Table 5-3: Tennessee Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997 ,,,,,,,
(Percent unless otherwise specified),,,,,,,
Vehicular and operational characteristics,All trucks,"Trucks, excluding pickups, panels, vans, sport utilities, and station wagons",,,,,
"Total, number (thousands)","1,502.4",142.0,,,,,
Major use,100.0,100.0,,,,,
Agriculture,2.3,9.0,,,,,
Forestry and lumbering,0.4,2.3,,,,,
Mining and quarrying,V,0.3,,,,,
Construction,7.5,13.9,,,,,
Manufacturing,1.6,4.4,,,,,
Wholesale and retail trade,5.8,13.6,,,,,
For-hire transportation,4.0,37.4,,,,,
Utilities and service,4.0,8.4,,,,,
Personal transportation,71.1,3.0,,,,,
Other and not reported,3.3,7.7,,,,,
Body type,100.0,100.0,,,,,
"Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility",90.5,NA
Platform and cattlerack,2.1,22.0
Van,4.0,42.4
Public utility,0.2,2.1
Multistop or stepvans,1.0,10.7
Dump,0.9,9.4
Tank for liquids or dry bulk,0.3,2.7
Other or not reported,1.0,10.7
Vehicle size,100.0,100.0
Light,91.0,13.8
Medium,2.6,18.5
Light-heavy,0.8,8.9
Heavy-heavy,5.6,58.9
Annual miles driven,100.0,100.0
"Less than 5,000",16.1,17.2
"5,000 to 9,999",17.4,8.8
"10,000 to 19,999",36.2,15.8,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"20,000 to 29,999",16.4,8.8,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"30,000 or more",13.9,49.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Year model,100.0,100.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
1 to 2 years old,15.4,17.9,,,,,,,,,,,,,
3 to 4 years old,17.0,20.1,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Over 4 years old,67.5,62.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Vehicle acquisition,100.0,100.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Purchased new,43.0,46.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Purchased used,52.6,38.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Leased from someone or not reported,4.4,15.7,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Truck type,100.0,100.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Single-unit trucks,94.5,50.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  2 axles,93.9,43.8,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  3 axles or more,0.6,6.5,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Combination,5.5,49.7,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  3 axles,0.5,3.7
  4 axles,1.2,7.6
  5 axles or more,3.8,38.3
  Trailer not specified,0.2,V
Range of operation,100.0,100.0
Local,68.5,38.3
Short-range,19.2,19.6
Long-range,7.4,36.3
Off-the-road or not reported,4.9,5.9
Fuel type,100.0,100.0
Gasoline,90.4,25.5
"Diesel, liquefied gas, and other",9.3,70.9
Not reported,0.4,3.7
NOTE: Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.,,
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.",,