Freight Facts and Figures 2012
Tables 5-10 and 5-10M. Combination Truck Fuel Consumption and Travel: 2007-2010
Miles per gallon by combination trucks (based on total travel and fuel consumption) also remained stable between 2007 and 2010. During the same period, vehicle miles traveled by combination trucks declined by 8.3 billion (about 4 percent).
Table 5-10 (standard units)
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2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number registered (thousands) | 2,635 | 2,585 | 2,617 | 2,553 |
| Vehicle miles traveled (millions) | 184,199 | 183,826 | (R) 168,100 | 175,911 |
| Fuel consumed (million gallons) | 30,904 | 30,561 | (R) 28,050 | 29,885 |
| Average miles traveled per vehicle | 69,896 | 71,106 | (R) 64,231 | 68,907 |
| Average miles traveled per gallon | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
| Average fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons) | 11,727 | 11,821 | (R) 10,718 | 11,706 |
Key: R = revised
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.
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/2010/ as of June 25, 2012.
Table 5-10M (metric units)
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2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number registered (thousands) | 2,635 | 2,585 | 2,617 | 2,553 |
| Vehicle kilometers traveled (millions) | 296,426 | 295,826 | (R) 270,518 | 283,088 |
| Fuel consumed (million liters) | 116,973 | 115,673 | (R) 106,170 | 113,115 |
| Average kilometers traveled per vehicle | 112,481 | 114,429 | (R) 103,365 | 110,890 |
| Average kilometers traveled per liter | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Average fuel consumed per vehicle (liters) | 44,387 | 44,743 | (R) 40,567 | 44,309 |
Key: R = revised
Notes:
1 kilometer = 0.6214 miles; 1 liter = 0.2642 gallons.
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.
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/2010/ as of June 25, 2012.
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