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Table 5-3: Colorado Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
(Percent unless otherwise specified)
Excel | CSV
Total, number (thousands) |
1,422.0 |
89.7 |
Major
use |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Agriculture |
6.0 |
22.8 |
Forestry
and lumbering |
0.2 |
1.0 |
Mining
and quarrying |
0.5 |
1.6 |
Construction |
9.8 |
22.8 |
Manufacturing |
0.6 |
2.2 |
Wholesale
and retail trade |
4.4 |
12.8 |
For-hire
transportation |
0.6 |
7.1 |
Utilities
and service |
6.2 |
19.0 |
Personal
transportation |
68.8 |
3.4 |
Other
and not reported |
2.9 |
7.3 |
Body
type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Pickup, panel,
minivan, and sport utility |
93.7 |
NA |
Platform
and cattlerack |
1.8 |
28.3 |
Van |
1.0 |
16.2 |
Public
utility |
0.2 |
3.0 |
Multistop
or stepvans |
0.4 |
6.6 |
Dump |
0.7 |
11.0 |
Tank
for liquids or dry bulk |
0.4 |
5.9 |
Other
or not reported |
1.8 |
29.0 |
Vehicle
size |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Light |
94.2 |
24.5 |
Medium |
2.4 |
22.9 |
Light-heavy |
0.9 |
14.6 |
Heavy-heavy |
2.4 |
38.0 |
Annual
miles driven |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Less
than 5,000 |
22.4 |
38.1 |
5,000
to 9,999 |
22.4 |
15.9 |
10,000
to 19,999 |
36.9 |
21.7 |
20,000
to 29,999 |
12.3 |
8.9 |
30,000
or more |
5.9 |
15.5 |
Year model |
100.0 |
100.0 |
1 to 2 years old |
12.3 |
8.4 |
3 to 4 years old |
14.1 |
10.4 |
Over 4 years old |
73.5 |
81.2 |
Vehicle acquisition |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Purchased new |
33.2 |
31.3 |
Purchased used |
58.3 |
57.4 |
Leased from someone or not reported |
8.5 |
11.3 |
Truck type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Single-unit trucks |
96.7 |
79.1 |
2 axles |
95.9 |
65.8 |
3 axles or more |
0.8 |
13.3 |
Combination |
3.3 |
20.9 |
3 axles |
0.6 |
2.3 |
4 axles |
1.8 |
5.4 |
5 axles or more |
0.8 |
13.2 |
Trailer not specified |
V |
V |
Range of operation |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Local |
69.8 |
53.8 |
Short-range |
17.0 |
21.4 |
Long-range |
5.4 |
10.8 |
Off-the-road or not reported |
7.7 |
13.9 |
Fuel type |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Gasoline |
94.0 |
48.8 |
Diesel, liquefied gas, and other |
5.9 |
49.8 |
Not reported |
0.1 |
1.4 |
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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