Table A3 - Development of Truck Ton-Mile Estimates
Table A3 - Development of Truck Ton-Mile Estimates
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Ridge National Lab estimate (billions)1 | 910 | 1,109 | ||||||||||||
| Single-unit truck VMT (billions)2 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 78 |
| Combination truck VMT (billions)2 | 94 | 97 | 100 | 103 | 109 | 115 | 119 | 125 | 128 | 132 | 135 | 137 | 139 | 138 |
| Total truck VMT (billions) | 146 | 150 | 153 | 160 | 170 | 178 | 183 | 191 | 196 | 203 | 206 | 209 | 215 | 216 |
| Truck VMT index, 1993 base | 0.915 | 0.935 | 0.959 | 1.000 | 1.065 | 1.114 | 1.144 | 1.197 | 1.228 | 1.268 | 1.285 | 1.307 | 1.342 | 1.350 |
| Estimated truck traffic, 1993 base (billion ton-miles) | 832 | 851 | 873 | 910 | 968 | 1,014 | 1,041 | 1,089 | 1,117 | 1,153 | 1,169 | 1,189 | 1,221 | 1,228 |
| Truck VMT index, 1997 base | 0.764 | 0.782 | 0.802 | 0.836 | 0.890 | 0.931 | 0.956 | 1.000 | 1.026 | 1.059 | 1.074 | 1.092 | 1.122 | 1.128 |
| Estimated truck traffic, 1997 base (billion ton-miles) | 848 | 867 | 889 | 927 | 987 | 1,033 | 1,060 | 1,109 | 1,138 | 1,175 | 1,191 | 1,212 | 1,244 | 1,251 |
1 U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Transportation Statistics Annual Report (Washington, DC: 2000), p. 124.
2 U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: 1990-2003), table VM-1.
Key: p = preliminary; VMT = vehicle-miles traveled.