Estimating commercial truck VMT (vehicle miles of travel) of interstate motor carriers: Data evaluation

Technical Report · Tue Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5377329

Hu, P S; Wright, T; Miaou, Shaw-Pin; Beal, D J; Davis, S C ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)

This memorandum summarizes the evaluation results of six data sources in terms of their ability to estimate the number of commercial trucks operating in interstate commerce and their vehicle miles of travel (VMT) by carrier type and by state. The six data sources are: (1) Truck Inventory and Use Survey (TIUS) from the Bureau of the Census, (2) nationwide truck activity and commodity survey (NTACS) from the Bureau of the Census, (3) National Truck Trip Information Survey (NTTIS) from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), (4) highway performance monitoring system (HPMS) from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation, (5) state fuel tax reports from each individual state and the international fuel tax agreement (IFTA), and (6) International Registration Plan (IRP) of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA). TIUS, NTACS, and NTTIS are designed to provide data on the physical and operational characteristics of the Nation's truck population (or sub-population); HPMS is implemented to collect information on the physical and usage characteristics of various highway systems; and state fuel tax reports and IRP are tax-oriented registrations. 16 figs., 13 tabs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOT
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5377329
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-11278; ON: DE90004356
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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