Tables 5-8 and 5-8M. Single-Unit 2-Axle 6-Tire or More Truck Fuel Consumption and Travel

Over the past two decades, miles traveled per gallon by single-unit trucks increased by more than 50 percent. Between 1980 and 2004, the fuel consumed increased 34 percent whereas miles traveled increased by 104 percent. As a result, over these years, miles per gallon increased from 5.8 to 8.8.

Table in Excel format | Historical data

	1980	1990	2000	2003	2004
Number registered (thousands)	4,374	4,487	5,926	(R) 5,849	6,161
Vehicle-miles (millions)	39,813	51,901	70,500	(R) 77,757	81,107
Fuel consumed (million gallons)	6,923	8,357	9,563	(R) 8,880	9,263
Average miles traveled per vehicle	9,103	11,567	11,897	(R) 13,295	13,164
Average miles traveled per gallon	5.8	6.2	7.4	(R) 8.8	8.8
Average fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons)	1,583	1,862	1,614	(R) 1,518	1,503

Key: R = revised

Sources: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2004 (Washington, DC: 2005), table VM-1 and similar tables in earlier editions.

Table 5-8M (metric units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data

	1980	1990	2000	2003	2004
Number registered (thousands)	4,374	4,487	5,926	(R) 5,849	6,161
Vehicle-kilometers (millions)	64,073	83,527	113,459	(R) 125,138	130,529
Fuel consumed (million liters)	26,206	31,635	36,200	(R) 33,616	35,064
Average kilometers traveled per vehicle	14,649	18,615	19,146	(R) 21,396	21,186
Average kilometers traveled per litre	2.4	2.6	3.1	(R) 3.7	3.7
Average fuel consumed per vehicle (liters)	5,992	7,050	6,109	(R) 5,748	5,691

Notes: 1 mile = 1.61 kilometers; 1 gallon = 3.8 liters.

Sources: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2004 (Washington, DC: 2005), table VM-1 and similar tables in earlier editions.