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Table 5-3: Tennessee Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
(Percent unless otherwise specified)
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| 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.
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