Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Table 4-13M: Single-Unit 2-Axle 6-Tire or More Truck Fuel Consumption and Travela

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  1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Number registered (thousands) 3,681 4,232 4,374 4,593 4,487 4,481 4,370 4,408 4,906 5,024 5,266 5,293 5,735 5,763 5,926 5,704 5,651 5,849 6,161 6,395 6,649
Vehicle-kilometers (millions) 43,613 55,683 64,052 73,064 83,525 85,134 86,744 91,411 98,653 100,914 103,114 107,654 109,469 113,143 113,459 116,594 122,094 125,138 126,239 (R) 126,327 129,280
Fuel consumed (million liters) 15,021 20,517 26,206 28,008 31,635 30,934 31,180 32,131 34,190 34,886 35,617 36,249 25,807 35,477 36,200 36,595 39,068 33,616 33,912 (R) 35,965 37,260
Average kilometers traveled per vehicle (thousands) 11.8 13.2 14.6 15.9 18.6 19.0 19.9 20.7 20.1 20.1 19.6 20.3 19.1 19.6 19.1 20.4 21.6 21.4 20.5 (R) 19.8 19.4
Average kilometers traveled per liter 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 4.2 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.7 3.7 (R) 3.5 3.5
Average fuel consumed per vehicle (liters) 4,080 4,848 5,992 6,098 7,050 6,904 7,135 7,289 6,968 6,944 6,763 6,848 4,500 6,156 6,109 6,416 6,914 5,748 5,504 (R) 5,624 5,604

KEY: R = revised.

a Beginning in 1998, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) used the Census Bureau's 1997 Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) for its baseline estimate of single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more trucks. Prior to 1998, the FHWA used the Census Bureau's 1992 Transportation Inventory and Use Survey (TIUS) for its baseline estimates. Therefore, post-1997 data may not be comparable to 1997 and earlier years.

NOTES

In 1995, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration revised its vehicle categories beginning with 1993 data to include passenger cars, other 2-axle 4-tire vehicles, single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more trucks, and combination trucks. Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more trucks are on a single frame with at least 2 axles and 6 tires. Pre-1993 data have been reassigned to the most appropriate category.

SOURCES

1970-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A.

1995-2006: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.



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