Articulated trucks are responsible for the largest percentage of the freight transport task performed by road (68.6% of total tonne-kilometres of all freight carrying vehicles in the year ended 31 October 2002).
FREIGHT VEHICLE USE, Tasmania(a) - Year ended 31 October 2002
|
 | Total
tonne-kilometres | Average tonne-
kilometres(b) |
| | |
| Type of vehicle | million | '000 |
|
| Light commercial vehicles | ^ 116 | ^ 3.9 |
| Rigid trucks | ^ 735 | ^ 94.8 |
| Articulated trucks | 1,861 | 1,462.2 |
| Total | 2,712 | 70.0 |
^ estimate has a relative standard error of between 10% and 25% and should be used with caution
(a) Based on registration address of vehicle.
(b) Calculated using total tonne-kilometres travelled divided by the number of vehicles that travelled tonnes-kilometres.
Source: Survey of Motor Vehicle Use, Australia (cat. no. 9208.0).
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More information on road freight activity can be found at the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (DIER) web site: http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/. A map of Annual Daily Truck Traffic is also available from the DIER web site under Road > Tasmanian transport system > Our transport aim > Road and vehicles > Road freight transport.
This page last updated 3 January 2008
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