Table 5-3: Alabama Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Alabama Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
(Percent unless otherwise specified)
| Vehicular and operational characteristics | All trucks | Trucks, excluding pickups, panels, vans, sport utilities, and station wagons |
|---|---|---|
| Total, number (thousands) | 1,538.6 | 124.5 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 5.7 | 12.0 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Construction | 7.0 | 16.7 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 4.8 | 15.3 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| Utilities and service | 8.2 | 14.6 |
| Personal transportation | 66.7 | 6.7 |
| Other and not reported | 3.1 | 5.0 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, andsport utility | 91.9 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.1 | 26.5 |
| Van | 2.1 | 25.9 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.9 | 10.8 |
| Dump | 1.1 | 13.7 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Other or not reported | 1.4 | 17.0 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 92.8 | 21.6 |
| Medium | 2.7 | 22.2 |
| Light-heavy | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| Heavy-heavy | 3.6 | 44.4 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 19.4 | 27.2 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 13.2 | 9.0 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 40.1 | 19.2 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 15.9 | 10.3 |
| 30,000 or more | 11.4 | 34.3 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 15.6 | 15.8 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 14.3 | 13.5 |
| Over 4 years old | 70.1 | 70.8 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 35.4 | 40.0 |
| Purchased used | 58.4 | 50.4 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 6.2 | 9.7 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 96.7 | 65.8 |
| 2 axles | 96.0 | 57.6 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.7 | 8.2 |
| Combination | 3.3 | 34.2 |
| 3 axles | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 4 axles | 0.9 | 7.1 |
| 5 axles or more | 2.1 | 25.9 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 71.4 | 43.9 |
| Short-range | 17.8 | 28.3 |
| Long-range | 4.5 | 18.6 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 6.2 | 9.2 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 91.9 | 38.0 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 7.6 | 57.2 |
| Not reported | 0.6 | 4.8 |
KEY: V = less than 0.05 percent; NA = not applicable.
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.