Development of Truck Payload Equivalent Factor (TPEF)

5.0 Observations (continued)

Table 13. Average Payload (lbs) by Commodities and FHWA Vehicle Class VIUS – National
Commodities	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6	Class 7	Class 8	Class 9
Live animals and fish	8,374	18,579	32,102	15,028	41,627	37,426	-	-	*
Animal feed or products animal origin	9,428	24,576	32,395	15,086	44,674	23,302	54,568	37,565	63,969
Cereal grains	15,874	27,390	34,225	33,585	49,682	54,474	52,563	39,199	70,119
All other agricultural products	8,711	24,059	37,659	15,684	41,891	50,540	49,225	50,078	64,244
Basic chemicals	8,295	18,750	-	26,531	43,906	63,167	-	*	87,994
Fertilizers and fertilizer materials	10,624	24,745	20,375	13,049	45,315	43,441	*	*	72,707
Pharmaceutical products	5,802	9,000	-	*	31,289	-	-	-	-
All other chemical products	6,604	23,810	31,031	14,833	45,692	35,833	-	-	*
Alcoholic beverages	9,978	27,370	-	22,604	43,848	-	*	-	-
Bakery and milled grains	2,851	19,322	-	25,448	40,729	69,588	*	*	-
Meat, seafood, and their preparation	6,481	22,782	-	17,415	43,554	50,000	-	*	-
Tobacco products	8,045	*	-	*	42,444	-	-	-	-
All other prepared foodstuff	9,895	26,038	37,097	22,640	43,529	51,519	45,791	46,985	*
Logs and other wood in rough	7,986	27,342	38,084	24,905	49,553	53,130	-	-	74,179
Paper and paperboard articles	7,579	17,246	40,000	25,303	40,788	55,092	*	-	40,000
Printed products	6,137	18,544	-	*	35,565	-	-	-	-
Pulp, newsprint, paper, or paperboard	8,689	*	-	13,190	42,227	52,073	-	-	-
Wood products	6,665	20,215	23,982	14,210	43,441	58,837	*	*	61,909
Articles of base metal	5,191	17,950	16,614	12,700	39,979	46,527	-	*	-
Base metal – finished or semi-finished	4,563	11,801	34,103	17,091	40,697	52,761	*	-	58,225
Non-metallic mineral products	7,036	31,174	35,825	18,612	44,852	50,048	50,967	*	82,096
Non-powered tools	4,530	14,898	24,887	6,803	30,991	45,451	-	-	*
Powered tools	4,543	11,109	23,595	9,718	37,311	36,387	-	-	-
Electronic and electrical equipment	5,005	9,955	*	18,302	39,588	14,775	-	-	-
Furniture, mattresses, lamps, etc.	3,992	*	-	16,834	37,494	33,765	-	*	*
Machinery	5,224	17,419	30,975	14,819	37,548	46,420	-	*	104,387
Miscellaneous manufactured products	4,451	14,994	-	21,376	37,925	35,099	-	*	-
Precision instruments and apparatus	3,468	*	-	9,782	35,042	*	*	-	-
Textile, leather, and related articles	4,542	-	-	26,496	43,969	-	-	*	-
Vehicle, including parts	6,319	19,996	13,873	14,018	36,453	36,087	-	-	*
All other transportation equipment	8,298	25,573	*	14,510	45,079	43,656	-	-	75,229
Coal	5,614	32,290	44,124	-	48,702	56,010	-	-	97,735
Crude petroleum	8,590	25,254	41,602	-	43,018	70,750	-	-	55,643
Gravel and crushed stones	11,570	30,455	39,976	18,394	45,643	47,966	48,854	49,626	85,521
Metallic ores and concentrates	*	28,390	40,294	-	52,342	-	-	-	*
Monumental or building stones	6,971	27,470	41,164	*	41,751	50,907	-	*	*
Natural sand	10,412	28,836	39,182	19,752	47,265	47,205	*	*	92,440
All other nonmetallic minerals	13,979	29,194	38,400	23,567	47,713	46,391	52,000	*	83,457
Fuel oils	15,253	24,635	40,339	31,979	51,915	69,013	-	-	77,294
Gasoline and aviation turbine	11,871	20,903	*	*	53,988	80,404	*	-	68,592
Plastic and rubber	5,286	14,833	-	11,542	38,109	45,522	*	*	-
All other coal and refined petroleum	9,998	19,347	38,609	15,234	46,783	67,721	*	-	71,067
Hazardous waste	6,818	25,125	*	*	45,292	55,849	-	-	-
All other waste and scrap	7,033	20,170	26,758	8,048	43,038	46,960	-	-	79,101
Recyclable products	6,799	19,800	21,345	14,288	38,950	41,832	-	-	*
Mail and courier parcels	7,706	*	-	29,575	31,813	-	37,702	36,485	45,763
Empty shipping containers	2,995	7,622	*	16,938	33,709	-	-	-	-
Passengers	2,613	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mixed freight	5,914	21,937	-	24,625	39,024	43,892	33,200	34,843	55,209
Multiple categories	5,363	23,687	37,463	9,320	41,747	46,169	49,245	46,420	80,593
Products not classified, blank, not reported or applicable.	11,084	25,482	25,674	24,598	42,120	34,779	-	-	-

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

Table 14. Average Payload (lbs) by Distance Traveled and FHWA Vehicle Class VIUS – National
Distance Traveled	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6	Class 7	Class 8	Class 9
Off-the-road	9,235	24,210	37,058	22,034	46,144	39,989	*	*	68,099
Less then 50 miles	7,223	25,293	35,198	13,392	42,135	44,964	37,611	47,330	77,886
51 to 100 miles	6,851	23,736	36,198	18,590	43,911	48,072	48,328	46,877	73,810
101 to 200 miles	7,509	23,463	35,732	21,207	42,061	53,637	40,054	43,074	71,319
201 to 500 miles	7,085	21,407	32,938	18,909	41,588	35,180	33,250	35,455	61,586
501 miles or more	6,231	21,334	39,368	21,271	40,184	47,807	38,505	39,928	67,979

(*) Small sample size.

Table 15. Average Payload (lbs) by Body Type and FHWA Vehicle Class VIUS – National
Major Body Type	Class 1	Class 2	Class 3	Class 4	Class 5	Class 6	Class 7	Class 8	Class 9
Truck or Truck +Trailers
Bulk	10,815	28,534	39,016	8,911	34,867	34,965	-	-	-
Flatbed	6,827	19,281	28,128	8,785	32,210	19,284	-	-	-
Tank	12,713	24,758	34,510	15,867	44,741	56,774	-	-	-
Van	5,522	20,333	22,875	6,421	31,977	20,000	-	-	-
Reefer	8,391	21,914	12,347	6,030	-	-	-	-	-
Logging	11,682	30,052	38,118	14,498	48,497	59,835	-	-	-
Other	5,555	23,235	32,696	7,261	31,989	17,099	-	-	-
Tractor + Trailers
Automobile	-	-	-	25,326	34,635	37,051	-	-	-
Livestock	-	-	-	37,594	41,462	56,746	-	-	64,759
Bulk	-	-	-	39,623	47,956	53,814	51,996	48,169	83,144
Flatbed	-	-	-	24,037	40,849	46,937	48,244	50,389	64,150
Tank	-	-	-	39,788	48,395	62,555	53,412	47,354	79,811
Van	-	-	-	23,991	39,806	45,233	34,345	34,413	51,631
Reefer	-	-	-	24,585	41,659	50,000	32,392	43,342	54,333
Logging	-	-	-	43,595	49,642	53,051	3,000	-	74,179
Other	-	-	-	45,340	36,250	27,817	-	-	-

(-) No observation.

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