Trucks, excluding pickups, panels, vans, sport utilities, and station wagons
Total, number (thousands)
4,410.6
260.0
Major use
100.0
100.0
Agriculture
4.8
11.3
Forestry and lumbering
0.1
1.8
Mining and quarrying
0.9
4.6
Construction
5.8
19.8
Manufacturing
1.0
5.1
Wholesale and retail trade
4.8
18.8
For-hire transportation
0.9
13.5
Utilities and service
0.9
19.9
Personal transportation
71.4
2.4
Other and not reported
1.3
2.8
Body type
100.0
100.0
Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility
94.1
Platform and cattlerack
2.0
33.8
Van
1.6
26.4
Public utility
0.1
2.2
Multistop or stepvans
0.3
4.7
Dump
0.5
8.1
Tank for liquids or dry bulk
0.5
7.9
Other or not reported
1.0
17.1
Vehicle size
100.0
100.0
Light
95.2
18.6
Medium
1.0
17.8
Light-heavy
0.8
13.7
Heavy-heavy
2.9
50.0
Annual miles driven
100.0
100.0
Less than 5,000
14.4
18.0
5,000 to 9,999
14.2
11.4
10,000 to 19,999
42.0
20.3
20,000 to 29,999
18.2
14.2
30,000 or more
11.2
36.0
Year model
100.0
100.0
1 to 2 years old
7.2
11.1
3 to 4 years old
18.2
14.3
Over 4 years old
74.6
74.5
Vehicle acquisition
100.0
100.0
Purchased new
46.8
47.1
Purchased used
49.6
44.1
Leased from someone or not reported
3.6
8.9
Truck Type
100.0
100.0
Single-unit trucks
97.0
61.3
2 axles
96.4
50.4
3 axles or more
0.6
10.9
Combination
3.0
38.7
3 axles
0.7
2.4
4 axles
0.7
8.2
5 axles or more
0.7
28.1
Trailer not specified
V
V
Range of operation
100.0
100.0
Local
67.3
42.8
Short-range
23.0
33.3
Long-range
4.1
15.6
Off-the-road or not reported
5.5
8.3
Fuel type
100.0
100.0
Gasoline
91.3
28.7
Diesel, liquefied gas, and other
8.7
70.4
Not reported
0.1
0.9
KEY: V = less than .05 percent.
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.
