Freight Facts and Figures 2009

Tables 5-8 and 5-8M. Single-Unit Truck Fuel Consumption and Travel: 1980-2007 (Historical)

Table 5-8 (standard units)

	1980	1990	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Number registered (thousands)	4,374	4,487	5,926	5,704	5,651	5,849	6,161	6,395	6,649	6,807
Vehicle miles (millions)	39,813	51,901	70,500	72,448	75,866	77,757	78,441	79,174	(R) 80,344	81,954
Fuel consumed (million gallons)	6,923	8,357	9,563	9,667	10,321	8,880	8,959	9,042	(R) 9,852	10,035
Average miles traveled per vehicle	9,103	11,567	11,897	12,702	13,426	13,295	12,732	12,081	(R) 12,083	12,040
Average miles traveled per gallon	5.8	6.2	7.4	7.5	7.4	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.2	8.2
Average fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons)	1,583	1,862	1,614	1,695	1,827	1,518	1,454	1,414	(R) 1,482	1,474

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/policyinformation/statistics/2007/ as of April 1, 2009.

Table 5-8M (metric units)

Table in Excel format

	1980	1990	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Number registered (thousands)	4,374	4,487	5,926	5,704	5,651	5,849	6,161	6,395	6,649	6,807
Vehicle kilometers (millions)	64,073	83,527	113,459	116,594	122,094	125,138	126,239	126,327	(R) 129,295	131,886
Fuel consumed (million liters)	26,206	31,635	36,200	36,594	39,069	33,616	33,912	35,966	(R) 37,291	37,983
Average kilometers traveled per vehicle	14,649	18,615	19,146	20,441	21,607	21,396	20,490	19,753	(R) 19,445	19,376
Average kilometers traveled per liter	2.4	2.6	3.1	3.2	3.1	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.5
Average fuel consumed per vehicle (liter)	5,992	7,050	6,109	6,415	6,914	5,748	5,504	5,624	(R) 5,608	5,580

Key: R = revised.

Notes:

1 kilometer = 0.6214 miles; 1 liter = 0.2642 gallons.

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