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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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Printed 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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Monumental 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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51 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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Logging - - - * - * * 50,004

Other - - - - - * 31,498 31,800

(*) Small sample size.

(-) No observation.

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