Table 5-3: Arizona Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Arizona 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) | 1,390.0 | 71.3 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 2.1 | 4.3 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Construction | 10.8 | 29.3 |
| Manufacturing | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 4.8 | 17.5 |
| For-hire transportation | 0.9 | 14.8 |
| Utilities and service | 5.7 | 14.6 |
| Personal transportation | 72.8 | 3.9 |
| Other and not reported | 2.1 | 9.2 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 94.9 | |
| Platform and cattlerack | 1.4 | 26.4 |
| Van | 1.4 | 27.1 |
| Public utility | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.6 | 11.3 |
| Dump | 0.5 | 10.2 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| Other or not reported | 0.9 | 18.4 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 95.8 | 27.1 |
| Medium | 1.5 | 20.3 |
| Light-heavy | 0.7 | 13.5 |
| Heavy-heavy | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 16.2 | 16.0 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 17.0 | 12.0 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 43.9 | 26.7 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 14.5 | 15.2 |
| 30,000 or more | 8.4 | 30.1 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 14.2 | 15.9 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 18.2 | 13.7 |
| Over 4 years old | 67.6 | 70.4 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 39.5 | 43.6 |
| Purchased used | 52.5 | 43.1 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 8.0 | 13.3 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 97.6 | 69.6 |
| 2 axles | 97.2 | 60.9 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.4 | 8.7 |
| Combination | 2.4 | 30.4 |
| 3 axles | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 4 axles | 0.7 | 7.0 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.0 | 20.1 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 74.4 | 50.4 |
| Short-range | 16.2 | 26.6 |
| Long-range | 5.9 | 16.9 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 3.5 | 6.1 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 93.7 | 35.5 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 6.2 | 61.3 |
| Not reported | 0.2 | 3.3 |
KEY: V = less than .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.