Trucks, excluding pickups, panels, vans, sport utilities, and station wagons
Total, number (thousands)
1,348.0
104.9
Major use
100.0
100.0
Agriculture
6.6
23.3
Forestry and lumbering
0.6
3.1
Mining and quarrying
0.8
3.1
Construction
6.0
18.2
Manufacturing
0.8
4.5
Wholesale and retail trade
5.4
13.3
For-hire transportation
0.5
6.0
Utilities and service
8.6
17.1
Personal transportation
68.4
4.8
Other and not reported
2.3
6.6
Body type
100.0
100.0
Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility
92.2
Platform and cattlerack
3.6
45.9
Van
1.0
13.4
Public utility
0.2
2.6
Multistop or stepvans
0.4
5.3
Dump
1.0
13.1
Tank for liquids or dry bulk
0.3
3.9
Other or not reported
1.2
15.9
Vehicle size
100.0
100.0
Light
94.2
27.9
Medium
1.9
22.5
Light-heavy
1.1
14.4
Heavy-heavy
2.7
35.1
Annual miles driven
100.0
100.0
Less than 5,000
18.3
38.7
5,000 to 9,999
20.3
17.0
10,000 to 19,999
40.5
17.6
20,000 to 29,999
12.6
10.1
30,000 or more
8.3
16.6
Year model
100.0
100.0
1 to 2 years old
13.9
7.7
3 to 4 years old
12.8
8.6
Over 4 years old
73.3
83.8
Vehicle acquisition
100.0
100.0
Purchased new
30.9
29.8
Purchased used
61.8
64.0
Leased from someone or not reported
7.3
6.2
Truck type
100.0
100.0
Single-unit trucks
98.4
81.4
2 axles
97.6
70.8
3 axles or more
0.8
10.6
Combination
1.6
18.6
3 axles
0.2
2.1
4 axles
0.4
3.5
5 axles or more
1.0
13.0
Trailer not specified
V
V
Range of operation
100.0
100.0
Local
67.4
52.6
Short-range
22.5
26.6
Long-range
4.8
5.7
Off-the-road or not reported
5.3
15.2
Fuel type
100.0
100.0
Gasoline
93.9
48.2
Diesel, liquefied gas, and other
5.9
49.5
Not reported
0.2
2.3
KEY: 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.
