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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 VIU

Commodities Group 

1

Group 

2

Group 

3

Group 

4

Group 

5

Group 

6

Live animals 

and fish - 5,055 7,638 5,424 9,472 17,200

Animal feed or 

products of 

animal origin

- 4,682 6,138 3,760 8,330 11,778

Cereal grains - 13,348 15,234 8,690 14,334 17,640

All other 

agricultural 

products

- 10,728 6,889 5,985 7,660 11,348

Basic chemicals - * * 3,386 * 11,180

Fertilizers and 

fertilizer 

materials

- 8,062 2,937 5,382 7,898 12,308

Pharmaceutical 

products - * * - * 7,455

All other 

chemical 

products

- 2,715 3,046 4,357 6,193 9,712

Alcoholic 

beverages - - 2,670 - * 16,177

Bakery and 

milled grains

- 2,000 2,407 7,083 * 3,198

Meat, seafood, 

and their 

preparation

- * 10,402 3,646 - 8,819

Tobacco 

products - - 2,700 - - *

All other 

prepared 

foodstuff

- 4,354 3,607 3,617 5,486 13,240

Logs and other - 5,838 4,880 * 9,384 11,029
wood in rough

Paper and 

paperboard 

articles

--*- 6,718 8,842

Printed 

products

- 8,864 3,418 4,699 2,126 8,578

Pulp, newsprint, 

paper, or 

paperboards

-***- 10,904

Wood products- 3,303 3,592 5,410 7,263 8,218

Articles of base 

metal

* 1,808 2,016 4,399 4,323 8,095

Base metal 

finished or 

semi-finished 

form

* 3,375 3,871 3,731 4,080 6,356

Non-metallic 

mineral 

products

- 3,737 2,088 3,438 6,652 10,527

Non-powered 

tools

- 2,675 3,167 4,353 5,421 6,680

Powered tools- 3,894 3,602 4,849 8,513 7,405

Electronic and 

other electrical 

equipment

- 2,463 4,068 2,060* 7,877

Furniture, 

mattresses, 

lamps, etc.

- 2,056 2,769 2,591- 6,397

Machinery- 4,271 4,277 9,265 5,020 9,958

Miscellaneous 

manufactured 

products

- 1,401 2,411 6,148 5,615 8,571

Precision 

instruments and 

appliances

- 1,455 1,373 10,095- 4,391

Textile, leather, 

and related 

articles

- 2,073 2,986* 8,701 7,599

Vehicle, 

including parts

- 3,751 5,506 5,896 7,333 8,173

All other 

transportation 

equipment

-- 2,025 5,431* 16,312

Coal-**-- 6,748
Crude 

petroleum

----- 8,590

Gravel and 

crushed stones

- 6,544 6,931 6,276 10,122 13,770

Metallic ores 

and 

concentrates

--*- 10,000-

Monumental 

and building 

stones

-* 3,460 5,782 14,100 10,392

Natural sand- 7,306 3,029 12,849 6,000 11,643

All other 

nonmetallic 

minerals

- 7,337 3,064 2,478 7,662 16,262

Fuel oils- 4,484 14,811-* 15,422

Gasoline and 

aviation turbine

-*- 2,825- 15,128

Plastic and 

rubber

-* 2,931 3,329* 8,113

All other coal 

and refined 

petroleum

- 4,519 4,336* 4,874 10,326

Hazardous 

waste

-* 1,500-- 6,854

All other waste 

and scrap

- 3,384 2,927* 5,951 8,120

Recyclable 

products

- 3,153 4,878 3,689* 8,425

Mail and courier 

parcels

* 7,976 5,559 4,608 7,342 10,884

Empty shipping 

containers

- 2,661*-* 2,309

Passengers- 2,264 2,501***

Mixed freight- 2,080 2,633 4,051* 20,137

Multiple 

categories

- 3,602 3,375 4,198 5,463 8,127

Products not 

classified, 

blank, not 

reported or 

applicable

- 2,471* 6,556 7,809 11,622

(*) Small sample size. (-) No observation. 
Table 11. Average Payload (lbs) by Distance Traveled and Gross Vehicle Weight Grou

Distance 

Traveled 

Group 

1

Group 

2

Group 

3

Group 

4

Group 

5

Group 

6

Off-the-road - 3,335 5,380 4,085 8,249 11,089

Less than 50 

miles - 4,528 3,706 4,550 8,023 10,310

51 to 100 

miles

* 3,761 3,585 4,913 6,436 10,628

101 to 200 

miles - 3,012 4,189 6,628 8,491 12,747

201 to 500 

miles - 3,980 4,273 7,029 6,360 10,301

501 miles or 

more

- 4,668 3,216 8,052 6,545 12,031

(*) Small sample size.

(-) No observation.

Table 12. Average Payload (lbs) by Body Type and Gross Vehicle Weight Group VIUS 

Major 

Body Type 

Group 

1

Group 

2

Group 

3

Group 

4

Group 

5

Group 

6

Truck or 

Truck + 

Trailer

Bulk - 6,249 4,798 5,004 10,831 13,152

Flatbed * 4,027 4,767 4,858 7,836 9,465

Tank - 6,077 4,438 7,266 7,249 12,991

Van * 4,179 3,071 4,322 6,770 7,516

Reefer - 4,820 3,196 4,263 * 9,161

Logging - 15,036 * * * 10,787

Other * 2,969 3,075 4,442 5,235 7,391

Tractor + 

Trailer

Automobile - - - * - *

Livestock - - - * - 44,361

Bulk - * - * - 36,846

Flatbed - * * * * 24,997

Tank - - - - - *

Van - - - - - 23,995

Reefer - - - - - 19,390

Logging - - - * - *

Other - - - - - *
(*) Small sample size.

(-) No observation.

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