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Historical VIUS Data

Listed below you can find prior VIUS datasets and higher level summary reports at the national and state level. Prior to 1997, the VIUS was referred to as the Truck Inventory and Use Survey (TIUS).

VIUS FAQs

What is the purpose of the Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS)? Will the scope and population of interest for the 2021 VIUS remain the same as the earlier surveys?  What are some common uses of the VIUS data? Who uses the VIUS data? Who conducts the VIUS and how often is it...

BTS Offers COVID-19 Related Daily, Weekly and Monthly Transportation Statistics

Responding to heightened interest in the most recent transportation data, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has created new web pages of daily, weekly and monthly statistics. These pages allow comparison of pre-COVID-19 and current numbers for passenger travel and freight shipments.

The new pages present a wide range of data on all transportation modes from various sources, and BTS will add more measures as they become available.

U.S. Tonne-Kilometers of Freight

KEY: R= revised; U = data are not available.

a Incudes Freight, Express, and Mail. 

b Estimates from 1980 to 1989 come from the Association of American Railroads using ton mile values from the Surface Transportation Board’s Waybill Sample. The Waybill Sample represents all major U.S. railroads, including all Class I railroads and several short-line railroads.

c Foreign water traffic is only measured for their travel on U.S. waterways, based on distance from coastal entrance channels to ports and...