Fact #382: July 25, 2005
New Medium and Heavy Truck Registrations by Fuel Type, 2004
Trucks with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of 10,000 lb and over are predominantly diesel-fueled. In 2004, 100% of the 202,000 new Class 8 trucks registered were fueled by diesel. Trucks in class 4, weighing 14,000–16,000 lb GVW, had the highest share of gasoline trucks newly registered in 2004.
New Truck Registrations by Weight and Fuel Type, 2004
Supporting Information
| Fuel Type | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck Class |
Weight | Diesel | Gasoline | Number of Trucks (thousands) |
| 3 | 10,000–14,000 lb GVW | 71% | 29% | 107 |
| 4 | 14,000–16,000 lb GVW | 60% | 40% | 65 |
| 5 | 16,000–19,500 lb GVW | 81% | 20% | 41 |
| 6 | 19,500–26,000 lb GVW | 76% | 24% | 76 |
| 7 | 26,000–33,000 lb GVW | 99% | 1% | 83 |
| 8 | 33,000 lb GVW and over | 100% | 0% | 202 |
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Source: Transport Topics Publishing Group, "Light & Medium Truck," April 2005 | ||||
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