23 www.ortrucking.org Issue 1 | 2023 DELIVERING A CLEANER TOMORROW TRUCKING PAYS THE FREIGHT THE INDUSTRY INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES As of January 2023, a typical five-axle tractor-semitrailer combination paid highway user fees and taxes of … $10,556 Miles driven on public roads: PARTNERSHIPS Through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership, the trucking industry is working with government and businesses to quantify greenhouse gas emissions and take steps to reduce them. FUEL CONSUMPTION The trucking industry continues to improve energy and environmental efficiency even while increasing the number of miles driven. In 2020: FEDERAL STATE ROADWAY USE Combination trucks accounted for just 18% of the total highway transportation fuel consumed. Combination trucks consumed nearly 112 billion fewer gallons of fuel than passenger vehicles in the U.S. These taxes were over and above the typical taxes paid by businesses in Oregon. 78,991 Miles of public roads in Oregon Trucks: 4.7 billion All Motorists: 32.3 billion EMISSIONS 52% of Oregon commercial trucks are now powered by the newest-generation, near-zero emissions diesel technology. Medium- and heavy-duty trucks contribute just 26% of all transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. and represent only 7% of total U.S. GHG emissions. The industry paid 28% of all taxes owed by Oregon motorists … … despite trucks representing only 15% of vehicle miles traveled in the state. $22,508 $286 million in federal and state roadway taxes The trucking industry in Oregon paid approximately The following data sources were utilized for the Oregon Fast Facts: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (2021); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Analysis & Information (2022); American Trucking Associations Driver Compensation Study (2022); Commodity Flow Survey Public Use Microdataset (2017); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts (2020); Federal Highway Administration: Highway; Statistics Series (2020); Diesel Technology Forum Clean Diesel Powers in Your State (2021); Environmental Protection Agency Fast Facts on Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2020). Oregon TRUCKING FAST FACTS ortrucking.org ORTrucking.org @OTAOregon /company/oregon- trucking-associations @ortrucking
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