On 350,000 mi of main rural roads in United States, travel in 1949 was over 159 billion vehicle miles, of which 78% was by passenger cars, 1% by busses, and 21% by freight carrying vehicles; trucks hauled 7% more ton mileage of freight in 1949 than in 1948; average carried load for trucks in 1949 was 2, 40, and 76% above averages in 1948, 1941, and 1936, respectively. (See also Pub Roads v 26 n 5 Dec 1950 p 85-98)
Traffic trends on rural roads in 1949
Roads Eng Construction
Roads and Engineering Construction ; 88 , n 12
1950
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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