Table 5-3: Connecticut Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
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Table 5-3: Connecticut 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) | 751.5 | 53.9 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 1.7 | 6.4 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Construction | 10.2 | 27.7 |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 4.9 | 17.5 |
| For-hire transportation | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| Utilities and service | 8.1 | 25.4 |
| Personal transportation | 71.4 | 4.0 |
| Other and not reported | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 92.8 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 1.9 | 26.6 |
| Van | 1.4 | 18.9 |
| Public utility | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.7 | 9.7 |
| Dump | 1.3 | 18.3 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.5 | 6.7 |
| Other or not reported | 1.0 | 13.9 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 94.8 | 34.5 |
| Medium | 2.2 | 24.2 |
| Light-heavy | 0.7 | 9.9 |
| Heavy-heavy | 2.3 | 31.4 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 15.1 | 27.7 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 20.4 | 17.5 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 44.8 | 21.5 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 14.0 | 12.9 |
| 30,000 or more | 5.7 | 20.4 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 17.5 | 12.3 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 19.6 | 12.4 |
| Over 4 years old | 62.9 | 75.3 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 49.6 | 50.9 |
| Purchased used | 41.3 | 41.6 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 9.1 | 7.5 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 98.5 | 85.5 |
| 2 axles | 97.7 | 73.2 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.9 | 12.2 |
| Combination | 1.5 | 14.5 |
| 3 axles | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 4 axles | 0.6 | 5.1 |
| 5 axles or more | 0.6 | 7.8 |
| Trailer not specified | 0.2 | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 78.5 | 64.8 |
| Short-range | 13.9 | 24.8 |
| Long-range | 3.1 | 4.7 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 4.5 | 5.8 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 94.3 | 37.4 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 5.4 | 58.8 |
| Not reported | 0.3 | 3.8 |
KEY: NA = not applicable; V = less than 0.05 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.