Figure 8. Vehicle-Miles of Travel and Lane-Miles: 1980-2000
| Year |
Total VMT (Million) |
Index |
Truck VMT (million) |
Index |
Lane-Mile |
Index |
| 1980 |
1,527,295 |
100.00 |
108,491 |
100.00 |
7,922,174 |
100.00 |
| 1981 |
1,555,308 |
101.83 |
108,702 |
100.19 |
7,856,560 |
99.17 |
| 1982 |
1,595,010 |
104.43 |
111,423 |
102.70 |
8,012,913 |
101.15 |
| 1983 |
1,652,788 |
108.22 |
116,132 |
107.04 |
8,055,068 |
101.68 |
| 1984 |
1,720,269 |
112.64 |
121,796 |
112.26 |
8,076,149 |
101.94 |
| 1985 |
1,774,826 |
116.21 |
123,504 |
113.84 |
8,017,994 |
101.21 |
| 1986 |
1,834,872 |
120.14 |
126,675 |
116.76 |
8,048,512 |
101.59 |
| 1987 |
1,921,204 |
125.79 |
133,517 |
123.07 |
8,051,015 |
101.63 |
| 1988 |
2,025,962 |
132.65 |
137,985 |
127.19 |
8,048,008 |
101.59 |
| 1989 |
2,096,487 |
137.27 |
142,749 |
131.58 |
8,062,952 |
101.78 |
| 1990 |
2,144,362 |
140.40 |
146,242 |
134.80 |
8,051,081 |
101.63 |
| 1991 |
2,172,050 |
142.22 |
149,542 |
137.84 |
8,087,793 |
102.09 |
| 1992 |
2,247,151 |
147.13 |
153,384 |
141.38 |
8,124,090 |
102.55 |
| 1993 |
2,296,378 |
150.36 |
159,888 |
147.37 |
8,132,196 |
102.65 |
| 1994 |
2,357,588 |
154.36 |
170,216 |
156.89 |
8,143,014 |
102.79 |
| 1995 |
2,422,696 |
158.63 |
178,156 |
164.21 |
8,158,253 |
102.98 |
| 1996 |
2,485,848 |
162.76 |
182,971 |
168.65 |
8,178,654 |
103.24 |
| 1997 |
2,561,695 |
167.73 |
191,477 |
176.49 |
8,242,437 |
104.04 |
| 1998 |
2,631,522 |
172.30 |
196,380 |
181.01 |
8,160,858 |
103.01 |
| 1999 |
2,691,056 |
176.20 |
202,688 |
186.82 |
8,177,983 |
103.23 |
| 2000 |
2,749,803 |
180.04 |
205,791 |
189.68 |
8,223,393 |
103.80 |
| Source:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration,
Highway Statistics
(Washington, DC: Various years).
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