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Table 4-2 Average Truck Speeds on Selected Metropolitan Area Interstates:  2012–2015

Monday, January 4, 2016

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(miles per hour)

Metropolitan Area 2012 2013 2014 2015
Atlanta, GA 60.51 60.16 59.01 58.83
Boston, MA 56.84 56.62 55.11 54.55
Chicago, IL 55.41 54.40 52.61 53.18
Dallas, TX 60.16 59.64 59.33 59.31
Detroit, MI 57.44 57.35 56.21 56.39
Houston, TX 59.15 58.73 57.87 57.96
Los Angeles, CA 49.29 48.95 48.29 47.93
Miami, FL 60.35 60.20 59.17 59.02
New York, NY 55.55 55.64 53.65 53.64
Philadelphia, PA 56.29 56.02 53.86 53.57
Phoenix, AZ 60.16 60.03 58.99 60.29
San Francisco, CA 47.01 47.82 47.22 47.56
Seattle, WA 54.41 54.42 54.03 54.09
Washington, DC 56.31 55.78 54.94 56.12

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Performance Measurement Program, special tabulation, 2015.