Table 5-3: Alaska Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Alaska 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) | 248.4 | 12.6 |
| Major use | 100 | 100 |
| Agriculture | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Construction | 7.4 | 38.6 |
| Manufacturing | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 4.3 | 15.8 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.2 | 12.6 |
| Utilities and service | 6.1 | 8.6 |
| Personal transportation | 70.7 | 5.6 |
| Other and not reported | 4.3 | 5.5 |
| Body type | 100. | 100 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 94.9 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 1.7 | 33.1 |
| Van | 0.8 | 16.7 |
| Public utility | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.6 | 11.9 |
| Dump | 0.8 | 15.0 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.4 | 7.7 |
| Other or not reported | 0.7 | 13.2 |
| Vehicle size | 100 | 100 |
| Light | 96.3 | 29.7 |
| Medium | 1.1 | 18.1 |
| Light-heavy | 0.7 | 13.1 |
| Heavy-heavy | 2.0 | 39.1 |
| Annual miles driven | 100 | 100 |
| Less than 5,000 | 28.2 | 49.1 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 24.3 | 18.2 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 37.3 | 15.9 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 7.3 | 6.9 |
| 30,000 or more | 2.9 | 9.9 |
| Year model | 100 | 100 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 8.5 | 6.2 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 14.8 | 6.5 |
| Over 4 years old | 76.7 | 87.3 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100 | 100 |
| Purchased new | 33.4 | 28.8 |
| Purchased used | 63.4 | 64.7 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 3.2 | 6.5 |
| Truck type | 100 | 100 |
| Single-unit trucks | 98.5 | 78.5 |
| 2 axles | 97.5 | 60.3 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.9 | 18.2 |
| Combination | 1.5 | 21.5 |
| 3 axles | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 4 axles | 0.54 | 4.0 |
| 5 axles or more | 0.9 | 17.2 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100 | 100 |
| Short-range | 9.9 | 10.7 |
| Long-range | 7.7 | 8.3 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 4.3 | 13.2 |
| Fuel Type | 100 | 100 |
| Gasoline | 90.7 | 40.3 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 9.3 | 59 |
| Not reported | V | 0.7 |
KEY: NA = not applicable; V = represents less than .05 percent.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey, California, state-specific reports, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html as of Dec. 27, 2001.