Average Annual Vehicle Miles Traveled by Major Vehicle Category
| Class 8 Truck | Transit Bus | Paratransit Shuttle | Refuse Truck | Delivery Truck | School Bus | Light Truck/Van | Car | Motorcycle | |
| VMT | 62751 | 43647 | 29429 | 25000 | 12435 | 12000 | 11543 | 11467 | 2312 |
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This chart shows average annual vehicle miles traveled (per vehicle) by major vehicle categories in the United States. Class 8 trucks, or semi-trailer trucks, typically travel much further than any other vehicle type. Transit buses, paratransit shuttles, and refuse trucks also log high numbers of miles on average. Motorcycle miles continue to drop. See also Average Annual Fuel Use by Vehicle Type and Average Fuel Economy by Major Vehicle Category.- Federal Highway Administration. Highway Statistics 2018, Table VM-1.
- Calculated from statistics found in American Public Transit Association's Public Transportation Fact Book 2019.
- Gordon, Deborah, Juliet Burdelski, and James S. Cannon. Greening Garbage Trucks: New Technologies for Cleaner Air. Inform, Inc. 2003.
- American School Bus Council. National School Bus Fuel Data.
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