Key: R = revised.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2005 (Washington, DC: annual issues), table VM-1 and similar tables in earlier editions.

 

Table 5-8M (metric units)

Table in Excel format

	1980	1990	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Number registered (thousands)	4,374	4,487	5,926	5,704	5,651	5,849	6,161	6,395	6,649
Vehicle kilometers (millions)	64,073	83,527	113,459	116,594	122,094	125,138	126,239	(R) 126,327	129,280
Fuel consumed (million liters)	26,206	31,635	36,200	36,594	39,069	33,616	33,912	(R) 35,966	37,261
Average kilometers traveled per vehicle	14,649	18,615	19,146	20,441	21,607	21,396	20,490	(R) 19,753	19,443
Average kilometers traveled per liter	2.4	2.6	3.1	3.2	3.1	3.7	3.7	(R) 3.5	3.5
Average fuel consumed per vehicle (liter)	5,992	7,050	6,109	6,415	6,914	5,748	5,504	(R) 5,624	5,604

Key: R = revised.

Notes:

1 kilometer = 0.6 miles; 1 liter = 0.3 gallons.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2005 (Washington, DC: annual issues), table VM-1 and similar tables in earlier editions.

 

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