Truck Inventory and Use Survey (TIUS) 1963 [dataset]

The census of transportation, together with the censuses of business, manufactures, and mineral industries, comprise the economic census program of the Bureau of the Census. This program is required by law under Title 13 of the United States Code, sections 131 and 224. The present economic census collects statistics for the year 1963. The next such census will cover the year 1967 and future censuses are scheduled for 5- year intervals after that year. A large segment of transportation data is available from regulatory bodies, other government agencies, and private organizations. For that reason, the statutory provisions concerning the census of transportation-directed the Bureau to collect the kinds of data that were not publicly available from other sources. The objective was to avoid duplication and fill important gaps in transportation information. The 1963 Census of Transportation is the first census of this type to be taken in the United States. The present census was taken under four separate surveys-Passenger Transportation, Truck Inventory and Use, Commodity Transportation, and Motor Carrier. The first three surveys were taken on a sample basis; the motor carrier survey was taken partly by sample and partly by a complete census (the universe of bus carriers was enumerated). These four transportation surveys are independent of each other, and the results are published in four distinct series of reports. Generally, the data are published initially in preliminary or advance reports and later issued in a bound volume. For the 1963 Truck Inventory and Use Survey, the data is broken up into data for the entire United States and Data for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. For each state, there are 11 tables. These tables include: Sampling Variability of Data; Year Model and Size Class of Truck; Area of Operation and Major Use of Truck; Size Class and Major Use of Truck; Size Class of Truck and Size of Truck Fleet; Size Class of Truck and Type of Fuel; Major Use and Body Type of Truck; Annual Truck Miles and Size Class and Year Model of Truck; Annual Truck Miles and Major Use and Size Class of Truck; Driver Man-Hours and Major Use and Size Class of Truck; and Load Length or Capacity and Body and Vehicle Type.

• Dataset URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.21949/1529850
• Dataset URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72625
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

  Bureau of Transportation Statistics
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1965

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Dataset
• Dataset publisher:

  Department of Commerce

  Bureau of the Census
  Washington, DC  United States  20230

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data; Inventory; Statistics; Trucks; Vehicle size
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01901506
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 6 2023 5:02PM