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Table 5-3: Florida Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
(Percent unless otherwise specified)
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| Total, number (thousands) |
3,460.2 |
2,673.2 |
| Major use |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Agriculture |
2.4 |
6.7 |
| Forestry and lumbering |
0.1 |
1.5 |
| Mining and quarrying |
V |
0.7 |
| Construction |
9.3 |
23.1 |
| Manufacturing |
0.8 |
2.7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade |
4.1 |
17.9 |
| For-hire transportation |
0.7 |
9.9 |
| Utilities and service |
7.1 |
22.7 |
| Personal transportation |
72.5 |
2.1 |
| Other and not reported |
2.8 |
12.7 |
| Body type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility |
93.1 |
NA |
| Platform and cattlerack |
1.7 |
24.1 |
| Van |
1.9 |
28.0 |
| Public utility |
0.3 |
4.0 |
| Multistop or stepvans |
1.0 |
15.1 |
| Dump |
0.6 |
9.2 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk |
0.3 |
5.0 |
| Other or not reported |
1.0 |
14.6 |
| Vehicle size |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Light |
94.6 |
24.8 |
| Medium |
2.0 |
25.9 |
| Light-heavy |
0.7 |
9.6 |
| Heavy-heavy |
2.7 |
39.6 |
| Annual miles driven |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 |
11.5 |
11.9 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 |
17.8 |
13.4 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 |
42.7 |
26.0 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 |
18.0 |
12.5 |
| 30,000 or more |
10.1 |
36.3 |
| Year model |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old |
20.0 |
12.3 |
| 3 to 4 years old |
16.3 |
15.8 |
| Over 4 years old |
63.6 |
72.0 |
| Vehicle acquisition |
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| Purchased new |
43.2 |
51.4 |
| Purchased used |
48.6 |
40.2 |
| Leased from someone or not reported |
8.2 |
8.4 |
| Truck type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks |
96.7 |
70.9 |
| 2 axles |
96.0 |
61.9 |
| 3 axles or more |
0.6 |
8.9 |
| Combination |
3.3 |
29.1 |
| 3 axles |
1.0 |
3.1 |
| 4 axles |
1.0 |
7.1 |
| 5 axles or more |
1.3 |
18.9 |
| Trailer not specified |
V |
V |
| Range of operation |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Local |
71.9 |
47.3 |
| Short-range |
17.8 |
33.1 |
| Long-range |
5.9 |
14.7 |
| Off-the-road or not reported |
4.4 |
4.9 |
| Fuel type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Gasoline |
92.5 |
30.7 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other |
7.4 |
69.0 |
| Not reported |
V |
0.3 |
KEY: NA = not applicable; V = less than .05 percent.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Vehicle Inventory
and Use Survey, state-specific report, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html
as of Dec. 27, 2001.
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