Summary Statistics for Two-Axle,
Four-Tire Trucks, 1970–2006
The Federal Highway Administration released revised historical data back to 1985 which better reflected
two‐axle, four‐tire trucks. The definition of this category includes vans, pickup trucks, and sport utility
vehicles.
| Year |
Registrations (thousands) |
Vehicle travel (million miles) |
Fuel use (million gallons) |
Fuel economy (miles per gallon) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,211 |
123,286 |
12,313 |
10.0 |
1971 |
15,181 |
137,870 |
13,484 |
10.2 |
1972 |
16,428 |
156,622 |
15,150 |
10.3 |
1973 |
18,083 |
176,833 |
16,828 |
10.5 |
1974 |
19,335 |
182,757 |
16,657 |
11.0 |
1975 |
20,418 |
200,700 |
19,081 |
10.5 |
1976 |
22,301 |
225,834 |
20,828 |
10.8 |
1977 |
23,624 |
250,591 |
22,383 |
11.2 |
1978 |
25,476 |
279,414 |
24,162 |
11.6 |
1979 |
27,022 |
291,905 |
24,445 |
11.9 |
1980 |
27,876 |
290,935 |
23,796 |
12.2 |
1981 |
28,928 |
296,343 |
23,697 |
12.5 |
1982 |
29,792 |
306,141 |
22,702 |
13.5 |
1983 |
31,214 |
327,643 |
23,945 |
13.7 |
1984 |
32,106 |
358,006 |
25,604 |
14.0 |
1985(a) |
37,214 |
390,961 |
27,363 |
14.3 |
1986 |
39,382 |
423,915 |
29,074 |
14.6 |
1987 |
41,107 |
456,870 |
30,598 |
14.9 |
1988 |
43,805 |
502,207 |
32,653 |
15.4 |
1989 |
45,945 |
536,475 |
33,271 |
16.1 |
1990 |
48,275 |
574,571 |
35,611 |
16.1 |
1991 |
53,033 |
649,394 |
38,217 |
17.0 |
1992 |
57,091 |
706,863 |
40,929 |
17.3 |
1993 |
59,994 |
745,750 |
42,851 |
17.4 |
1994 |
62,904 |
764,634 |
44,112 |
17.3 |
1995 |
65,738 |
790,029 |
45,605 |
17.3 |
1996 |
69,134 |
816,540 |
47,354 |
17.2 |
1997 |
70,224 |
850,739 |
49,389 |
17.2 |
1998 |
71,330 |
868,275 |
50,462 |
17.2 |
1999 |
75,356 |
901,022 |
52,859 |
17.0 |
2000 |
79,085 |
923,059 |
52,939 |
17.4 |
2001 |
84,188 |
943,207 |
53,522 |
17.6 |
2002 |
85,011 |
966,034 |
55,220 |
17.5 |
2003 |
87,187 |
984,094 |
60,758 |
16.2 |
2004 |
91,845 |
1,027,164 |
63,417 |
16.2 |
2005 |
95,337 |
1,041,051 |
58,869 |
17.7 |
2006 |
99,125 |
1,089,013 |
60,662 |
18.0 |
| Average annual percentage change | ||||
| 1970–2006 | 5.5% | 6.2% | 4.5% | 1.6% |
| 1996–2006 | 3.7% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 0.5% |
Source:
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2006, Washington, DC,
2007, Table VM-1 and annual. (Additional resources: www.fhwa.dot.gov)
(a) Beginning in this year the data were revised to include all vans (including mini-vans), pickups and sport utility vehicles.
