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Table 5-3: Montana Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
(Percent unless otherwise specified)
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| Total, number (thousands) |
417.2 |
43.4 |
| Major
use |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Agriculture |
14.3 |
41.2 |
| Forestry
and lumbering |
1.1 |
4.0 |
| Mining
and quarrying |
1.0 |
1.3 |
| Construction |
7.2 |
16.0 |
| Manufacturing |
0.3 |
1.3 |
| Wholesale
and retail trade |
3.3 |
9.7 |
| For-hire
transportation |
1.6 |
13.6 |
| Utilities
and service |
5.1 |
7.0 |
| Personal
transportation |
64.4 |
3.7 |
| Other
and not reported |
1.7 |
2.2 |
| Body
type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Pickup, panel,
minivan, and sport utility |
89.6 |
NA |
| Platform
and cattlerack |
3.9 |
37.7 |
| Van |
1.3 |
12.1 |
| Public
utility |
0.2 |
1.8 |
| Multistop
or stepvans |
0.2 |
1.5 |
| Dump |
1.1 |
10.6 |
| Tank
for liquids or dry bulk |
0.4 |
3.8 |
| Other
or not reported |
3.4 |
32.4 |
| Vehicle
size |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Light |
89.9 |
17.2 |
| Medium |
3.0 |
15.0 |
| Light-heavy |
2.1 |
20.0 |
| Heavy-heavy |
5.0 |
47.8 |
| Annual
miles driven |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Less
than 5,000 |
32.0 |
51.6 |
| 5,000
to 9,999 |
22.5 |
14.5 |
| 10,000
to 19,999 |
31.3 |
10.6 |
| 20,000
to 29,999 |
9.2 |
4.7 |
| 30,000
or more |
5.1 |
18.6 |
| Year model |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old |
8.6 |
5.9 |
| 3 to 4 years old |
12.8 |
6.5 |
| Over 4 years old |
78.6 |
87.6 |
| Vehicle acquisition |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Purchased new |
31.5 |
27.2 |
| Purchased used |
66.2 |
65.8 |
| Leased from someone or not reported |
2.3 |
7.0 |
| Truck type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks |
94.8 |
71.8 |
| 2 axles |
93.4 |
57.9 |
| 3 axles or more |
1.4 |
13.9 |
| Combination |
5.2 |
28.2 |
| 3 axles |
0.2 |
1.0 |
| 4 axles |
2.4 |
3.4 |
| 5 axles or more |
2.5 |
23.8 |
| Trailer not specified |
0.6 |
V |
| Range of operation |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Local |
63.9 |
50.2 |
| Short-range |
17.5 |
15.8 |
| Long-range |
9.8 |
14.3 |
| Off-the-road or not reported |
8.8 |
19.8 |
| Fuel type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Gasoline |
88.0 |
51.1 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other |
11.6 |
46.8 |
| Not reported |
0.4 |
2.0 |
KEY: NA = not applicable; V = less than 0.05 percent.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey, state-specific report, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html as of Dec. 27, 2001.
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