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Table 5-3: Alabama Truck
Characteristics and Use: 1997
(Percent unless otherwise
specified)
Excel | CSV
| Total, number (thousands) |
1,538.6 |
124.5 |
| Major
use |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Agriculture |
5.7 |
12.0 |
| Forestry
and lumbering |
1.0 |
6.1 |
| Mining
and quarrying |
0.4 |
1.3 |
| Construction |
7.0 |
16.7 |
| Manufacturing |
1.3 |
3.9 |
| Wholesale
and retail trade |
4.8 |
15.3 |
| For-hire
transportation |
1.8 |
18.3 |
| Utilities
and service |
8.2 |
14.6 |
| Personal
transportation |
66.7 |
6.7 |
| Other
and not reported |
3.1 |
5.0 |
| Body
type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Pickup, panel,
minivan, and sport utility |
91.9 |
NA |
| Platform
and cattlerack |
2.1 |
26.5 |
| Van |
2.1 |
25.9 |
| Public
utility |
0.2 |
2.6 |
| Multistop
or stepvans |
0.9 |
10.8 |
| Dump |
1.1 |
13.7 |
| Tank
for liquids or dry bulk |
0.3 |
3.4 |
| Other
or not reported |
1.4 |
17.0 |
| Vehicle
size |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Light |
92.8 |
21.6 |
| Medium |
2.7 |
22.2 |
| Light-heavy |
1.0 |
11.8 |
| Heavy-heavy |
3.6 |
44.4 |
| Annual
miles driven |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Less
than 5,000 |
19.4 |
27.2 |
| 5,000
to 9,999 |
13.2 |
9.0 |
| 10,000
to 19,999 |
40.1 |
19.2 |
| 20,000
to 29,999 |
15.9 |
10.3 |
| 30,000
or more |
11.4 |
34.3 |
| Year model |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old |
15.6 |
15.8 |
| 3 to 4 years old |
14.3 |
13.5 |
| Over 4 years old |
70.1 |
70.8 |
| Vehicle acquisition |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Purchased new |
35.4 |
40.0 |
| Purchased used |
58.4 |
50.4 |
| Leased from someone or not reported |
6.2 |
9.7 |
| Truck type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks |
96.7 |
65.8 |
| 2 axles |
96.0 |
57.6 |
| 3 axles or more |
0.7 |
8.2 |
| Combination |
3.3 |
34.2 |
| 3 axles |
0.3 |
1.2 |
| 4 axles |
0.9 |
7.1 |
| 5 axles or more |
2.1 |
25.9 |
| Trailer not specified |
V |
V |
| Range of operation |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Local |
71.4 |
43.9 |
| Short-range |
17.8 |
28.3 |
| Long-range |
4.5 |
18.6 |
| Off-the-road or not reported |
6.2 |
9.2 |
| Fuel type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Gasoline |
91.9 |
38.0 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other |
7.6 |
57.2 |
| Not reported |
0.6 |
4.8 |
KEY: V = less than 0.05 percent; NA = not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey, state-specific reports, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html as of Dec. 27, 2001.
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