Trucks, excluding pickups, panels, vans, sport utilities, and station wagons
Total, number (thousands)
1,390.0
71.3
Major use
100.0
100.0
Agriculture
2.1
4.3
Forestry and lumbering
0.2
0.6
Mining and quarrying
0.3
2.4
Construction
10.8
29.3
Manufacturing
0.3
3.4
Wholesale and retail trade
4.8
17.5
For-hire transportation
0.9
14.8
Utilities and service
5.7
14.6
Personal transportation
72.8
3.9
Other and not reported
2.1
9.2
Body type
100.0
100.0
Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility
94.9
Platform and cattlerack
1.4
26.4
Van
1.4
27.1
Public utility
0.1
2.0
Multistop or stepvans
0.6
11.3
Dump
0.5
10.2
Tank for liquids or dry bulk
0.2
4.7
Other or not reported
0.9
18.4
Vehicle size
100.0
100.0
Light
95.8
27.1
Medium
1.5
20.3
Light-heavy
0.7
13.5
Heavy-heavy
2.0
39.0
Annual miles driven
100.0
100.0
Less than 5,000
16.2
16.0
5,000 to 9,999
17.0
12.0
10,000 to 19,999
43.9
26.7
20,000 to 29,999
14.5
15.2
30,000 or more
8.4
30.1
Year model
100.0
100.0
1 to 2 years old
14.2
15.9
3 to 4 years old
18.2
13.7
Over 4 years old
67.6
70.4
Vehicle acquisition
100.0
100.0
Purchased new
39.5
43.6
Purchased used
52.5
43.1
Leased from someone or not reported
8.0
13.3
Truck type
100.0
100.0
Single-unit trucks
97.6
69.6
2 axles
97.2
60.9
3 axles or more
0.4
8.7
Combination
2.4
30.4
3 axles
0.7
3.3
4 axles
0.7
7.0
5 axles or more
1.0
20.1
Trailer not specified
V
V
Range of operation
100.0
100.0
Local
74.4
50.4
Short-range
16.2
26.6
Long-range
5.9
16.9
Off-the-road or not reported
3.5
6.1
Fuel type
100.0
100.0
Gasoline
93.7
35.5
Diesel, liquefied gas, and other
6.2
61.3
Not reported
0.2
3.3
KEY: 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.
