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Table 5-3: South Carolina Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
(Percent unless otherwise specified)
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| Total, number (thousands) |
1,140.7 |
75.1 |
| Major use |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Agriculture |
3.9 |
12.8 |
| Forestry and lumbering |
0.5 |
4.6 |
| Mining and quarrying |
0.1 |
1.0 |
| Construction |
10.7 |
20.8 |
| Manufacturing |
1.3 |
6.8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade |
6.8 |
22.6 |
| For-hire transportation |
1.3 |
11.6 |
| Utilities and service |
2.3 |
11.5 |
| Personal transportation |
68.8 |
2.8 |
| Other and not reported |
1.4 |
5.5 |
| Body type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility |
93.4 |
NA |
| Platform and cattlerack |
2.0 |
29.8 |
| Van |
1.2 |
18.9 |
| Public utility |
0.2 |
2.5 |
| Multistop or stepvans |
0.9 |
13.1 |
| Dump |
0.7 |
10.1 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk |
0.3 |
5.3 |
| Other or not reported |
1.3 |
20.2 |
| Vehicle size |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Light |
94.8 |
20.9 |
| Medium |
1.8 |
28.0 |
| Light-heavy |
0.8 |
12.8 |
| Heavy-heavy |
2.5 |
38.3 |
| Annual miles driven |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 |
16.8 |
26.7 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 |
18.2 |
13.7 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 |
39.8 |
21.9 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 |
14.5 |
11.0 |
| 30,000 or more |
10.7 |
26.6 |
| Year model |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old |
12.4 |
9.8 |
| 3 to 4 years old |
15.6 |
12.2 |
| Over 4 years old |
72.0 |
78.0 |
| Vehicle acquisition |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Purchased new |
41.7 |
38.2 |
| Purchased used |
55.4 |
53.2 |
| Leased from someone or not reported |
3.0 |
8.6 |
| Truck type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks |
97.0 |
72.3 |
| 2 axles |
96.5 |
64.2 |
| 3 axles or more |
0.5 |
8.0 |
| Combination |
3.0 |
27.7 |
| 3 axles |
0.6 |
1.8 |
| 4 axles |
1.2 |
7.6 |
| 5 axles or more |
1.2 |
18.4 |
| Trailer not specified |
V |
V |
| Range of operation |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Local |
74.1 |
55.6 |
| Short-range |
16.1 |
23.3 |
| Long-range |
4.3 |
12.6 |
| Off-the-road or not reported |
5.6 |
8.6 |
| Fuel type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Gasoline |
94.9 |
39.0 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other |
4.8 |
57.0 |
| Not reported |
0.3 |
4.0 |
KEY: NA = not applicable; 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.
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