Figure 4-1 Average Truck Speeds on Select Interstate Highways: 2014
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Performance Measurement Program, September 2015.
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Table 4-8 Average Inbound Truck Transit Time at Two U.S.-Mexico Border Crossings: 2014
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Month Bridge of the Americas - El Paso, Texas (minutes) Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge - Pharr, Texas (minutes) January 38 64 February 37 73...Table 4-7 Average Time for Commercial Vehicles to Travel One Mile at Selected U.S.-Canada Border Crossings: 2014
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Location Direction Average Minutes per Mile Ambassador Bridge - Detroit, MI Inbound 5.7 Outbound 4.5 Port Huron, MI Inbound 4.6...Table 4-6 Truck Trip Reliability as Indicated by Minimum and Maximum Travel Times Between Selected City-Pairs: 2014
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Location Northbound/ Eastbound Minimum Northbound/ Eastbound Maximum Maximum/Minimum Percent Difference Southbound/ Westbound Minimum Southbound/ Westbound Maximum Maximum/Minimum Percent Difference...Table 4-5 Largest Improvement in Average Speed for Congested Freight Highway Locations: 2012 and 2013
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Location Overall Average Speed (mph) Peak Period Average Speed (mph) Non-Peak Period Average Speed (mph) 2012 2013 Percent change, 2012 to 2013 2012 2013...Table 4-4 Top 25 Congested Freight-Significant Locations: 2013
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Location Congestion Ranking Average Speed (mph) Peak Period Average Speed (mph) Non-Peak Period Average Speed (mph) Non-Peak/ Peak Ratio Fort Lee, NJ: I-95 at SR-4 1 35.72...Table 4-3 Performance Measurements for Selected Corridors on Weekdays: 2014
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Corridor Average Speed Peak Period Average Speed Non-Peak Period Average Speed Non-Peak/ Peak Ratio Buffer Index I-5: Medford, OR to Seattle, WA 55.90 54.79 56....Table 4-2 Average Truck Speeds on Selected Metropolitan Area Interstates: 2012–2015
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Metropolitan Area 2012 2013 2014 2015 Atlanta, GA 60.51 60.16 59.01 58.83 Boston, MA 56.84 56.62...Table 4-1 Maximum Posted Speed Limits on Rural Interstates: 2015
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State Truck Car Alabama 70 70 Alaska 65 65 Arizona 75 75 Arkansas 70...Chapter 4 Freight Transportation System Performance
The efficient and reliable movement of goods is important to the U.S. economy. Truck travel time and speed are two indicators of transportation system performance. Slower speeds and unreliable travel times caused by congestion and inclement weather conditions increase fuel cost and affect...