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FLL, it's the Trucking Industry.........

• Commercial, class 8 trucks logged 114.1 billion miles in 2003, the equivalent of making over 115,000 cross-country trips per day.
• The average class 8 unit (vehicles weighing over 33,001 lbs.) travels more than 43,000 miles per year, the equivalent of driving nearly two times around the world.
• In 2003, commercial trucks consumed nearly 50 billion gallons of diesel and gasoline.

he Future of the Trucking Industry - by the Year 2015

• The U.S. freight transportation industry will carry 18.85 billion tons of freight, generating $1.3 trillion in revenue, representing a 71% increase over 2004 revenue of $765.3 billion.
• Trucking will account for $1.1 trillion of all freight transportation revenue, 71% increase over 2004.
• The trucking industry will haul over 69% of total U.S. freight tonnage.
• The average number of miles driven by class 8 trucks will decline by 2.2%; however, total tonnage volumes will grow by 31.8%.