Figure 2-2: Highway Vehicle-Miles Traveled by Vehicle Type: 2002
Despite doubling over the past two decades, truck traffic remains a relatively small share of highway traffic as a whole. In 2002, commercial trucks accounted for about 8 percent of highway VMT. Truck VMT comprised 65 percent combination truck and 35 percent single-unit truck.
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Table in Excel format
| Vehicle type | Millions of miles |
|---|---|
| Passenger car | 1,658,640 |
| Light trucks | 966,184 |
| Other | 16,402 |
| Truck, single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more | 75,887 |
| Truck, combination | 138,643 |
Note: “Other” comprises bus and motorcyle. Light trucks includes pickup, minivans, and sport utility vehicles.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1, and www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/ohimstat.htm as of July 14, 2004.
