Tag: vehicle miles traveled

Roadbuilding

Highest death stats in years seen for motorcyclists, bicyclists, pedestrians

More people died on U.S. roads in 2016 than 2015, an increase of 5.6 percent, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Seeing the most dramatic fatality increases were motorcyclists, with the most deaths since 2008; bicyclists, with the most deaths since 1991; and pedestrians, with the most deaths since 1991, the NHTSA reports. […]

October 11, 2017

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

Wisconsin vehicle miles traveled reaches all-time high at 62.1 billion miles

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) says the statewide vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for the state reached 62.1 billion miles in 2015, a jump of 2.1 billion miles compared to 2014 and the highest every recorded. The state had not seen an increase of that magnitude in 17 years, and WisDOT attributes the boost to […]

October 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

U.S. miles driven in first half of 2016 breaks record

Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for the first six months of 2016 has broken a record, reaching 1.58 trillion million miles, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) most recent Traffic Volume Trends report. The previous record of 1.54 trillion miles was set last year. FHWA says for comparison, 1.58 trillion miles equates to roughly 250 […]

August 24, 2016

Roadbuilding

U.S. miles driven in April reach 272.8 billion, up 2.6% over 2015

Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for April is up 2.6 percent (6.8 billion) compared to the same month last year, reaching 272.8 billion, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) most recent Traffic Volume Trends report. The seasonally adjusted figure is 267.3 billion miles, which is slightly less than the statistics for March, dropping by 0.3 […]

June 29, 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

Americans drove more miles in September than in any other month ever

The Federal Highway Administration reports that total vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in the U.S. during September reached 259.9 billion miles, the most ever for one month. The total for the year through September reached closed to 2.4 trillion miles, according to FHWA’s Traffic Volume Trends report. The month also marked 19 months in a row […]

December 9, 2015

Roadbuilding

Wisconsin sees vehicle miles traveled increase 9% to 60 billion miles in 2014

Drivers in Wisconsin spent so much time on the roads last year, they could have traveled to the sun and back to Earth 322 times. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, drivers clocked a high of 60 billion vehicle miles traveled in 2014. That’s 550 million miles, or 9 percent, more than in 2013. WisDOT attributes […]

November 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

U.S. drivers reach record mileage through April

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) estimates U.S. motorists traveled 987.8 billion miles January through April this year, breaking a record from 2007. Motorists drove 3.07 trillion miles during the 12 months prior to that. FHWA released these figures as part of its Traffic Volume Trends report released each month. The report collects data from […]

July 2, 2015