Table 3-3 Number of Trucks, Locomotives, Rail Cars, and Vessels: 1990, 2000, and 2010-2013
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway (all vehicles)1 | NA | NA | 250,070,048 | 253,108,389 | 253,639,386 | 255,876,822 |
| Truck, single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more | NA | NA | 8,217,189 | 7,819,055 | 8,190,286 | 8,126,007 |
| Truck, combination | NA | NA | 2,552,865 | 2,451,638 | 2,469,094 | 2,471,349 |
| Truck, total | NA | NA | 10,770,054 | 10,270,693 | 10,659,380 | 10,597,356 |
| Trucks as percent of all highway vehicles | NA | NA | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Rail | ||||||
| Class I, locomotive | 18,835 | 20,028 | 23,893 | 24,250 | 24,707 | 25,033 |
| Class I, freight cars2 | 658,902 | 560,154 | 397,730 | 380,699 | 380,641 | 373,838 |
| Nonclass I, freight cars2 | 103,527 | 132,448 | 101,755 | 95,972 | 92,742 | 88,122 |
| Car companies and shippers freight cars2 | 449,832 | 688,194 | 809,544 | 806,554 | 842,802 | 873,679 |
| Water | 39,445 | 41,354 | 40,512 | 40,521 | 40,530 | 39,999 |
| Nonself-propelled vessels3 | 31,209 | 33,152 | 31,412 | 31,498 | 31,550 | 31,081 |
| Self-propelled vessels4 | 8,236 | 8,202 | 9,100 | 9,023 | 8,980 | 8,918 |
KEY: NA = not available.
1Based on a new methodology, FHWA revised its annual vehicle-miles traveled, number of vehicles, and fuel economy data beginning with 2007. Information on the new methodology is available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm. Data in this table should not be compared to those in pre-2011 editions of Freight Facts and Figures.
2Beginning with 2001 data, Canadian-owned U.S. railroads are excluded. Canadian-owned U.S. railroads accounted for over 46,000 freight cars in 2000.
3Nonself-propelled vessels include dry-cargo barges, tank barges, and railroad-car floats.
4Self-propelled vessels include dry cargo, passenger, off-shore support, tankers, and towboats.
SOURCES: Highway: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: annual issues), table VM-1, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2013/ as of July 2015. Rail: Locomotive: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: annual issues). Freight cars: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Equipment Report (Washington, DC: annual issues). Water: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Waterborne Transportation Lines of the United States, Volume 1, National Summaries (New Orleans, LA: annual issues), available at www.navigationdatacenter.us/veslchar/veslchar.htm as of July 2015.