OTA Dispatch Issue 4, 2021

25 www.ortrucking.org Issue 4 | 2021 FUEL CONSUMPTION 45.6 billion gallons of fuel consumed by those trucks used for business purposed in 2019. 6 36.5 billion gallons of diesel fuel. 6 9.1 billion gallons of gasoline. INTERNATIONAL TRUCKING 70.9% of the value of surface trade between the U.S. and Canada in 2020 was transported by truck. 83.8% of the value of surface trade between the U.S. and Mexico in 2020 was transported by truck. EMPLOYMENT 7.65 million people employed throughout the economy in jobs that relate to trucking activity in 2020 excluding the self- employed. 3.36 million truck drivers employed in 2020 (a decrease of 6.8% from 2019). NUMBER OF TRUCKS 37.9 million trucks registered and used for business purposes (excluding government and farm) in 2019, representing 23.9% of all trucks registered. 175.3 billion miles traveled by combination trucks in 2019. NUMBER OF COMPANIES According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, as of February 2021, the number of for-hire carriers on file with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration totaled 996,894, private carriers totaled 813,440, and other* interstate motor carriers totaled 83,235. * “Other” motor carriers are those that did not specify their segment or checked multiple segments. All other categories were excluded. 91.5% operate 6 or fewer trucks. 97.4% operate fewer than 20 trucks In 2020, the value of truck-transported trade fell 10.1% to $385.7 billion with Mexico; truck- transported trade with Canada fell 9.9% to $309 billion. *Data compiled by ATA