After two dormant decades, the federal government is resurrecting the Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey, a tool for measuring light-, medium-, and heavy-duty truck trends in the U.S., which could help plan out future infrastructure, traffic, and safety improvements.
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics began collecting data for VIUS in February. The survey was last implemented in 2002. Focusing on the physical and operational characteristics of U.S. trucks, information from the study of 150,000 randomly selected vehicle owners will be used by the government to understand better how trucks are used to transport various goods.
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The Bureau of Transportation Statistics began collecting data for VIUS in February. The survey was last implemented in 2002. Focusing on the physical and operational characteristics of U.S. trucks, information from the study of 150,000 randomly selected vehicle owners will be used by the government to understand better how trucks are used to transport various goods.
National truck census resurrected after 20-year absence
Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey, cut from the federal budget in 2002, resumes this year as DOT and other agencies seek to understand the current U.S. truck population better ...
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