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Table 5-3: Virginia Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
(Percent unless otherwise specified)
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| Total, number (thousands) |
1,891.6 |
130.2 |
| Major
use |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Agriculture |
3.1 |
10.5 |
| Forestry
and lumbering |
0.5 |
3.3 |
| Mining
and quarrying |
0.3 |
1.4 |
| Construction |
10.7 |
27.2 |
| Manufacturing |
0.8 |
4.8 |
| Wholesale
and retail trade |
4.6 |
16.0 |
| For-hire
transportation |
0.8 |
11.2 |
| Utilities
and service |
6.5 |
17.0 |
| Personal
transportation |
71.2 |
3.3 |
| Other
and not reported |
1.5 |
5.1 |
| Body
type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Pickup, panel,
minivan, and sport utility |
93.1 |
NA |
| Platform
and cattlerack |
2.1 |
31.1 |
| Van |
1.2 |
17.4 |
| Public
utility |
0.2 |
3.2 |
| Multistop
or stepvans |
0.7 |
10.1 |
| Dump |
1.3 |
18.2 |
| Tank
for liquids or dry bulk |
0.3 |
3.8 |
| Other
or not reported |
1.1 |
16.2 |
| Vehicle
size |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Light |
94.5 |
27.3 |
| Medium |
2.1 |
23.0 |
| Light-heavy |
1.0 |
13.8 |
| Heavy-heavy |
2.5 |
35.9 |
| Annual
miles driven |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Less
than 5,000 |
17.4 |
25.7 |
| 5,000
to 9,999 |
23.1 |
16.9 |
| 10,000
to 19,999 |
40.2 |
23.6 |
| 20,000
to 29,999 |
12.3 |
12.0 |
| 30,000
or more |
7.1 |
21.7 |
| Year model |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old |
11.2 |
6.3 |
| 3 to 4 years old |
19.3 |
10.2 |
| Over 4 years old |
69.5 |
83.5 |
| Vehicle acquisition |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Purchased new |
41.8 |
43.4 |
| Purchased used |
54.7 |
51.3 |
| Leased from someone or not reported |
3.5 |
5.3 |
| Truck type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks |
98.3 |
77.0 |
| 2 axles |
97.5 |
65.4 |
| 3 axles or more |
0.8 |
11.6 |
| Combination |
1.7 |
23.0 |
| 3 axles |
0.1 |
1.8 |
| 4 axles |
0.6 |
6.3 |
| 5 axles or more |
1.0 |
14.9 |
| Trailer not specified |
V |
V |
| Range of operation |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Local |
74.4 |
59.5 |
| Short-range |
17.8 |
25.1 |
| Long-range |
4.4 |
8.6 |
| Off-the-road or not reported |
3.5 |
6.8 |
| Fuel type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Gasoline |
94.4 |
41.4 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other |
5.5 |
57.1 |
| Not reported |
0.1 |
1.5 |
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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