Miles Driven Increases for the First Time in More Than a Year

According to the Federal Highway Administration, US miles driven increased for the first time in 16 months. Total vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in April of this year was 249.5 billion, compared to 248.1 billion miles for April 2008, representing a 0.6 per cent increase. In addition, FHA has reported that all regions of the country saw either higher or the same VMT as last year. The report did find that cumulative VMT for the fist four months of 2009 is 1.1 per cent lower than it was for the same four months last year.

The June edition of the Traffic Volume Trends report can be found at www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/tvtw/09aprtvt/09aprtvt.pdf. (Tire Review/Akron/Aftermarketnews.com)