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Notable Stats from 2014
FOR HIRE SIZE TRUCKS #OF FLEETS
1-4 Drivers 577,900 403,000
5-20 Drivers 314,000 27,800
21-50 Drivers 243,500 6,500
51-99 Drivers 169,600 2,300
1,305,000 439,600
Total # fleets= 441,040
*Only 1,440 Fleets over 100 trucks!
• 3.1 million CDL’s in interstate in 2014
• Class 3-8 trucks traveled 279.1 billion miles in 2014
• Class 3-8 trucks consumed 44 billion gallons of fuel up from 43.3 billion in 2013
• Trucks moved 72.5% of all US freight tonnage in 2013
• Truckload irregular route fleet drivers’ pay was $52,600 in 2015 – up from $49,900 in 2014
• Nearly 9 out of 10 truckload carriers use idle reduction (APU’s and in-cab heaters)
• Fuel was 34% of for hire fleets operating costs in 2014 – down from 38% in 2013
• Driver wages went up from 34% to 35%
• Fuel Costs dropped 10% in 2014
• Overall operating costs increased 2% in 2014 over 2013
• Tolls increased 18%
• Insurance increased 11%
• Maintenance increased 7%
•Driver wages were up 5%
• 26% operating ratios were below 90% in 2015. Only 12% operated below 90% in 2014
• 3.4 million roadside truck inspections in 2015. There were 470,906 out of service violations in 2014. This is a 14% out of service rate-well below the decade average of 22%
• Driver inspections resulted in 159,122 out of service violations, down from 166,223 in 2014
• Fatal crash data involving combination trucks:
Per 100 million miles traveled
1975 6.5
1980 5.4
1985 5.0
1990 3.9
1995 2.8
2000 2.7
2005 2.3
2010 1.4
2015 1.5
• Fatigue is not listed in the top 10 driver-related factors and violations (2014)
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