Freight Facts and Figures 2008
Table 3-9. Average Truck Speeds on Selected Interstate Highways: January-March 2008
Truck speed and travel time reliability statistics from the cooperative research initiative between private industry and FHWA can be summarized by location, date, and time of day. As expected, average speeds in the peak period between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. are less than those recorded in the non-peak period between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on all routes.
Miles per hour
| Interstate Route | Average Operating Speed |
Peak Period Average Annual Speed |
Non-Peak Period Average Annual Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 51.72 | 50.63 | 52.38 |
| 10 | 55.60 | 54.95 | 56.20 |
| 15 | 55.45 | 54.91 | 55.85 |
| 20 | 57.45 | 57.12 | 57.91 |
| 24 | 55.37 | 54.86 | 56.13 |
| 25 | 58.55 | 58.01 | 59.42 |
| 26 | 53.33 | 52.94 | 54.32 |
| 35 | 56.31 | 55.74 | 56.98 |
| 40 | 56.29 | 55.98 | 56.82 |
| 45 | 55.05 | 55.36 | 57.21 |
| 55 | 56.78 | 56.54 | 57.53 |
| 65 | 57.42 | 56.88 | 58.19 |
| 70 | 53.57 | 53.21 | 54.36 |
| 75 | 55.53 | 54.95 | 56.28 |
| 76 | 50.23 | 50.04 | 53.40 |
| 77 | 52.59 | 52.38 | 53.40 |
| 80 | 54.94 | 54.53 | 55.79 |
| 81 | 53.91 | 53.73 | 54.59 |
| 84 | 51.75 | 50.73 | 52.74 |
| 85 | 55.25 | 53.32 | 54.42 |
| 87 | 53.87 | 53.72 | 54.93 |
| 90 | 54.11 | 53.79 | 55.07 |
| 91 | 52.48 | 52.66 | 54.83 |
| 94 | 53.17 | 52.67 | 53.89 |
| 95 | 54.88 | 54.00 | 55.60 |
Source:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Performance Measurement Program, 2008.
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