Freight Facts and Figures 2012
Table 3-9. Annual Vehicle Distance Traveled by Highway Category and Vehicle Type: 2010
Freight moving in combination trucks depends heavily on the Interstate System. Although only one-fourth of the distance traveled by all traffic is on the Interstate System, nearly one-half of combination-truck vehicle miles of travel are on Interstate highways.
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Combination Trucks | Single-Unit Trucks1 | Other2 | Light-duty Vehicles3 | Total, All Motor Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate vehicle miles (millions) | 85,041 | 25,691 | 7,312 | 605,295 | 723,339 |
| Interstate percent | 48.3 | 23.2 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 24.4 |
| Non-Interstate vehicle miles (millions) | 90,871 | 84,982 | 24,939 | 2,042,363 | 2,243,154 |
| Non-Interstate percent | 51.7 | 76.8 | 77.3 | 77.1 | 75.6 |
| Total vehicle miles, all roadways (millions) | 175,911 | 110,674 | 32,251 | 2,647,659 | 2,966,494 |
1Trucks on a single frame with at least two axles and six tires.
2Includes buses and motorcycles.
3Includes passenger cars, light trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles with a wheelbase equal to or less than 121 inches and large passenger cars, vans, light trucks, and sport utility vehicles with a wheelbase larger than 121 inches.
Notes:
Based on a new methodology, FHWA revised its annual vehicle miles travelled, number of vehicles, and fuel economy data beginning with 2007. Information on the new methodology is available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm. Data in this table should not be compared to those in pre-2011 editions of Freight Facts and Figures. Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table VM-1, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2010/ as of July 20, 2012.
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