Semi Trucks in the United States

NEXTTRUCK PRESENTS SEMI TRUCKS IN THE UNITED STATES The United States economy depends on trucks to deliver nearly 70% of all freight transported annually in the US. ..Accounting for $671 BILLION worth of manufactured and retail goods transported by truck in the U.S. alone 1,604,800 Trucking jobs were created in 2010 by the US Truck industry ANATOMY OF THE SEMI TRUCK 70-80ft Tractor unit 13' 6" Standard Height 2 Semi-trailer 3 Engine Compartment 4 Cabin 5 Sleeper TOTAL WEIGHT 6 Air dam 40 TONS Fuel Tanks WEIGHT PER AXLE: Steer: 12,000 Ibs Drives: 34,000 lbs Fifth-wheel coupling 245" - 265" Wheelbase Trailer: 34,000 lbs Enclosed cargo space Every year, semi trucks consume 53.9 BILLION gallons of fuel to deliver our goods THE DRIVER Must be at least 21 yrs old to obtain CDL Drivers License Average Salary: $37,770/year Entry Level Education: High School Diploma Miles Logged Per Year: 432.9 Billion Miles Drivers can legally drive for 11 Hours Per Day That equates to over 2,750 Hours of driving per year THE SEMI TRUCK INDUSTRY Nearly The US employs an estimated 8.9 MILLION PEOPLE in trucking-related jobs 3.5 MILLION are truck drivers ups Of this figure ups 60,000 are UPS employees 13.6% of drivers are LTL Shippers of drivers are owner operators 90% $21,339,874 of truck companies operate with 20 or fewer trucks LARGEST SHIPPING COMPANIES $3,912,000 $2,905,000 $2,844,214 $2,788,078 United Parcel Service FedEx Ground Schneider National Roadway Express Yellow Transportation Brought to you by NEXTTRUCK www.nexttruckonline.com Sources: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/heavy-and-tractor-trailer-truck-drivers.htm http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truck-driver-facts/ http://www.truckinfo.net/trucking/stats.htm http://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaizdas:Conventional_18-wheeler_truck_diagram.PNG Annual Earnings NEXTTRUCK PRESENTS SEMI TRUCKS IN THE UNITED STATES The United States economy depends on trucks to deliver nearly 70% of all freight transported annually in the US. ..Accounting for $671 BILLION worth of manufactured and retail goods transported by truck in the U.S. alone 1,604,800 Trucking jobs were created in 2010 by the US Truck industry ANATOMY OF THE SEMI TRUCK 70-80ft Tractor unit 13' 6" Standard Height 2 Semi-trailer 3 Engine Compartment 4 Cabin 5 Sleeper TOTAL WEIGHT 6 Air dam 40 TONS Fuel Tanks WEIGHT PER AXLE: Steer: 12,000 Ibs Drives: 34,000 lbs Fifth-wheel coupling 245" - 265" Wheelbase Trailer: 34,000 lbs Enclosed cargo space Every year, semi trucks consume 53.9 BILLION gallons of fuel to deliver our goods THE DRIVER Must be at least 21 yrs old to obtain CDL Drivers License Average Salary: $37,770/year Entry Level Education: High School Diploma Miles Logged Per Year: 432.9 Billion Miles Drivers can legally drive for 11 Hours Per Day That equates to over 2,750 Hours of driving per year THE SEMI TRUCK INDUSTRY Nearly The US employs an estimated 8.9 MILLION PEOPLE in trucking-related jobs 3.5 MILLION are truck drivers ups Of this figure ups 60,000 are UPS employees 13.6% of drivers are LTL Shippers of drivers are owner operators 90% $21,339,874 of truck companies operate with 20 or fewer trucks LARGEST SHIPPING COMPANIES $3,912,000 $2,905,000 $2,844,214 $2,788,078 United Parcel Service FedEx Ground Schneider National Roadway Express Yellow Transportation Brought to you by NEXTTRUCK www.nexttruckonline.com Sources: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/transportation-and-material-moving/heavy-and-tractor-trailer-truck-drivers.htm http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truck-driver-facts/ http://www.truckinfo.net/trucking/stats.htm http://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaizdas:Conventional_18-wheeler_truck_diagram.PNG Annual Earnings