U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Vehicle Technologies Program

Fact #363: March 14, 2005
Heavy Truck Miles by Age

The recently released 2002 Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) data show that one-year-old heavy trucks are driven an average of 81,700 miles a year. As the age of the truck increases, the truck's average annual miles decrease.

Average Annual Miles per Heavy Truck by Age
Graph showing the average annual number of miles a heavy truck is driven by its age.

Note: Heavy truck is defined as over 26,000 lb gross vehicle weight rating as decoded from the Vehicle Identification Number of the truck. Only trucks in use during 2002 were included.

Supporting Information

Average Annual Miles for Heavy Trucks
Age of Vehicle Average Annual Miles
per Truck
Less than 1 year old 80,574
1 year old 81,746
2 years old 79,664
3 years old 70,653
4 years old 62,750
5 years old 53,836
6 years old 49,121
7 years old 43,121
8 years old 35,740
9 years old 33,785
10 years old 29,073
11 years old 27,011
12 years old 22,921
13 years old 22,446
14 years old 20,243
15 years old 20,007
16 years old and older 9,127
All 45,965

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, "2002 Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey," Micodata file, January 2005.

Data generated by Stacy Davis, Oak Ridge National Lab February 23, 2005

 

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