Table 5-3: Arkansas Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Arkansas 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) | 899.2 | 6.7 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 6.1 | 11.4 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Construction | 6.8 | 14.3 |
| Manufacturing | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 3.2 | 21.3 |
| For-hire transportation | V | 2.2 |
| Utilities and service | 6.7 | 39.6 |
| Personal transportation | 74.1 | 7.3 |
| Other and not reported | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 99.3 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 0.3 | 44.3 |
| Van | 0.1 | 17.2 |
| Public utility | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.2 | 22.9 |
| Dump | V | 5.6 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Other or not reported | 0.1 | 8.3 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 99.8 | 68.4 |
| Medium | 0.1 | 14.0 |
| Light-heavy | V | 6.5 |
| Heavy-heavy | 0.1 | 11.1 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 17.0 | 24.5 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 20.8 | 14.3 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 41.7 | 44.7 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 15.3 | 7.4 |
| 30,000 or more | 5.2 | 9.1 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 13.7 | 5.2 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 15.6 | 31.0 |
| Over 4 years old | 70.7 | 63.8 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 39.7 | 44.8 |
| Purchased used | 58.2 | 51.0 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 2.1 | 4.1 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 99.4 | 90.6 |
| 2 axles | 99.4 | 84.8 |
| 3 axles or more | V | 5.9 |
| Combination | 0.6 | 9.4 |
| 3 axles | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 4 axles | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| 5 axles or more | V | 6.3 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 68.8 | 68.6 |
| Short-range | 22.4 | 21.9 |
| Long-range | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 96.2 | 70.7 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 3.7 | 29.1 |
| Not reported | 0.2 | 0.3 |
KEY: NA = not applicable; V = less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Due to rounding, numbers may not sum to 100.
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.