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Table 5-3: New Jersey Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997 (Percent unless otherwise specified)
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| Total, number (thousands) |
1,514.3 |
141.1 |
| Major use |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Agriculture |
1.2 |
5.2 |
| Forestry and lumbering |
0.3 |
1.4 |
| Mining and quarrying |
0.1 |
0.9 |
| Construction |
9.2 |
25.1 |
| Manufacturing |
0.7 |
3.2 |
| Wholesale and retail trade |
5.2 |
20.5 |
| For-hire transportation |
1.5 |
16.1 |
| Utilities and service |
9.2 |
17.8 |
| Personal transportation |
70.3 |
1.8 |
| Other and not reported |
2.3 |
8.0 |
| Body type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility |
90.7 |
NA |
| Platform and cattlerack |
2.0 |
21.4 |
| Van |
2.7 |
28.6 |
| Public utility |
0.4 |
4.2 |
| Multistop or stepvans |
1.4 |
14.8 |
| Dump |
1.4 |
14.9 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk |
0.4 |
4.5 |
| Other or not reported |
1.1 |
11.6 |
| Vehicle size |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Light |
92.4 |
19.4 |
| Medium |
2.3 |
23.1 |
| Light-heavy |
1.3 |
14.2 |
| Heavy-heavy |
4.0 |
43.2 |
| Annual miles driven |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 |
11.9 |
19.6 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 |
21.5 |
15.8 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 |
48.2 |
25.2 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 |
12.2 |
13.8 |
| 30,000 or more |
6.3 |
25.6 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 21.2 | 10.4 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 18.1 | 14.6 |
| Over 4 years old | 60.6 | 75.0 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 50.2 | 52.3 |
| Purchased used | 35.6 | 38.3 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 14.2 | 9.4 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 97.0 | 71.5 |
| 2 axles | 96.2 | 63.4 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.8 | 8.1 |
| Combination | 3.0 | 28.5 |
| 3 axles | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| 4 axles | 1.0 | 7.9 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.6 | 17.7 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 76.9 | 57.4 |
| Short-range | 14.9 | 28.0 |
| Long-range | 4.3 | 10.1 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 92.1 | 30.7 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 7.6 | 66.3 |
| Not reported | 0.3 | 3.0 | 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 reports, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html as of Dec. 27, 2001.
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