Table 5-3: Florida Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Florida 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) | 3,460.2 | 2,673.2 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Mining and quarrying | V | 0.7 |
| Construction | 9.3 | 23.1 |
| Manufacturing | 0.8 | 2.7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 4.1 | 17.9 |
| For-hire transportation | 0.7 | 9.9 |
| Utilities and service | 7.1 | 22.7 |
| Personal transportation | 72.5 | 2.1 |
| Other and not reported | 2.8 | 12.7 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, andsport utility | 93.1 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 1.7 | 24.1 |
| Van | 1.9 | 28.0 |
| Public utility | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 1.0 | 15.1 |
| Dump | 0.6 | 9.2 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.3 | 5.0 |
| Other or not reported | 1.0 | 14.6 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 94.6 | 24.8 |
| Medium | 2.0 | 25.9 |
| Light-heavy | 0.7 | 9.6 |
| Heavy-heavy | 2.7 | 39.6 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 11.5 | 11.9 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 17.8 | 13.4 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 42.7 | 26.0 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 18.0 | 12.5 |
| 30,000 or more | 10.1 | 36.3 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 20.0 | 12.3 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Over 4 years old | 63.6 | 72.0 |
| Vehicle acquisition | ||
| Purchased new | 43.2 | 51.4 |
| Purchased used | 48.6 | 40.2 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 96.7 | 70.9 |
| 2 axles | 96.0 | 61.9 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.6 | 8.9 |
| Combination | 3.3 | 29.1 |
| 3 axles | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| 4 axles | 1.0 | 7.1 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.3 | 18.9 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 71.9 | 47.3 |
| Short-range | 17.8 | 33.1 |
| Long-range | 5.9 | 14.7 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 92.5 | 30.7 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 7.4 | 69.0 |
| Not reported | V | 0.3 |
KEY: NA = not applicable; 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.