TRANSPORTATION ENERGY DATA BOOK: EDITION 22 - Center for ...

Light trucks
Business
Bobit Publishing Company, Automotive Fleet Factbook 2001, Redondo Beach, CA, 2002, p.58-
67. Average annual miles of pickups, minivans, sport utility vehicles and full-size vans were
based on data from four leading fleet management companies. Weighted average of light truck
travel was derived based on the estimated share of vehicles in the population from The Polk
Company. Average annual miles and weights are shown in Table A31.
Government
The only source of data on government fleet travel was for the Federal Government fleet
vehicles. Data on ambulances, 2x4 trucks, and 4x4 trucks from the GSA Federal Fleet Factbook
were used for government fleet travel. Weighted average of light truck travel was derived based
on the estimated share of vehicles in the population from the same GSA report. Average annual
miles and weights are shown in Table A31.
Utility
The only source of data available on utility fleet vehicle travel was for the fleets of the Tennessee
Valley Authority (TVA). Data on the 2x4 trucks and 4x4 trucks in the TVA fleet from the GSA
Federal Fleet Factbook were used for utility fleet travel. The weighted average of travel was
derived based on the share of vehicles in the population from the same GSA report. Average
annual miles and weights are shown in Table A31.
Table A.31
Average Annual Miles and Population Shares
of Fleet Light Trucks
Average annual
miles, 2000
Estimated share of
vehicles in the
population, 2000
Business light trucks
Pickup trucks 28,515 48.8%
Minivans 25,677 17.1%
Sport utility vehicles 24,003 28.4%
Full-size vans 20,412 5.8%
Government light trucks
Ambulances 5,946 0.5%
2x4 trucks 5,747 82.8%
4x4 trucks 12,022 16.7%
Utility light trucks
2x4 trucks 10,405 55.5%
4x4 trucks 14,208 44.5%
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