Tag: Traffic Volume Trends report

Roadbuilding

U.S. motorists drive 281.2 billion miles in May

The latest Federal Highway Administration data shows vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for May this year reached 281.2 billion miles, surpassing the figure for May 2016 by 2.2 percent. This is the highest figure for May FHWA has reported in its monthly Traffic Volume Trends report going back to 1992. This brings the year-to-date VMT to […]

August 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

FHWA: Miles driven in U.S. reached 3.2 trillion in 2016

Estimates from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) show driving in the U.S. reached 3.2 trillion miles in 2016, marking the fifth straight year of increased mileage on public roads. The data is from the most recent Traffic Volume Trends reports, which showed 263.6 billion miles were driven in December last year, an increase of 0.5 […]

February 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

U.S. drivers surpass 2.4 trillion miles for first 9 months of 2016

The latest Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data shows vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the U.S. passed 2.4 trillion miles through September this year and is 3 percent higher than the same period last year. The moving 12-month total reached 3.2 trillion miles, according FHWA’s most recent Traffic Volume Trends report. In September alone the VMT was […]

December 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

U.S. miles driven in 2015 reaches 3.15 trillion, breaking previous 2007 record

Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for all of 2015 reached 3.15 trillion, a figure that breaks the previous record of 3 trillion miles in 2007, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) most recent Traffic Volume Trends report. The report also shows that the monthly estimate for December reached 264.2 billion miles, a 4.2 percent increase […]

February 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

FHWA says 2015 could go down as the most heavily traveled year ever

The Federal Highway Administration has released it’s November Traffic Volume Trends report showing that by the end of that month, U.S. driving reached 2.88 trillion miles, a sign that 2015 could be the most heavily traveled year ever. November alone marked 253 billion miles driven, with a seasonally adjusted vehicle miles traveled (VMT) figure of 264 […]

January 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

U.S. drivers log 1.26 trillion miles through May, breaking record set 8 years ago

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) reports an estimated 1.26 trillion miles were traveled on U.S. roadways through May of this year, breaking the record of 1.23 trillion miles set through May 2007. In it’s monthly Traffic Volume Trends report, FHWA reported that May also saw a record number of miles for the month at 275.1 […]

July 24, 2015