The statistic shows the average operating truck speed on selected U.S. metropolitan area interstates in 2015. In that year, trucks had an average operating speed of just over 59 miles per hour in Miami, Florida.
Average operating truck speed on selected U.S. metropolitan area interstates in 2015
Selcted areas
Average speed in miles per hour
Phoenix
60.36
Dallas
59.46
Miami
59.04
Atlanta
58.79
Houston
58.06
Detroit
56.54
Washington
56.34
Boston
54.79
Philadelphia
54.54
Seattle
54.07
New York
53.9
Chicago
53.26
Los Angeles
47.93
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Federal Highway Administration, & US Department of Transportation. (September 21, 2017). Average operating truck speed on selected U.S. metropolitan area interstates in 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195100/average-operating-truck-speed-on-selected-us-interstate-highways/
Federal Highway Administration, und US Department of Transportation. "Average operating truck speed on selected U.S. metropolitan area interstates in 2015." Chart. September 21, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195100/average-operating-truck-speed-on-selected-us-interstate-highways/
Federal Highway Administration, US Department of Transportation. (2017). Average operating truck speed on selected U.S. metropolitan area interstates in 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195100/average-operating-truck-speed-on-selected-us-interstate-highways/
Federal Highway Administration, and US Department of Transportation. "Average Operating Truck Speed on Selected U.S. Metropolitan Area Interstates in 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195100/average-operating-truck-speed-on-selected-us-interstate-highways/
Federal Highway Administration & US Department of Transportation, Average operating truck speed on selected U.S. metropolitan area interstates in 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195100/average-operating-truck-speed-on-selected-us-interstate-highways/ (last visited June 11, 2025)
Average operating truck speed on selected U.S. metropolitan area interstates in 2015 [Graph], Federal Highway Administration, & US Department of Transportation, September 21, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195100/average-operating-truck-speed-on-selected-us-interstate-highways/
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