Trucks, excluding pickups, panels, vans, sport utilities, and station wagons
Total, number (thousands)
248.4
12.6
Major use
100
100
Agriculture
4.2
5.0
Forestry and lumbering
0.4
3.0
Mining and quarrying
0.5
3.5
Construction
7.4
38.6
Manufacturing
0.8
1.8
Wholesale and retail trade
4.3
15.8
For-hire transportation
1.2
12.6
Utilities and service
6.1
8.6
Personal transportation
70.7
5.6
Other and not reported
4.3
5.5
Body type
100.
100
Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility
94.9
NA
Platform and cattlerack
1.7
33.1
Van
0.8
16.7
Public utility
0.1
2.4
Multistop or stepvans
0.6
11.9
Dump
0.8
15.0
Tank for liquids or dry bulk
0.4
7.7
Other or not reported
0.7
13.2
Vehicle size
100
100
Light
96.3
29.7
Medium
1.1
18.1
Light-heavy
0.7
13.1
Heavy-heavy
2.0
39.1
Annual miles driven
100
100
Less than 5,000
28.2
49.1
5,000 to 9,999
24.3
18.2
10,000 to 19,999
37.3
15.9
20,000 to 29,999
7.3
6.9
30,000 or more
2.9
9.9
Year model
100
100
1 to 2 years old
8.5
6.2
3 to 4 years old
14.8
6.5
Over 4 years old
76.7
87.3
Vehicle acquisition
100
100
Purchased new
33.4
28.8
Purchased used
63.4
64.7
Leased from someone or not reported
3.2
6.5
Truck type
100
100
Single-unit trucks
98.5
78.5
2 axles
97.5
60.3
3 axles or more
0.9
18.2
Combination
1.5
21.5
3 axles
0.2
0.3
4 axles
0.54
4.0
5 axles or more
0.9
17.2
Trailer not specified
V
V
Range of operation
100
100
Short-range
9.9
10.7
Long-range
7.7
8.3
Off-the-road or not reported
4.3
13.2
Fuel Type
100
100
Gasoline
90.7
40.3
Diesel, liquefied gas, and other
9.3
59
Not reported
V
0.7
KEY: NA = not applicable; V = represents less than .05 percent.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Vehicle
Inventory and Use Survey, California, state-specific reports, Washington,
DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html
as of Dec. 27, 2001.