Pub2 2021 Issue1

KyTrucking.net 31 ROADWAY USE THE INDUSTRY TRUCKING PAYS THE FREIGHT DELIVERING A CLEANER TOMORROW FUEL CONSUMPTION The trucking industry continues to improve energy and environmental efficiency even while increasing the number of miles driven. In 2019: • Combination trucks accounted for just 16% of the total highway transportation fuel consumed. • Combination trucks consumed nearly 100 billion fewer gallons of fuel than passenger vehicles in the U.S. EMISSIONS 43% of U.S. commercial trucks are now powered by the newest-generation, near-zero emissions diesel technology. Medium- and heavy-duty trucks contribute just 23% of all transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. and represent only 6% of total U.S. GHG emissions. 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. Miles of public roads in Kentucky (2019) 79,954 INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES As of January 2021, a typical five-axle tractor-semitrailer combination paid: $10,276 state highway user fees and taxes & $8,906 federal highway user fees and taxes These taxes were over and above the typical taxes paid by businesses in Kentucky. Trucks: 5.8 billion All Motorists: 49.4 billion Miles driven on public roads: The trucking industry in Kentucky paid approximately $682 million in federal and state roadway taxes. (2019) … despite trucks representing only 12% of vehicle miles traveled in the state. The industry paid 43% of all taxes owed by Kentucky motorists … kytrucking.net Updated January 2021 with most recent data available Kentucky TRUCKING FAST FACTS