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8–6
Manufacturer's
gross vehicle weight
class
Table 8.4
Truck Statistics by Gross Vehicle Weight Class, 1997
Number of
trucks
Percentage of
trucks
Average
annual miles
per truck
Average
fuel
economy
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Gallons of
fuel used
(millions)
Percentage of
fuel use
1) 6,000 lbs and less 45,240,632 62.14% 13,328 17.82 35,184 44.34%
2) 6,001 – 10,000 lbs 22,373,167 30.73% 12,952 14.11 21,226 26.75%
3) 10,001 – 14,000 510,476 0.70% 15,650 10.83 771 0.97%
4) 14,001 – 16,000 194,951 0.27% 16,390 10.11 320 0.40%
5) 16,001 – 19,500 178,111 0.24% 6,016 8.69 117 0.15%
6) 19,501 – 26,000 1,884,246 2.59% 13,637 8.21 3,202 4.04%
7) 26,001 – 33,000 207,386 0.28% 35,588 7.07 1,096 1.38%
8) 33,001 lbs and up 2,211,283 3.04% 48,095 6.69 17,427 21.96%
Total 72,800,252 100.00% 14,347 16.02 79,344 100.00%
Source:
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1997 Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey, Microdata File on CD,
2000. (Additional resources: www.census.gov/svsd/www.tiusview.html)
Table 8.5
Truck Harmonic Mean Fuel Economy by Size Class, 1992 and 1997
(miles per gallon)
Manufacturer's
gross vehicle weight class
1992
TIUS
1997
VIUS
1) 6,000 lbs and less 17.2 17.1
2) 6,001–10,000 lbs 13.0 13.6
3) 10,000–14,000 lbs 8.8 9.4
4) 14,001–16,000 lbs 8.8 9.3
5) 16,001–19,500 lbs 7.4 8.7
6) 19,501–26,000 lbs 6.9 7.3
7) 26,001–33,000 lbs 6.5 6.4
8) 33,001 lbs and over 5.5 5.7
Source:
Estimates are based on data provided on the following public use files: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census, Census of Transportation, Washington, DC, 1992 Truck Inventory and Use Survey, 1995; 1997 Vehicle
Inventory and Use Survey, 2000. (Additional resources: www.census.gov/svsd/www/tiusview.html)
Note:
Based on average fuel economy as reported by respondent.