Table 5-3: Delaware Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Delaware 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) | 206.3 | 16.3 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 2.1 | 14.0 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Mining and quarrying | V | 0.5 |
| Construction | 10.7 | 30.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 3.7 | 16.1 |
| For-hire transportation | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| Utilities and service | 6.2 | 21.5 |
| Personal transportation | 74.5 | 2.7 |
| Other and not reported | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 92.1 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.1 | 27.3 |
| Van | 1.6 | 20.3 |
| Public utility | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 1.0 | 12.2 |
| Dump | 1.1 | 14.0 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.5 | 6.1 |
| Other or not reported | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 93.8 | 26.0 |
| Medium | 2.1 | 21.7 |
| Light-heavy | 1.0 | 13.2 |
| Heavy-heavy | 3.1 | 39.0 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 13.1 | 25.0 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 20.4 | 16.3 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 47.0 | 24.7 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 13.0 | 10.9 |
| 30,000 or more | 6.5 | 23.1 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 17.8 | 8.9 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 17.8 | 14.5 |
| Over 4 years old | 64.4 | 76.5 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 50.0 | 46.4 |
| Purchased used | 42.3 | 42.7 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 7.8 | 10.8 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 97.4 | 77.6 |
| 2 axles | 96.6 | 67.0 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.8 | 10.7 |
| Combination | 2.6 | 22.4 |
| 3 axles | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 4 axles | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.4 | 18.3 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 79.1 | 60.5 |
| Short-range | 15.4 | 29.6 |
| Long-range | 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 93.4 | 38.7 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 6.6 | 60.6 |
| Not reported | 0.1 | 0.7 |
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.