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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by MichaelSol [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by NS2317 "Using this, is it safe to say that there are 9 passenger vehicles for every combination truck on the highways at a given moment in set section of highway?" The railroad knows what caused the rail to wear, but one can only speculate what caused the highway's wear and tear. [/quote] According to the U.S. Census Bureau's Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey, the average truck, as defined by the Federal Government, has a capacity of between 6,000 and 8,500 lbs. That is, 95% of all trucks are rated under 8,500 lbs. If you want to skew the results by eliminating the two lowest weight categories, 53% of all trucks are still under 16,000 lbs, that is, the average truck on the road is just about 12,000 lbs capacity if you eliminate all trucks under 8,000 lbs. If that doesn't support a particular argument, you can further skew the results by taking only trucks classified over 10,000 lbs. In that instance, 82% of all trucks are under 40,000 lbs capacity, the average is about 19,500 lbs. Only if you eliminate all trucks with less than 50,000 lbs capacity can you obtain an average weight capacity of trucks on the highway of just about 70,000 lbs. Taken as a whole, only 1.24% of all trucks are rated over 80,000 lbs, and only 15.6% of all trucks are rated over 60,000 lbs. Hope that is of some help in what you are trying to do. Best regards, Michael Sol [/quote] Thanks for the numbers. I had no idea that there were that few combination vehicles (semi-tractor trailers) roaming the highways.
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