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Table 5-3: Delaware Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
(Percent unless otherwise specified)
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Total, number (thousands) |
206.3 |
16.3 |
Major
use |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Agriculture |
2.1 |
14.0 |
Forestry
and lumbering |
0.2 |
0.5 |
Mining
and quarrying |
V |
0.5 |
Construction |
10.7 |
30.0 |
Manufacturing |
1.1 |
5.1 |
Wholesale
and retail trade |
3.7 |
16.1 |
For-hire
transportation |
0.4 |
5.5 |
Utilities
and service |
6.2 |
21.5 |
Personal
transportation |
74.5 |
2.7 |
Other
and not reported |
1.0 |
4.0 |
Body
type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Pickup, panel,
minivan, and sport utility |
92.1 |
NA |
Platform
and cattlerack |
2.1 |
27.3 |
Van |
1.6 |
20.3 |
Public
utility |
0.3 |
4.2 |
Multistop
or stepvans |
1.0 |
12.2 |
Dump |
1.1 |
14.0 |
Tank
for liquids or dry bulk |
0.5 |
6.1 |
Other
or not reported |
1.3 |
16.0 |
Vehicle
size |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Light |
93.8 |
26.0 |
Medium |
2.1 |
21.7 |
Light-heavy |
1.0 |
13.2 |
Heavy-heavy |
3.1 |
39.0 |
Annual
miles driven |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Less
than 5,000 |
13.1 |
25.0 |
5,000
to 9,999 |
20.4 |
16.3 |
10,000
to 19,999 |
47.0 |
24.7 |
20,000
to 29,999 |
13.0 |
10.9 |
30,000
or more |
6.5 |
23.1 |
Year model |
100.0 |
100.0 |
1 to 2 years old |
17.8 |
8.9 |
3 to 4 years old |
17.8 |
14.5 |
Over 4 years old |
64.4 |
76.5 |
Vehicle acquisition |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Purchased new |
50.0 |
46.4 |
Purchased used |
42.3 |
42.7 |
Leased from someone or not reported |
7.8 |
10.8 |
Truck type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Single-unit trucks |
97.4 |
77.6 |
2 axles |
96.6 |
67.0 |
3 axles or more |
0.8 |
10.7 |
Combination |
2.6 |
22.4 |
3 axles |
0.2 |
0.6 |
4 axles |
0.9 |
3.4 |
5 axles or more |
1.4 |
18.3 |
Trailer not specified |
V |
V |
Range of operation |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Local |
79.1 |
60.5 |
Short-range |
15.4 |
29.6 |
Long-range |
2.4 |
6.7 |
Off-the-road or not reported |
3.1 |
3.2 |
Fuel type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Gasoline |
93.4 |
38.7 |
Diesel, liquefied gas, and other |
6.6 |
60.6 |
Not reported |
0.1 |
0.7 |
KEY: NA = not applicable; V = less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Due to rounding, numbers may not sum to 100.
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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