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Table 5-3: Indiana Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
(Percent unless otherwise specified)
Excel | CSV
Total, number (thousands) |
1,852.5 |
174.0 |
Major use |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Agriculture |
5.7 |
19.1 |
Forestry and lumbering |
0.4 |
0.6 |
Mining and quarrying |
0.2 |
0.7 |
Construction |
8.1 |
17.7 |
Manufacturing |
1.4 |
5.7 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
2.9 |
13.3 |
For-hire transportation |
2.0 |
21.1 |
Utilities and service |
6.2 |
13.9 |
Personal transportation |
71.2 |
4.5 |
Other and not reported |
1.9 |
3.4 |
Body type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Pickup, panel, minivan, and |
90.6 |
NA |
sport utility |
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Platform and cattlerack |
2.5 |
26.1 |
Van |
2.3 |
24.0 |
Public utility |
0.2 |
2.3 |
Multistop or stepvans |
0.9 |
10.0 |
Dump |
1.1 |
11.3 |
Tank for liquids or dry bulk |
0.5 |
5.3 |
Other or not reported |
2.0 |
21.0 |
Vehicle size |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Light |
92.2 |
17.4 |
Medium |
2.0 |
21.2 |
Light-heavy |
1.3 |
14.2 |
Heavy-heavy |
4.4 |
47.2 |
Annual miles driven |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Less than 5,000 |
17.9 |
30.8 |
5,000 to 9,999 |
17.6 |
13.0 |
10,000 to 19,999 |
42.9 |
16.8 |
20,000 to 29,999 |
13.4 |
8.3 |
30,000 or more |
8.1 |
31.1 |
Year model |
100.0 |
100.0 |
1 to 2 years old |
13.5 |
11.0 |
3 to 4 years old |
14.8 |
13.4 |
Over 4 years old |
71.6 |
75.6 |
Vehicle acquisition |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Purchased new |
34.9 |
37.9 |
Purchased used |
59.1 |
49.9 |
Leased from someone or not reported |
71.6 |
12.2 |
Truck type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Single-unit trucks |
95.9 |
66.5 |
2 axles |
94.9 |
55.8 |
3 axles or more |
1.0 |
10.7 |
Combination |
4.1 |
33.5 |
3 axles |
0.3 |
1.4 |
4 axles |
1.3 |
5.7 |
5 axles or more |
2.5 |
26.3 |
Trailer not specified |
V |
V |
Range of operation |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Local |
75.6 |
56.0 |
Short-range |
15.9 |
19.3 |
Long-range |
5.1 |
18.9 |
Off-the-road or not reported |
3.3 |
5.8 |
Fuel type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Gasoline |
91.6 |
38.6 |
Diesel, liquefied gas, and other |
8.3 |
60.6 |
Not reported |
0.1 |
0.8 |
NOTE: Due to rounding, numbers may not sum to 100.
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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