"TABLE A-6 Number of U.S. Aircraft, Vehicles, and Other Conveyances: 1995-2005",,,,,,,,,,, ,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005 Air,,,,,,,,,,, Air carrier,"7,411","7,478","7,616","8,111","8,228","8,055","8,497","8,194","8,176","8,186","8,225" General aviation (active fleet),"188,089","191,129","192,414","204,710","219,464","217,533","211,535","211,345","209,788","219,426","224,352" "Highway, total (registered vehicles)","205,427,212","210,441,249","211,580,033","215,496,003","220,461,056","225,821,241","235,331,382","234,624,135","236,760,033","243,010,549","247,421,120" Passenger car ,"128,386,775","129,728,341","129,748,704","131,838,538","132,432,044","133,621,420","137,633,467","135,920,677","135,669,897","136,430,651","136,568,083" Motorcycle,"3,897,191","3,871,599","3,826,373","3,879,450","4,152,433","4,346,068","4,903,056","5,004,156","5,370,035","5,767,934","6,227,146" Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle,"65,738,322","69,133,913","70,224,082","71,330,205","75,356,376","79,084,979","84,187,636","85,011,305","87,186,663","91,845,327","95,336,839" "Truck, single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more","5,023,670","5,266,029","5,293,358","5,734,925","5,762,864","5,926,030","5,703,501","5,650,619","5,848,523","6,161,028","6,395,240" "Truck, combination","1,695,751","1,746,586","1,789,968","1,997,345","2,028,562","2,096,619","2,154,174","2,276,661","1,908,365","2,010,335","2,086,759" Bus,"685,503","694,781","697,548","715,540","728,777","746,125","749,548","760,717","776,550","795,274","807,053" Transit,,,,,,,,,,, Motor bus,"67,107","71,678","72,770","72,142","74,228","75,013","76,075","76,190","77,328","81,033","82,027" Light rail cars,"1,048","1,140","1,229","1,220","1,297","1,577","1,366","1,445","1,482","1,622","1,645" Heavy rail cars,"10,166","10,201","10,242","10,301","10,306","10,591","10,718","10,718","10,754","10,858","11,110" Trolley bus,695,871,859,880,859,951,600,600,672,597,615 Commuter rail cars and locomotives,"5,164","4,665","4,943","4,963","4,883","5,073","5,124","5,300","5,959","6,228","6,392" Demand response,"29,352","30,804","32,509","29,646","31,884","33,080","34,661","34,699","35,954","37,078","41,958" Other,"2,809","3,003","3,808","4,703","5,059","5,208","5,727","6,330","6,990","6,566","7,251" Rail,,,,,,,,,,, "Class I, freight cars","583,486","570,865","568,493","575,604","579,140","560,154","499,860","477,751","467,063","473,773","474,839" "Class I, locomotive","18,812","19,269","19,684","20,261","20,256","20,028","19,745","20,506","20,774","22,015","22,779" Nonclass I freight cars,"84,724","87,364","116,108","121,659","126,762","132,448","125,470","130,590","124,580","120,169","120,195" Car companies and shippers freight cars,"550,717","582,344","585,818","618,404","662,934","688,194","688,806","691,329","687,337","693,978","717,211" "Amtrak, passenger train car","1,722","1,730","1,728","1,962","1,992","1,894","2,084","2,896","1,623","1,211","1,186" "Amtrak, locomotive",313,299,332,345,329,378,401,372,442,276,258 Water ,,,,,,,,,,, Nonself-propelled vessels,"31,360","32,811","33,011","33,509","33,387","33,152","33,042","32,381","31,335","31,296","32,052" Self-propelled vessels,"8,281","8,293","8,408","8,523","8,379","8,202","8,546","8,621","8,648","8,994","8,976" "Oceangoing steam and motor ships (1,000 gross tons and over)",512,509,495,473,470,461,454,443,416,412,357 Recreational boats,"11,734,710","11,877,938","12,312,982","12,565,930","12,738,271","12,782,143","12,876,346","12,854,054","12,794,616","12,781,476","12,942,414" " NOTES: Air carrier are those aircraft carrying passengers or cargo for hire under 14 CFR 121 and 14 CFR 135. The number of aircraft is the monthly average of the number of aircraft reported in use for the last three months of the year. General aviation data includes air taxi aircraft. Other transit includes aerial tramway, automated guideway transit, cablecar, ferry boat, inclined plane, monorail, and vanpool. Nonself-propelled vessels include dry-cargo barges, tank barges, and railroad-car floats. ",,,,,,,,,,, "Self-propelled vessels include dry-cargo and/or passenger, offshore supply vessels, railroad-car ferries, tankers, and towboats. Recreational boats include those that are required to be numbered in accordance with Chapter 123 of Title 46 U.S.C. ",,,,,,,,,,, "SOURCES: Various sources, as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2007, table 1-11, available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of July 2007. ",,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,