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# Development of Truck Payload Equivalent Factor (TPEF) 5.0 Observations (continued) Table 10. Average Payload (lbs) by Commodities and Gross Vehicle Weight Group VIUS – National Commodities Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Live animals and fish - 5,055 7,638 5,424 9,472 17,200 16,345 40,022 Animal feed or products of animal origin - 4,682 6,138 3,760 8,330 11,778 18,980 39,841 Cereal grains - 13,348 15,234 8,690 14,334 17,640 24,208 41,922 All other agricultural products - 10,728 6,889 5,985 7,660 11,348 26,793 34,616 Basic chemicals - * * 3,386 * 11,180 14,264 38,431 Fertilizers and fertilizer materials - 8,062 2,937 5,382 7,898 12,308 25,148 30,134 Pharmaceutical products - * * - * 7,455 * 14,507 All other chemical products - 2,715 3,046 4,357 6,193 9,712 17,574 36,411 Alcoholic beverages - - 2,670 - * 16,177 20,142 35,758 Bakery and milled grains - 2,000 2,407 7,083 * 3,198 27,732 31,389 Meat, seafood, and their preparation - * 10,402 3,646 - 8,819 10,738 40,012 Tobacco products - - 2,700 - - * 9,253 34,381 All other prepared foodstuff - 4,354 3,607 3,617 5,486 13,240 23,736 38,894 Logs and other wood in rough - 5,838 4,880 * 9,384 11,029 22,746 46,774 Paper and paperboard articles - - * - 6,718 8,842 18,591 37,932 

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1 of 5 6/23/2015 1:00 PMPrinted products - 8,864 3,418 4,699 2,126 8,578 8,805 21,340 Pulp, newsprint, paper, or paperboards - * * * - 10,904 15,815 41,774 Wood products - 3,303 3,592 5,410 7,263 8,218 16,182 34,699 Articles of base metal * 1,808 2,016 4,399 4,323 8,095 12,840 29,564 Base metal finished or semi-finished form * 3,375 3,871 3,731 4,080 6,356 12,110 38,010 Non-metallic mineral products - 3,737 2,088 3,438 6,652 10,527 28,977 35,962 Non-powered tools - 2,675 3,167 4,353 5,421 6,680 9,899 14,810 Powered tools - 3,894 3,602 4,849 8,513 7,405 12,242 25,241 Electronic and other electrical equipment - 2,463 4,068 2,060 * 7,877 9,946 26,353 Furniture, mattresses, lamps, etc. - 2,056 2,769 2,591 - 6,397 17,501 22,598 Machinery - 4,271 4,277 9,265 5,020 9,958 17,598 35,754 Miscellaneous manufactured products - 1,401 2,411 6,148 5,615 8,571 17,861 27,236 Precision instruments and appliances - 1,455 1,373 10,095 - 4,391 * 26,195 Textile, leather, and related articles - 2,073 2,986 * 8,701 7,599 41,925 36,656 Vehicle, including parts - 3,751 5,506 5,896 7,333 8,173 23,554 31,945 All other transportation equipment - - 2,025 5,431 * 16,312 18,286 42,517 Coal - * * - - 6,748 - 50,011 Crude petroleum - - - - - 8,590 - 39,890 Gravel and crushed stones - 6,544 6,931 6,276 10,122 13,770 24,305 39,130 Metallic ores and concentrates - - * - 10,000 - - 42,272 

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2 of 5 6/23/2015 1:00 PMMonumental and building stones - * 3,460 5,782 14,100 10,392 9,473 35,960 Natural sand - 7,306 3,029 12,849 6,000 11,643 28,662 38,067 All other nonmetallic minerals - 7,337 3,064 2,478 7,662 16,262 13,580 38,835 Fuel oils - 4,484 14,811 - * 15,422 17,525 39,634 Gasoline and aviation turbine - * - 2,825 - 15,128 18,916 53,423 Plastic and rubber - * 2,931 3,329 * 8,113 12,548 30,379 All other coal and refined petroleum - 4,519 4,336 * 4,874 10,326 18,672 41,027 Hazardous waste - * 1,500 - - 6,854 15,517 37,856 All other waste and scrap - 3,384 2,927 * 5,951 8,120 12,823 24,944 Recyclable products - 3,153 4,878 3,689 * 8,425 13,743 27,532 Mail and courier parcels * 7,976 5,559 4,608 7,342 10,884 33,344 31,628 Empty shipping containers - 2,661 * - * 2,309 16,129 26,699 Passengers - 2,264 2,501 * * * * * Mixed freight - 2,080 2,633 4,051 * 20,137 28,811 37,094 Multiple categories - 3,602 3,375 4,198 5,463 8,127 17,189 31,946 Products not classified, blank, not reported or applicable - 2,471 * 6,556 7,809 11,622 17,644 30,545 (*) Small sample size. (-) No observation. Table 11. Average Payload (lbs) by Distance Traveled and Gross Vehicle Weight Group VIUS – National Distance Traveled Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Off-the-road - 3,335 5,380 4,085 8,249 11,089 16,018 33,378 Less than 50 miles - 4,528 3,706 4,550 8,023 10,310 18,674 29,628 

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3 of 5 6/23/2015 1:00 PM51 to 100 miles * 3,761 3,585 4,913 6,436 10,628 23,270 36,247 101 to 200 miles - 3,012 4,189 6,628 8,491 12,747 30,180 39,743 201 to 500 miles - 3,980 4,273 7,029 6,360 10,301 25,379 40,243 501 miles or more - 4,668 3,216 8,052 6,545 12,031 34,210 40,089 (*) Small sample size. (-) No observation. Table 12. Average Payload (lbs) by Body Type and Gross Vehicle Weight Group VIUS – National Major Body Type Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Truck or Truck + Trailer Bulk - 6,249 4,798 5,004 10,831 13,152 15,707 30,966 Flatbed * 4,027 4,767 4,858 7,836 9,465 11,405 16,693 Tank - 6,077 4,438 7,266 7,249 12,991 15,743 26,858 Van * 4,179 3,071 4,322 6,770 7,516 9,519 6,233 Reefer - 4,820 3,196 4,263 * 9,161 10,983 10,414 Logging - 15,036 * * * 10,787 * 42,857 Other * 2,969 3,075 4,442 5,235 7,391 11,887 23,853

Tractor + Trailer Automobile - - - * - * 25,443 34,257 Livestock - - - * - 44,361 27,747 42,535 Bulk - * - * - 36,846 45,319 50,135 Flatbed - * * * * 24,997 31,949 41,874 Tank - - - - - * 47,656 49,788 Van - - - - - 23,995 28,079 38,721 Reefer - - - - - 19,390 24,775 41,426 

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4 of 5 6/23/2015 1:00 PMLogging - - - * - * * 50,004 Other - - - - - * 31,498 31,800 (*) Small sample size. (-) No observation. 

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