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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)

Table in Excel format

Blank cell. 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)

Table in Excel format

Blank cell. 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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