![]() (American Transportation Research Institute, 2022) On the other hand, 5-axle tanker trucks were more common among Company Drivers (9.7%) than among OO/ICs leased to a motor carrier (4.6%) or OO/ICs with their own authority (2.5%). Five-axle flatbed trucks were more common among OO/ICs leased to a motor carrier (22.6%) and OO/ICs with their own authority to transport freight (17.6%) than among Company Drivers (5.8%). An online survey of 2,097 truck drivers in August–September 2021 found that 68.6% of OO/IC respondents were part of small operations (1–5 trucks), whereas 72.7% of Company Driver respondents worked for fleets with 21 – 1,000+ trucks.An online survey of 2,097 truck drivers in August–September 2021 found that more than eight percent were female 14.5% of company drivers and 14.9% of owner-operator/independent carrier drivers (OO/ICs) were college graduates and 1.6% of company drivers and 2.4% of OO/ICs had a master’s degree.In 2018, there were 3.5 million truck drivers employed in the United States.In 2019, all registered trucks traveled 300.05 billion miles, and combination trucks (tractor-trailers) traveled 175.3 billion miles.This included 3.97 million Class 8 (heavy) trucks, such as truck tractors and dump trucks. In 2019, there were 37.9 million trucks registered and used for business purposes (excluding government and farming), representing 23.9% of all trucks registered.In 2018, 81% of motorcycle owners were male, and 19% were female.In 2018, 8.02% of US households owned motorcycles.In 2021, the largest single category of registered on-road motorcycles was cruisers (39.9% of registered motorcycles), followed by touring motorcycles (23.1%).In 2021, there were 8,575,569 registered on-road motorcycles in the United States, approximately double the number (4,320,807) in 2002. ![]() For example, in 1983, 46.2% of 16-year-olds held a driver's license in 2018, only 25.6% of 16-year-olds held a driver's license. The percentage of teenagers who hold a driver's license has declined since the 1980s (although there has been a slight uptick since 2014).In 2017, 28% of vehicle miles traveled by households were for traveling to or from work, 25% for social or recreational purposes, 17% for family errands, 15% for shopping, and another 15% for traveling to or from school or church.(AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, 2021) ![]() Among US residents ages 16 and older in 2019–2020, 96% of white residents, 90% of Hispanic residents, and 88% of black residents drove at least occasionally.Widowed residents drove least of all: an average of 32.0 minutes and 14.1 miles. Among US residents in 2019–2020, married residents drove an average of 68.3 minutes and 34.9 miles, more than did those of any other marital status.In 2019–2020, 94% of male US residents ages 16 and older drove at least occasionally, whereas 93% of female residents did. Men are slightly more likely to drive than women.97% of college graduates drove at least occasionally, compared with 85% of residents who did not graduate from high school. In 2019–2020, the percentage of US residents ages 16 and older who reported that they drove at least occasionally varied by education level.In 2019–2020, a survey of about 5,000 US residents ages 16 and older found that 97% of respondents aged 35–49 drove at least occasionally, a larger percentage than for any other age group.They drove for an average of about 59 minutes and nearly 30 miles daily. In 2019–2020, a survey of about 5,000 US residents ages 16 and older found that 88.3% of respondents drove at least occasionally and made an average of 2.5 driving trips daily.This is up sharply from the 2% of passenger vehicle sales in 2018. In 2021, EVs accounted for nearly 5% of SUVs and sedans sold and more than 20% of all passenger vehicles sold. ![]() (These figures include both plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and plug-in battery electric vehicles.) (Argonne National Laboratory, 2021) ![]() Over 2.2 million plug-in EVs have been sold since 2010.
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