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2-1 Vehicle-Miles Traveled

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

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Mode 2007 2014
Air    
U.S. air carrier, domestica 6,733 5,947
Highway    
Light-duty vehicleb 2,691,034 2,710,556
Motorcycle 21,396 19,970
Truck 304,178 279,132
Bus 14,516 15,999
Passenger rail    
Amtrakc 267 325
Commuter railc 325 367
Heavy railc 657 676
Light rail c,d 84 114

aMeasured in revenue aircraft-miles. bIncludes passenger cars, light trucks, vans, and sport utility vehicles. cMeasured in passenger car-miles. dLight rail was revised beginning in 2011 and includes light rail, street car rail, and hybrid rail.

Note: Data for 2007 and later years may not be comparable to previous years due to changes in methodology.

Source: As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-35, available at www.bts.gov as of October 2016.