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Development of Truck Payload Equivalent Factor (TPEF)

5.0 Observations (continued)

 

Table 10. Average Payload (lbs) by Commodities and Gross Vehicle Weight Group VIUS – National

Commodities

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Live animals and fish

-

5,055

7,638

5,424

9,472

17,200

16,345

40,022

Animal feed or products of animal origin

-

4,682

6,138

3,760

8,330

11,778

18,980

39,841

Cereal grains

-

13,348

15,234

8,690

14,334

17,640

24,208

41,922

All other agricultural products

-

10,728

6,889

5,985

7,660

11,348

26,793

34,616

Basic chemicals

-

*

*

3,386

*

11,180

14,264

38,431

Fertilizers and fertilizer materials

-

8,062

2,937

5,382

7,898

12,308

25,148

30,134

Pharmaceutical products

-

*

*

-

*

7,455

*

14,507

All other chemical products

-

2,715

3,046

4,357

6,193

9,712

17,574

36,411

Alcoholic beverages

-

-

2,670

-

*

16,177

20,142

35,758

Bakery and milled grains

-

2,000

2,407

7,083

*

3,198

27,732

31,389

Meat, seafood, and their preparation

-

*

10,402

3,646

-

8,819

10,738

40,012

Tobacco products

-

-

2,700

-

-

*

9,253

34,381

All other prepared foodstuff

-

4,354

3,607

3,617

5,486

13,240

23,736

38,894

Logs and other wood in rough

-

5,838

4,880

*

9,384

11,029

22,746

46,774

Paper and paperboard articles

-

-

*

-

6,718

8,842

18,591

37,932

Printed products

-

8,864

3,418

4,699

2,126

8,578

8,805

21,340

Pulp, newsprint, paper, or paperboards

-

*

*

*

-

10,904

15,815

41,774

Wood products

-

3,303

3,592

5,410

7,263

8,218

16,182

34,699

Articles of base metal

*

1,808

2,016

4,399

4,323

8,095

12,840

29,564

Base metal finished or semi-finished form

*

3,375

3,871

3,731

4,080

6,356

12,110

38,010

Non-metallic mineral products

-

3,737

2,088

3,438

6,652

10,527

28,977

35,962

Non-powered tools

-

2,675

3,167

4,353

5,421

6,680

9,899

14,810

Powered tools

-

3,894

3,602

4,849

8,513

7,405

12,242

25,241

Electronic and other electrical equipment

-

2,463

4,068

2,060

*

7,877

9,946

26,353

Furniture, mattresses, lamps, etc.

-

2,056

2,769

2,591

-

6,397

17,501

22,598

Machinery

-

4,271

4,277

9,265

5,020

9,958

17,598

35,754

Miscellaneous manufactured products

-

1,401

2,411

6,148

5,615

8,571

17,861

27,236

Precision instruments and appliances

-

1,455

1,373

10,095

-

4,391

*

26,195

Textile, leather, and related articles

-

2,073

2,986

*

8,701

7,599

41,925

36,656

Vehicle, including parts

-

3,751

5,506

5,896

7,333

8,173

23,554

31,945

All other transportation equipment

-

-

2,025

5,431

*

16,312

18,286

42,517

Coal

-

*

*

-

-

6,748

-

50,011

Crude petroleum

-

-

-

-

-

8,590

-

39,890

Gravel and crushed stones

-

6,544

6,931

6,276

10,122

13,770

24,305

39,130

Metallic ores and concentrates

-

-

*

-

10,000

-

-

42,272

Monumental and building stones

-

*

3,460

5,782

14,100

10,392

9,473

35,960

Natural sand

-

7,306

3,029

12,849

6,000

11,643

28,662

38,067

All other nonmetallic minerals

-

7,337

3,064

2,478

7,662

16,262

13,580

38,835

Fuel oils

-

4,484

14,811

-

*

15,422

17,525

39,634

Gasoline and aviation turbine

-

*

-

2,825

-

15,128

18,916

53,423

Plastic and rubber

-

*

2,931

3,329

*

8,113

12,548

30,379

All other coal and refined petroleum

-

4,519

4,336

*

4,874

10,326

18,672

41,027

Hazardous waste

-

*

1,500

-

-

6,854

15,517

37,856

All other waste and scrap

-

3,384

2,927

*

5,951

8,120

12,823

24,944

Recyclable products

-

3,153

4,878

3,689

*

8,425

13,743

27,532

Mail and courier parcels

*

7,976

5,559

4,608

7,342

10,884

33,344

31,628

Empty shipping containers

-

2,661

*

-

*

2,309

16,129

26,699

Passengers

-

2,264

2,501

*

*

*

*

*

Mixed freight

-

2,080

2,633

4,051

*

20,137

28,811

37,094

Multiple categories

-

3,602

3,375

4,198

5,463

8,127

17,189

31,946

Products not classified, blank, not reported or applicable

-

2,471

*

6,556

7,809

11,622

17,644

30,545

(*)  Small sample size.
(-)  No observation.

Table 11. Average Payload (lbs) by Distance Traveled and Gross Vehicle Weight Group VIUS – National

Distance Traveled

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Off-the-road

-

3,335

5,380

4,085

8,249

11,089

16,018

33,378

Less than 50 miles

-

4,528

3,706

4,550

8,023

10,310

18,674

29,628

51 to 100 miles

*

3,761

3,585

4,913

6,436

10,628

23,270

36,247

101 to 200 miles

-

3,012

4,189

6,628

8,491

12,747

30,180

39,743

201 to 500 miles

-

3,980

4,273

7,029

6,360

10,301

25,379

40,243

501 miles or more

-

4,668

3,216

8,052

6,545

12,031

34,210

40,089

(*)  Small sample size.
(-)  No observation.

Table 12. Average Payload (lbs) by Body Type and Gross Vehicle Weight Group VIUS – National

Major Body Type

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Truck or Truck + Trailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bulk

-

6,249

4,798

5,004

10,831

13,152

15,707

30,966

Flatbed 

*

4,027

4,767

4,858

7,836

9,465

11,405

16,693

Tank

-

6,077

4,438

7,266

7,249

12,991

15,743

26,858

Van

*

4,179

3,071

4,322

6,770

7,516

9,519

6,233

Reefer

-

4,820

3,196

4,263

*

9,161

10,983

10,414

Logging

-

15,036

*

*

*

10,787

*

42,857

Other

*

2,969

3,075

4,442

5,235

7,391

11,887

23,853

Tractor + Trailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automobile

-

-

-

*

-

*

25,443

34,257

Livestock

-

-

-

*

-

44,361

27,747

42,535

Bulk

-

*

-

*

-

36,846

45,319

50,135

Flatbed 

-

*

*

*

*

24,997

31,949

41,874

Tank

-

-

-

-

-

*

47,656

49,788

Van

-

-

-

-

-

23,995

28,079

38,721

Reefer

-

-

-

-

-

19,390

24,775

41,426

Logging

-

-

-

*

-

*

*

50,004

Other

-

-

-

-

-

*

31,498

31,800

(*) Small sample size.
(-)  No observation.

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