Table 6-6 Fuel Consumption by Transportation Mode: 2007-2013
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway1 | |||||||
| Gasoline, diesel and other fuels (million gallons) | 176,203 | 170,765 | 168,140 | 170,411 | 168,597 | 168,621 | 169,651 |
| Truck, total | 47,219 | 47,704 | 44,303 | 45,023 | 42,377 | 42,352 | 43,297 |
| Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck | 16,314 | 17,144 | 16,253 | 15,097 | 14,183 | 14,376 | 14,502 |
| Combination truck | 30,904 | 30,561 | 28,050 | 29,927 | 28,193 | 27,975 | 28,795 |
| Truck (percent of total) | 26.8 | 27.9 | 26.3 | 26 | 25.1 | 25.1 | 25.5 |
| Rail, Class I (in freight service) | |||||||
| Distillate / diesel fuel (million gallons) | 4,087 | 3,911 | 3,220 | 3,519 | 3,710 | 3,634 | 3,713 |
| Water | |||||||
| Residual fuel oil (million gallons) | 6,327 | 5,258 | 4,589 | 5,143 | 4,560 | 4,820 | 4,212 |
| Distillate / diesel fuel oil (million gallons) | 1,924 | 1,983 | 1,913 | 2,003 | 2,133 | 1,768 | 1,676 |
| Gasoline (million gallons) | 1,222 | 1,136 | 1,130 | 1,167 | 1,104 | 1,093 | 1,123 |
| Pipeline | |||||||
| Natural gas (million cubic feet) | 621,364 | 647,956 | 670,174 | 674,124 | (R) 687,784 | 730,790 | 861,583 |
KEY: R = revised.
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.
SOURCES: Highway: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: annual issues), table VM-1. Rail: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts 2014 (Washington, DC: 2014), p. 63. Water: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales 2013 (Washington, DC: 2014), tables 2, 4, and similar tables in earlier editions; U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: annual issues), table MF-24, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2013/ as of July 2015. Pipeline: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual 2013, (Washington, DC: October 2014), table 15 and similar tables in earlier editions.