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Table 1-14: U.S. Automobile and Truck Fleets by Use

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  1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001e 2002e 2003e
TOTAL automobiles and trucks in fleets U U U U U 15,257 15,570 15,869 16,879 15,530 15,196 13,642 11,985 12,128
Automobiles in fleets, total U U U U U 9,042 9,124 9,225 9,550 7,742 7,346 6,640 5,600 5,647
Automobiles in fleets of 25 or more (10 or more cars for 1999-2001 and 15 or more cars for 2002-03)a                            
Businessb 2,889 2,628 2,492 1,751 1,722 1,326 1,295 1,188 1,159 3,195 2,950 2,620 930 929
Governmentc 538 504 516 401 428 1,214 1,209 1,218 1,030 885 883 734 1,360 1,420
Utilities 551 544 548 386 382 376 376 377 359 320 317 U f U f U f
Police 249 250 264 264 266 269 274 280 289 302 306 312 317 317
Taxi (includes vans) 141 141 140 140 141 139 130 181 190 135 136 142 148 148
Rental (includes vans and SUVs) 990 1,160 1,448 1,501 1,473 1,518 1,590 1,608 1,602 1,733 1,581 1,542 1,555 1,520
Automobiles in fleets of 4 to 24 (4 to 9 cars for 1999-2001 and 5 to 14 cars for 2002-03)a U U U U U 4,200 4,250 4,373 4,921 1,172 1,173 1,290 1,290 1,313
Trucks in fleets, total U U U U U 6,215 6,446 6,644 7,329 7,788 7,850 7,002 6,385 6,481
Trucks in fleets of 25 or more (10 or more trucks for 1999-2001 and 15 or more cars for 2002-03)a                            
Businessd U U 1,080 1,378 1,375 1,205 1,275 1,332 1,360 3,016 3,026 2,820 2,180 2,181
Governmentc U U 297 632 646 2,221 2,215 2,223 2,010 2,400 2,408 2,052 2,070 2,102
Utilities U U 593 493 487 480 482 483 459 499 498 U f U f U f
Other (police, taxi, etc.) U U 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9
Rental trucks (not including vans and SUVs) U U 304 308 363 202 197 179 181 213 248 246 251 289
Trucks in fleets of 4 to 24 (4 to 9 trucks for 1999-2001 and 5 to 14 cars from 2002-03)a U U U U U 2,100 2,270 2,420 3,311 1,652 1,662 1,875 1,875 1,900

KEY: SUV = sport utility vehicle; U = data are not available.

a The data source, Bobit Publishing, changed data collection categories in 1999 and again in 2002.

b Includes driver schools.

c Includes military vehicles and federal, state, county, and local government vehicles.

d Businesses with Class 1-5 trucks may include leasing, construction, plumbing, heating, food distribution, pest control, cable TV, etc.

e 2001-2003 data do not include employee-owned fleet information as the source has stopped publishing the data.

f Business and utility data have been combined in the 2002, 2003, and 2004 Automotive Fleet Fact Book.

SOURCE

Bobit Publishing Co., Automotive Fleet Fact Book, annual issues.



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