Average Annual Miles of Fleet Vehicles

• Based on the National Transportation Energy Data Book, there were around 3,669,000 fleet cars in 2018.
• Around 34% of this figure are government vehicles, 49% are rentals, and 17% are commercial.
• There were also around 4,958,000 fleet trucks that have less than 19,500 lbs. gross vehicle weight (GVW).
• Around 38% of this were government vehicles, 10% rental and 52% commercial trucks.
• The average annual miles that were covered by commercial fleet vehicles are the following: 21,168 miles for compact cars, 23,412 for intermediate cars, 23,340 for pickup trucks, 23,940 for minivans, 22,800 for SUVs, and 21,888 for full-sized vans.
• Based on a survey, the average rental car lease was for 20 months (1.67 years) with around 51,550 miles, translating to around 30,868 miles per year.
• Meanwhile, for vehicles in general, the average annual vehicle miles traveled for 2018 by major vehicle categories are the following:

• Class 8 Truck: 63,428 
• Transit Bus: 34,012  
• Refuse Truck: 25,000  
• Paratransit Shuttle: 22,679  
• Delivery Truck: 12,958  
• School Bus: 12,000  
• Light Truck/Van: 11,991  
• Light-Duty Vehicle: 11,507  
• Car: 11,370  
• Motorcycle: 2,356  

Summary of Findings:

• Our initial research provided the average vehicle miles that were traveled by each major vehicle category for the year 2018.
• However, the vehicles were not classified for each class type number as only the major category descriptions were indicated in the public sources found.