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Figure 5-9. Trucks Used and Truck Miles Accumulated for Business by the Manufacturing Industry, 2002

Thursday, November 3, 2016

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  Trucks (thousands) Truck miles (millions)
For-hire transportation 1,280 72,273
Natural resources and mining 2,418 27,532
Construction 4,542 75,906
Manufacturing 783 15,385
Wholesale and retail trade 2,266 44,434
Utilities 679 10,245
Information 377 5,622
Waste management and support services 743 10,709
Arts, entertainment, or recreation services 187 1,784
Accomodation or food services 284 5,816
Other services 2,127 35,776


NOTE: Totals for trucks in use only.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Economic Census Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey, Table 2a, available at https://www.census.gov/prod/ec02/ec02tv-us.pdf as of Aug. 2012