Analysis of the Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey for Trucks ... - About

- long means more than 65 feet (bumper to tailgate)
# Annual VMT
- low—1 to 40,000 miles
- medium—40,001 to 80,000 miles
- high—80,001 to 120,000 miles
- very high—greater than 120,000 miles
7.3 Review of Selected Truck Configurations/Body Types
The following section provides a summary of the operational demands and typical equipment use
for selected truck configuration/body type combinations as described in Section 7.1 in the 1997
5-axles or more fleet. As highlighted above, the summary for each combination is organized as
follows:
- Sample size
- Weigh-Out
- Never Weigh-Out
- Base of Operation: intra-state or inter-state
- Range of operation: defined by VMT use in specific haul lengths
- Trailer width
- Overall vehicle length
- Annual VMT
7.3.1 Review of 3 + 2 Truck + Trailer Combinations - 1997
# (3 + 2) Low Boy Platform [pop = 3,298 or 0.2% of the 5-axles or more fleet]
- very small ( 80%) operate mostly (> 80%) intra-state
- some (20-40%) VMT is used for short haul lengths (< 100 miles), very little VMT is used in long
haul lengths (> 500 miles)
- many (60-80%) are narrow (96 inches)
- most (80-100%) are short (< 65 feet)
- Annual VMT—most (80-100%) have a low annual VMT (