Trucks, excluding pickups, panels, vans, sport utilities, and station wagons
Total, number (thousands)
539.7
29.1
Major use
100.0
100.0
Agriculture
1.0
5.2
Forestry and lumbering
V
0.7
Mining and quarrying
0.5
2.8
Construction
9.3
35.7
Manufacturing
1.2
2.8
Wholesale and retail trade
4.6
16.3
For-hire transportation
0.5
5.2
Utilities and service
7.4
14.9
Personal transportation
71.8
2.0
Other and not reported
3.7
14.5
Body type
100.0
100.0
Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility
94.6
NA
Platform and cattlerack
1.8
33.9
Van
0.8
15.3
Public utility
0.1
1.9
Multistop or stepvans
0.8
14.7
Dump
0.7
12.6
Tank for liquids or dry bulk
0.3
6.3
Other or not reported
0.8
15.3
Vehicle size
100.0
100.0
Light
94.9
21.4
Medium
2.3
26.5
Light-heavy
0.7
13.3
Heavy-heavy
2.1
38.7
Annual miles driven
100.0
100.0
Less than 5,000
15.3
21.8
5,000 to 9,999
19.9
12.3
10,000 to 19,999
47.1
33.6
20,000 to 29,999
11.5
13.5
30,000 or more
6.1
18.8
Year model
100.0
100.0
1 to 2 years old
17.5
10.1
3 to 4 years old
15.9
10.5
Over 4 years old
66.6
79.4
Vehicle acquisition
100.0
100.0
Purchased new
44.7
45.1
Purchased used
48.0
46.0
Leased from someone or not reported
7.3
8.8
Truck type
100.0
100.0
Single-unit trucks
98.1
75.1
2 axles
97.5
63.1
3 axles or more
0.6
12.0
Combination
1.9
24.9
3 axles
0.3
2.5
4 axles
0.6
5.2
5 axles or more
0.9
17.3
Trailer not specified
V
V
Range of operation
100.0
100.0
Local
75.1
56.8
Short-range
12.9
19.3
Long-range
7.3
13.8
Off-the-road or no treported
4.7
10.1
Fuel type
100.0
100.0
Gasoline
92.8
36.1
Diesel, liquefied gas, and other
7.1
62.1
Not reported
0.1
1.8
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.
