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Appendix A. CARD-4 and CARD-7 Descriptions

Table 33. Card-4: Vehicle classification record.
ColumnsWidthDescription
11Vehicle classification record code (4)
2-32State code
4-52Functional classification
6-83Station identification number
91Direction of travel
10-112Year of data
12-132Month of data
14-152Date of month
16-172Hour of day
18-192Number of motorcycles (optional)
20-234Number of passenger cars or all two-axle, four-tire, single-unit vehicles
24-263Number of other two-axle, four-tire, single-unit vehicles
27-282Number of buses
29-313Number of two-axle, six-tire, single-unit trucks
32-332Number of three-axle, single-unit trucks
34-352Number of four- or more axle, single-unit trucks
36-372Number of four- or less axle, single-trailer trucks
38-403Number of five-axle, single-trailer trucks
41-422Number of six- or more axle, single-trailer trucks
43-442Number of five- or less axle, multi-trailer trucks
45-462Number of six-axle, multi-trailer trucks
47-482Number of seven- or more axle, multi-trailer trucks
491Motorcycle reporting indicator
501Vehicle class combination indicator
511Lane of travel: 0 = combined lanes, 1 = outside (rightmost) lane, 2 through 9 = other lanes in order toward innermost lane
52-8031Blank or optional State data
Table 34. Card-7: Truck weight record.
ColumnsWidthDescription
Face Record
11Truck weight record code (7)
2-32State code
4-52Functional classification
6-83Station identification number
91Direction of travel
10-112Year of data
12-132Month of data
14-152Date of month
16-172Hour of day
18-236Vehicle type code
24-274(open)
281Day of week (optional)
29-346(open)
351Lane of travel
36-416(open)
42-454Total weight of truck or combination
46-483A axle weight (hundreds of pounds)
49-513B axle weight (hundreds of pounds)
52-543C axle weight (hundreds of pounds)
55-573D axle weight (hundreds of pounds)
58-603E axle weight (hundreds of pounds)
61-633A-B axle spacing (feet and tenths)
64-663B-C axle spacing (feet and tenths)
67-693C-D axle spacing (feet and tenths)
70-723D-E axle spacing (feet and tenths)
73-764Total wheelbase (feet and tenths)
77-793Record serial number
801Continuation indicator: 0 = no continuation record, 1 = has a continuation record
Continuation Record*
1-2323Same as columns 1 through 23 of the face record
23-285(open)
29-313F axle weight (hundreds of pounds)
32-343G axle weight (hundreds of pounds)
35-373H axle weight (hundreds of pounds)
38-403I axle weight (hundreds of pounds)
41-433J axle weight (hundreds of pounds)
44-463K axle weight (hundreds of pounds)
47-493L axle weight (hundreds of pounds)
50-523M axle weight (hundreds of pounds)
53-553E-F axle spacing (feet and tenths)
56-583F-G axle spacing (feet and tenths)
59-613G-H axle spacing (feet and tenths)
62-643H-I axle spacing (feet and tenths)
65-673I-J axle spacing (feet and tenths)
68-703J-K axle spacing (feet and tenths)
71-733K-L axle spacing (feet and tenths)
74-763L-M axle spacing (feet and tenths)
77-793Record serial number (same as face record)
801Continuation indicator: 2 = first continuation record for a vehicle with more than 13 axles, 9 = last continuation record

a Used only for truck combinations having six or more axles. Immediately follows the face record.

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