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Table 5-3: Delaware Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
(Percent unless otherwise specified)
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| Total, number (thousands) |
206.3 |
16.3 |
| Major
use |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Agriculture |
2.1 |
14.0 |
| Forestry
and lumbering |
0.2 |
0.5 |
| Mining
and quarrying |
V |
0.5 |
| Construction |
10.7 |
30.0 |
| Manufacturing |
1.1 |
5.1 |
| Wholesale
and retail trade |
3.7 |
16.1 |
| For-hire
transportation |
0.4 |
5.5 |
| Utilities
and service |
6.2 |
21.5 |
| Personal
transportation |
74.5 |
2.7 |
| Other
and not reported |
1.0 |
4.0 |
| Body
type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Pickup, panel,
minivan, and sport utility |
92.1 |
NA |
| Platform
and cattlerack |
2.1 |
27.3 |
| Van |
1.6 |
20.3 |
| Public
utility |
0.3 |
4.2 |
| Multistop
or stepvans |
1.0 |
12.2 |
| Dump |
1.1 |
14.0 |
| Tank
for liquids or dry bulk |
0.5 |
6.1 |
| Other
or not reported |
1.3 |
16.0 |
| Vehicle
size |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Light |
93.8 |
26.0 |
| Medium |
2.1 |
21.7 |
| Light-heavy |
1.0 |
13.2 |
| Heavy-heavy |
3.1 |
39.0 |
| Annual
miles driven |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Less
than 5,000 |
13.1 |
25.0 |
| 5,000
to 9,999 |
20.4 |
16.3 |
| 10,000
to 19,999 |
47.0 |
24.7 |
| 20,000
to 29,999 |
13.0 |
10.9 |
| 30,000
or more |
6.5 |
23.1 |
| Year model |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old |
17.8 |
8.9 |
| 3 to 4 years old |
17.8 |
14.5 |
| Over 4 years old |
64.4 |
76.5 |
| Vehicle acquisition |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Purchased new |
50.0 |
46.4 |
| Purchased used |
42.3 |
42.7 |
| Leased from someone or not reported |
7.8 |
10.8 |
| Truck type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks |
97.4 |
77.6 |
| 2 axles |
96.6 |
67.0 |
| 3 axles or more |
0.8 |
10.7 |
| Combination |
2.6 |
22.4 |
| 3 axles |
0.2 |
0.6 |
| 4 axles |
0.9 |
3.4 |
| 5 axles or more |
1.4 |
18.3 |
| Trailer not specified |
V |
V |
| Range of operation |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Local |
79.1 |
60.5 |
| Short-range |
15.4 |
29.6 |
| Long-range |
2.4 |
6.7 |
| Off-the-road or not reported |
3.1 |
3.2 |
| Fuel type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Gasoline |
93.4 |
38.7 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other |
6.6 |
60.6 |
| Not reported |
0.1 |
0.7 |
KEY: NA = not applicable; V = less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Due to rounding, numbers may not sum to 100.
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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