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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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