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Table 5-3: Pennsylvania Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
(Percent unless otherwise specified)
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| Total, number (thousands) |
2,605.9 |
223.4 |
| Major
use |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Agriculture |
2.2 |
8.7 |
| Forestry
and lumbering |
0.1 |
1.7 |
| Mining
and quarrying |
0.5 |
1.9 |
| Construction |
8.4 |
26.6 |
| Manufacturing |
1.4 |
7.3 |
| Wholesale
and retail trade |
6.6 |
22.5 |
| For-hire
transportation |
1.3 |
13.7 |
| Utilities
and service |
4.3 |
11.1 |
| Personal
transportation |
74.0 |
2.9 |
| Other
and not reported |
1.3 |
3.7 |
| Body
type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Pickup, panel,
minivan, and sport utility |
91.4 |
NA |
| Platform
and cattlerack |
2.4 |
28.5 |
| Van |
1.9 |
21.7 |
| Public
utility |
0.3 |
3.4 |
| Multistop
or stepvans |
0.8 |
9.2 |
| Dump |
1.7 |
19.6 |
| Tank
for liquids or dry bulk |
0.5 |
6.3 |
| Other
or not reported |
1.0 |
11.2 |
| Vehicle
size |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Light |
93.4 |
24.6 |
| Medium |
2.0 |
21.7 |
| Light-heavy |
1.0 |
11.2 |
| Heavy-heavy |
3.6 |
42.4 |
| Annual
miles driven |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Less
than 5,000 |
18.0 |
30.2 |
| 5,000
to 9,999 |
22.0 |
13.3 |
| 10,000
to 19,999 |
43.6 |
20.3 |
| 20,000
to 29,999 |
11.2 |
9.0 |
| 30,000
or more |
5.2 |
27.2 |
| Year model |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old |
12.2 |
7.4 |
| 3 to 4 years old |
18.2 |
12.1 |
| Over 4 years old |
69.6 |
80.6 |
| Vehicle acquisition |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Purchased new |
44.7 |
41.7 |
| Purchased used |
47.9 |
48.3 |
| Leased from someone or not reported |
7.5 |
10.0 |
| Truck type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks |
96.6 |
72.5 |
| 2 axles |
95.7 |
61.0 |
| 3 axles or more |
1.0 |
11.5 |
| Combination |
3.4 |
27.5 |
| 3 axles |
0.4 |
1.1 |
| 4 axles |
1.2 |
6.2 |
| 5 axles or more |
1.7 |
20.3 |
| Trailer not specified |
V |
V |
| Range of operation |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Local |
77.7 |
56.7 |
| Short-range |
14.2 |
24.1 |
| Long-range |
4.5 |
12.1 |
| Off-the-road or not reported |
3.6 |
7.1 |
| Fuel type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Gasoline |
93.2 |
40.1 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other |
6.7 |
59.3 |
| Not reported |
0.1 |
0.6 |
KEY: NA = not applicable; V = less than 0.05 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.
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