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Table 5-3: South Dakota Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
(Percent unless otherwise specified)
Excel | CSV
Total, number (thousands) |
361.5 |
44.5 |
Major use |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Agriculture |
22.5 |
51.3 |
Forestry and lumbering |
0.5 |
0.4 |
Mining and quarrying |
0.2 |
0.9 |
Construction |
7.0 |
13.5 |
Manufacturing |
0.5 |
0.9 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
6.5 |
9.8 |
For-hire transportation |
1.2 |
9.4 |
Utilities and service |
5.3 |
7.8 |
Personal transportation |
53.4 |
2.9 |
Other and not reported |
2.9 |
3.1 |
Body type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport
utility |
87.7 |
NA |
Platform and cattlerack |
3.9 |
31.9 |
Van |
1.5 |
11.8 |
Public utility |
0.1 |
1.1 |
Multistop or stepvans |
0.5 |
3.9 |
Dump |
0.8 |
6.8 |
Tank for liquids or dry bulk |
0.9 |
7.6 |
Other or not reported |
4.5 |
36.8 |
Vehicle size |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Light |
87.0 |
14.2 |
Medium |
4.7 |
18.4 |
Light-heavy |
2.6 |
20.9 |
Heavy-heavy |
5.7 |
46.5 |
Annual miles driven |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Less than 5,000 |
26.8 |
51.2 |
5,000 to 9,999 |
19.3 |
17.1 |
10,000 to 19,999 |
38.4 |
11.7 |
20,000 to 29,999 |
8.9 |
3.6 |
30,000 or more |
6.5 |
16.4 |
Year model |
100.0 |
100.0 |
1 to 2 years old |
9.5 |
5.1 |
3 to 4 years old |
13.1 |
7.6 |
Over 4 years old |
77.5 |
87.2 |
Vehicle acquisition |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Purchased new |
29.9 |
23.9 |
Purchased used |
67.3 |
70.8 |
Leased from someone or not reported |
2.8 |
5.3 |
Truck type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Single-unit trucks |
93.5 |
74.9 |
2 axles |
91.7 |
60.0 |
3 axles or more |
1.8 |
14.9 |
Combination |
6.5 |
25.1 |
3 axles |
1.1 |
0.6 |
4 axles |
2.8 |
3.2 |
5 axles or more |
2.6 |
21.3 |
Trailer not specified |
V |
V |
Range of operation |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Local |
67.8 |
60.1 |
Short-range |
16.9 |
14.4 |
Long-range |
6.6 |
11.6 |
Off-the-road or not reported |
8.8 |
14.0 |
Fuel type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Gasoline |
89.0 |
53.4 |
Diesel, liquefied gas, and other |
10.8 |
44.7 |
Not reported |
0.2 |
1.8 |
NOTE: Due to rounding, numbers may not sum to 100.
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 report, Washington, DC:
1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html as of Dec.
27, 2001.
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