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Table 5-3: Michigan Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
(Percent unless otherwise specified)
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| Total, number (thousands) |
2,734.5 |
156.4 |
| Major use |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Agriculture |
2.7 |
10.8 |
| Forestry and lumbering |
0.3 |
2.1 |
| Mining and quarrying |
0.1 |
1.2 |
| Construction |
8.0 |
24.5 |
| Manufacturing |
1.4 |
7.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade |
3.3 |
17.6 |
| For-hire transportation |
1.1 |
13.8 |
| Utilities and service |
5.4 |
14.2 |
| Personal transportation |
76.3 |
3.3 |
| Other and not reported |
1.4 |
4.9 |
| Body type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility |
94.3 |
NA |
| Platform and cattlerack |
1.7 |
30.0 |
| Van |
1.3 |
23.6 |
| Public utility |
0.2 |
2.7 |
| Multistop or stepvans |
0.6 |
10.2 |
| Dump |
0.8 |
13.5 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk |
0.3 |
4.6 |
| Other or not reported |
0.9 |
15.4 |
| Vehicle size |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Light |
94.9 |
22.7 |
| Medium |
1.7 |
17.5 |
| Light-heavy |
0.7 |
12.7 |
| Heavy-heavy |
2.7 |
47.1 |
| Annual miles driven |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 |
14.6 |
23.7 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 |
16.9 |
15.0 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 |
42.3 |
22.1 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 |
17.6 |
10.9 |
| 30,000 or more |
8.5 |
28.4 |
| Year model |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old |
17.7 |
10.3 |
| 3 to 4 years old |
18.4 |
16.5 |
| Over 4 years old |
63.8 |
73.2 |
| Vehicle acquisition |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Purchased new |
37.3 |
42.0 |
| Purchased used |
51.7 |
47.0 |
| Leased from someone or not reported |
11.0 |
11.0 |
| Truck type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks |
97.2 |
65.8 |
| 2 axles |
96.6 |
54.3 |
| 3 axles or more |
0.7 |
11.5 |
| Combination |
2.8 |
34.2 |
| 3 axles |
0.6 |
2.1 |
| 4 axles |
0.8 |
7.4 |
| 5 axles or more |
1.4 |
24.7 |
| Trailer not specified |
V |
V |
| Range of operation |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Local |
76.6 |
58.3 |
| Short-range |
15.6 |
23.6 |
| Long-range |
4.3 |
11.7 |
| Off-the-road or not reported |
3.4 |
6.5 |
| Fuel type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Gasoline |
93.7 |
39.2 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other |
6.2 |
59.7 |
| Not reported |
0.1 |
1.1 |
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 report, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html as of Dec. 27, 2001.
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