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List of Tables
Table 2.1-1 The 5 Major Vehicle Configurations and the 31 Subclasses .................7
Table 3.2-1 1997 Total Truck Fleet
Number of Vehicles by Truck Configuration, by Region ..................13
Table 3.2-2 1997 Total Truck Fleet
Ranking of State From Highest Truck Population to Lowest ...............14
Table 3.4-1 1997 Truck Fleet (@ 5-Axles or More)
Number of Vehicles by Truck Configuration, by Region ..................18
Table 3.4-2 1997 Truck Fleet (@ 5-Axles or More)
Ranking of States from Highest Truck Population to Lowest ...............19
Table 3.5-1 Truck Fleet (@ 5-Axles or More)
Number of Vehicles in Each Vehicle Group, by Region ...................23
Table 4.2-1 Truck Fleet (@ 5-Axles or More)
Number of Vehicles by Major Body Type, by Region.....................29
Table 4.2-2 Truck Fleet (@ 5-Axles or More)
Number of Vehicles by Major Body Type, by Vehicle Group ..............30
Table 5.2-1 1997 Truck Fleet (@ 5-Axles or More)
Principal Product Hauled, by Vehicle Group ............................36
Table 5.2-3 Ranking of Principal Products by Regions in 1997 .......................37
Table 5.2-2 1997 Truck Fleet (@ 5-Axles or More) Principal Product Hauled, by Region . . 38
Table 6.2-1 1997 Truck Fleet (@ 5-Axles or More) Distribution of Percent of VMT
Hauling a Commodity, by Vehicle Group Based on Total Fleet VMT ........41
Table 6.2-2 1997 Truck Fleet (@ 5-Axles or More) Distribution of Percent of VMT
Across Commodities for a Given Vehicle Group ........................42
Table 6.2-5 Ranking of the Major Commodities (Based on VMT) by Regions in 1997 ....45
Table 6.2-3 1997 Truck Fleet (@ 5-Axles or More) Distribution of Percent of VMT
Across Vehicle Groups Hauling a Given Commodity .....................46
Table 6.2-4 1997 Truck Fleet (@ 5-Axles or More) Distribution of Percent of VMT
Hauling a Commodity, by Region ....................................44
Table 7.4-1 Theme Matrix for Percent of Fleet that Weighs-Out Maximum Loaded Weight 59
Table 7.4-2 Theme Matrix for Percent of Fleet that Weighs-Out Average Loaded Weight . . 60
Table 7.4-3 Theme Matrix for Percent of Fleet that Mostly Travel Intra-State ...........61
Table 7.5.1-1 Comparison of Percentage of Truck Fleet with Trailer Widths
of 96 inches and 102 inches .........................................64
Table 7.5.2-1 Comparison of Percentage of Truck Fleet 65 Feet or More in Length ........68
Table 7.5.3-1 Comparison of Mean Tare (Empty) Weights ............................72
Table 7.5.3-2 Comparison of Mean “Average” Loaded Weights .......................75
Table 7.5.3-3 Comparison of Mean Maximum Loaded Weights ........................78
Table 7.5.3-4 Comparison of Mean Maximum Payload Weight ........................79
Table 7.5.3-5 Comparison of Mean Average Payload Weight ..........................81
Table 8.2-1 Mean Annual VMT for Major Body Type, by Vehicle Group ..............87
Table 8.2-2 Sample Sizes for Body Type by Vehicle Group .........................88
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