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FINANCIAL

	1960	1970	1980	1990	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Operating revenues, totala (based on SIC) ($ millions)	U	U	U	127,314	155,713	161,806	172,743	183,153	197,490	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U
Local trucking	U	U	U	31,397	40,903	43,830	46,589	49,972	55,553	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U
Trucking, except local	U	U	U	74,465	89,369	91,675	97,586	103,847	109,351	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U
Local trucking with storage	U	U	U	4,115	4,757	5,154	5,502	5,860	6,144	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U
Courier services, except by air	U	U	U	17,337	20,684	21,147	23,066	23,474	26,442	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U
Operating expenses, totala (based on SIC) ($ millions)	U	U	U	118,968	145,216	151,628	162,825	170,998	179,907	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U
Local trucking	U	U	U	28,049	36,455	38,695	41,325	43,871	47,478	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U
Trucking, except local	U	U	U	70,965	84,682	88,061	94,390	98,570	101,584	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U
Local trucking with storage	U	U	U	3,885	4,543	4,817	5,121	5,439	5,638	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U
Courier services, except by air	U	U	U	16,069	19,536	20,055	21,989	23,118	25,207	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U
Operating revenues, totalb (based on NAICS) ($ millions)	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	197,314	207,751	223,197	221,355	222,383	228,311	248,191	273,420	293,498	303,611
Truck transportation	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	148,121	155,871	165,421	162,871	164,218	168,486	185,945	206,512	221,871	228,907
Couriers and messengers	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	49,193	51,880	57,776	58,484	58,165	59,825	62,246	66,908	71,627	74,704
Truck highway-user taxes, total ($ millions)	2,830	5,632	9,888	19,356	23,836	25,117	U	28,010	28,697	30,502	31,769	30,689	30,216	31,266	32,780	35,178	37,351	38,010
State	1,709	3,429	6,731	12,691	13,157	13,844	U	15,750	15,611	16,266	16,476	17,686	16,566	14,312	17,923	18,632	19,573	20,188
Federal	1,121	2,203	3,157	6,665	10,679	11,273	U	12,260	13,086	14,236	15,293	13,003	13,650	16,954	14,857	16,546	17,778	17,822

INVENTORY

	1960	1970	1980	1990	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Number of truck registrations, total	11,914,249	4,586,487	5,790,653	6,195,876	6,587,885	6,719,421	7,012,615	7,083,326	7,732,270	7,791,426	8,022,649	7,857,675	7,927,280	7,756,888	8,171,363	8,481,999	8,819,007	9,027,624
Single-unit truck	U	3,681,405	4,373,784	4,486,981	4,906,385	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	6,649,337	6,806,630
Combination truck	U	905,082	1,416,869	1,708,895	1,681,500	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	2,169,670	2,220,995
Number of employees
Trucking and courier services, except air (based on SIC)	U	998,500	1,182,000	1,273,900	1,384,200	1,440,000	1,482,100	1,514,200	1,568,800	1,613,700	1,630,500	1,619,800	1,590,000	U	U	U	U	U
Truck transportation (based on NAICS)	U	U	U	1,122,400	1,206,200	1,249,100	1,282,400	1,308,200	1,354,400	1,391,500	1,405,800	1,386,800	1,339,300	1,325,600	1,351,700	1,397,600	1,435,800	1,439,200
Couriers and messengers (based on NAICS)	U	U	U	375,000	466,200	516,800	539,900	546,000	568,200	585,900	605,000	587,000	560,900	561,700	556,600	571,400	582,400	580,700
Truck drivers and sales workersc (based on NAICS)	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	2,867,530	2,869,770	2,899,010	2,963,550	3,012,220	2,998,850
Number of trucking and courier establishmentsa	U	64,756	69,796	90,709	108,971	112,887	116,861	121,111	119,572	120,687	122,713	122,669	124,481	125,744	128,121	131,086	134,053	135,264

PERFORMANCE

	1960	1970	1980	1990	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Vehicle-miles,total rural and urban (millions)	127,404	62,215	108,491	146,242	170,216	178,156	182,971	191,477	196,380	202,688	205,520	209,032	214,603	217,917	220,811	222,524	222,513	226,963
Rural highway, total	84,508	39,244	68,776	89,692	100,865	106,031	109,480	114,698	115,142	117,941	120,410	122,736	125,884	123,689	121,330	119,684	118,346	119,617
Rural interstate	U	10,069	25,111	35,789	40,034	43,351	45,721	49,336	49,896	51,049	52,484	53,225	54,503	52,925	51,296	51,378	50,204	49,819
Rural other arterial	U	17,625	24,789	31,331	35,040	37,056	37,875	39,193	39,724	40,691	41,649	41,838	42,436	41,342	40,690	39,762	39,277	40,037
Other rural roads	U	11,550	18,876	22,572	25,791	25,624	25,884	26,169	25,522	26,201	26,277	27,673	28,945	29,422	29,344	28,544	28,865	29,761
Urban highway, totald	42,896	22,971	39,715	56,550	69,351	72,125	73,491	76,779	81,238	84,747	85,110	86,296	88,719	94,227	99,481	102,840	104,167	107,346
Urban interstate	U	5,634	13,135	22,163	25,045	25,639	26,256	28,549	30,193	32,286	32,181	32,690	33,040	35,487	38,083	40,289	40,118	41,405
Other urban streets	U	17,337	26,580	34,387	44,306	46,486	47,235	48,230	51,045	52,461	52,929	53,606	55,679	58,740	61,398	62,551	64,049	65,941
Passenger-miles, totale(millions)	127,405	62,215	108,491	146,242	170,216	178,156	182,971	191,477	196,380	202,688	205,520	209,032	214,603	217,917	220,811	222,524	222,513	226,963
Single-unit truckf	98,551	27,081	39,813	51,901	61,284	62,705	64,072	66,893	68,021	70,304	70,500	72,448	75,866	77,757	78,441	78,496	80,344	81,954
Combination truck	28,854	35,134	68,678	94,341	108,932	115,451	118,899	124,584	128,359	132,384	135,020	136,584	138,737	140,160	142,370	144,028	142,169	145,008
Ton-miles (millions)	U	U	629,675	848,779	987,923	1,034,041	1,061,952	1,110,554	1,139,777	1,176,388	1,192,825	1,213,208	1,245,542	1,264,773	1,281,573	1,291,515	1,294,492	U
Fuel consumed, all trucks (million gallons)	15,882	11,316	19,960	24,490	27,685	28,993	29,601	29,878	31,975	33,909	35,229	35,179	36,800	32,696	33,150	37,190	37,959	38,550
Single-unit truck	U	3,968	6,923	8,357	9,032	9,216	9,409	9,576	6,817	9,372	9,563	9,667	10,321	8,880	8,959	9,501	9,852	10,035
Combination truck	U	7,348	13,037	16,133	18,653	19,777	20,192	20,302	25,158	24,537	25,666	25,512	26,480	23,815	24,191	27,689	28,107	28,515
Average fuel consumption per vehicle, all trucks (gallons)	1,333	2,467	3,447	3,953	4,202	4,315	4,221	4,218	4,135	4,352	4,391	4,477	4,642	4,215	4,057	4,385	4,304	4,270
Single-unit truck	U	1,078	1,583	1,862	1,841	1,835	1,787	1,809	1,189	1,626	1,614	1,695	1,826	1,518	1,454	1,486	1,482	1,474
Combination truck	U	8,119	9,201	9,441	11,093	11,663	11,561	11,342	12,596	12,096	12,241	11,843	11,631	12,479	12,033	13,269	12,954	12,839
Average miles traveled per gallon of fuel consumed, all trucks	8.0	5.5	5.4	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.4	6.1	6.0	5.8	5.9	5.8	6.7	6.7	6.0	5.9	5.9
Single-unit truck	U	6.8	5.8	6.2	6.8	6.8	6.8	7.0	10.0	7.5	7.4	7.5	7.4	8.8	8.8	8.3	8.2	8.2
Combination truck	U	4.8	5.3	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	6.1	5.1	5.4	5.3	5.4	5.2	5.9	5.9	5.2	5.1	5.1
Average miles traveled per vehicle, all trucks	10,693	13,565	18,736	23,603	25,838	26,514	26,092	27,032	25,397	26,014	25,617	26,602	27,071	28,093	27,023	26,235	25,231	25,141
Single-unit truck	U	7,356	9,103	11,567	12,491	12,482	12,167	12,637	11,861	12,199	11,897	12,702	13,426	13,295	12,732	12,274	12,083	12,040
Combination truck	U	38,819	48,472	55,206	64,783	68,083	68,075	69,601	64,265	65,260	64,399	63,404	60,939	73,445	70,819	69,020	65,526	65,290

SAFETY

	1960	1970	1980	1990	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Occupant fatalities, large truck	U	U	1,262	705	670	648	621	723	742	759	754	708	689	726	766	804	805	802
Occupant fatality rate
Per 100 million vehicle-miles, large truck	U	U	1.2	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Per 10,000 registered vehicles, large truck	U	U	2.2	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9
Vehicle involvement rate (fatal crashes)
Per 100 million vehicle-miles, large truck	U	U	5.0	3.3	2.7	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.0
Per 10,000 registered vehicles, large truck	U	U	9.3	7.7	7.0	6.7	6.8	6.9	6.4	6.3	6.2	6.1	5.8	6.1	6.0	5.8	5.4	5.1

KEY: R = revised; U = data are unavailable.

^a Local trucking (SIC 4212) - Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing trucking or transfer services without storage for freight generally weighing more than 100 pounds.

Trucking, except local (SIC 4213) - Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing "over-the-road" trucking services or trucking services and storage services, including household goods either as common carriers or under special or individual contracts or agreements, for freight generally weighing more than 100 pounds.

Local trucking, with storage (SIC 4214) - Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing both trucking and storage services, including household goods.

Courier services, except by air (SIC 4215) - Establishments primarily engaged in the delivery of individually addressed letters, parcels, and packages (generally under 100 pounds).

^b Truck transportation (NAICS 484) - Industries primarily engaged in over-the-road transportation of cargo using motor vehicles, truck-tractors, and trailers.

Couriers and messengers (NAICS 492) - Establishments primarily engaged in providing air, surface, or combined courier delivery services of parcels or primarily engaged in furnishing local messenger and delivery services of small items within a single metropolitan area or urban center.

^c In 1999, the Occupational Employment Statistics survey began using the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system to organize occupational data. Therefore, estimates from 1999 and subsequent years are not directly comparable to previous occupational data.

^d Urban consists of travel on all roads and streets in urban places of 5,000 or greater population.

^e As cited on the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), highway passenger-miles are calculated by multiplying vehicle-miles of travel and the average number of occupants for each vehicle type.

^f Includes other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle in 1960.

NOTES

In 1995, FHWA revised its vehicle type categories. These new categories include passenger car, other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle, single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck, and combination truck. Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicles include vans, pickup trucks, and sport/utility vehicles. In previous years, some minivans and sport/utility vehicles were included in the passenger car category. Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more trucks are on a single frame with at least 2 axles and 6 tires. Occupant fatality rates (OFR) for Light Trucks have been removed, but can be found in the Automobile Profile. The remaining fatality rates are calculated by NHTSA and may be different from what would be calculated from the data presented.

Component values may not add to totals due to independent rounding.

SOURCES

Unless otherwise noted, refer to chapter tables for sources.

Operating revenues, total and Operating expenses, total (based on SIC):

U.S. Census Bureau, Transportation Annual Survey (Washington, DC: December 1998), table 1.

Operating revenues, total (based on NAICS):

U.S. Census Bureau, Service Annual Survey (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table 2.1 and similar tables in earlier editions, available at http://www.census.gov/services/index.html as of July 08, 2009.

Truck highway-user taxes:

1960-1999: American Trucking Association, American Trucking Trends, (Washington, DC: Annual issues).

2000-2006: American Trucking Association, American Trucking Trends, unpublished data, personal communication, June 30, 2008.

Number of truck registrations:

1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A.

1995-2007: Ibid., Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of July 08, 2009 .

Number of employees: Trucking and courier services, except air (based on SIC):

1960-90: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment, Hours and Earnings, United States, 1909-1994 (Washington, DC: September 1994), SIC 421.

1994-2007: Ibid., Employment, Hours and Earnings, available at www.bls.gov as of July 13, 2009, SIC 421.

Number of employees: Truck transportation (based on NAICS) and Couriers and messengers (based on NAICS):

1990-2007: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Database and Tables, available at http://www.bls.gov/data/ as of July 10, 2009; NAICS codes "484 Truck transportation" and "492 Couriers and messengers."

Number of employees: Truck drivers and sales workers (based on NAICS):

2002-07: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage estimates, (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), available at http://www.bls.gov/oes/2008/may/oes_dl.htm#Time as of July 10, 2009.

Number of trucking and courier establishments:

U.S. Bureau of the Census, County Business Patterns (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), NAICS 484 and 492/SIC 421, available at http://censtats.census.gov/cbpnaic/cbpnaic.shtml as of September 28, 2009.

Vehicle-miles, total rural and urban:

1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201.

1995-2007: lbid. Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table VM-1, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of July 10, 2009.

Ton-miles:

1980-2007: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, special tabulation, as of July 13, 2009.

Fuel consumed, Average fuel consumption per vehicle, Average miles traveled per gallon of fuel consumed, and Average miles traveled per vehicle:

1970-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A.

1995-2007: Ibid., Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table VM-1, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of July 10, 2009.

Safety:

U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts 2007, DOT HS 811 002 (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), tables 3 and 9, July 13, 2009.