Table 5-3: Georgia Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Georgia 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) | 2,258.4 | 169.3 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 4.7 | 9.6 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Construction | 6.7 | 19.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1.8 | 7.6 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 6.8 | 17.7 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| Utilities and service | 5.9 | 14.1 |
| Personal transportation | 68.9 | 5.5 |
| Other and not reported | 2.9 | 9.4 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 92.5 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.3 | 30.2 |
| Van | 1.7 | 22.9 |
| Public utility | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.7 | 9.7 |
| Dump | 1.0 | 12.7 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Other or not reported | 1.2 | 16.0 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 94.5 | 26.8 |
| Medium | 1.4 | 19.2 |
| Light-heavy | 0.9 | 11.8 |
| Heavy-heavy | 3.2 | 42.3 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 17.8 | 29.2 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 17.7 | 13.1 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 36.9 | 18.0 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 16.1 | 11.1 |
| 30,000 or more | 11.5 | 28.7 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 17.2 | 13.1 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 16.2 | 13.8 |
| Over 4 years old | 66.6 | 73.0 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 43.2 | 40.0 |
| Purchased used | 51.1 | 51.9 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 5.7 | 8.1 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 96.8 | 69.7 |
| 2 axles | 96.2 | 60.7 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.7 | 8.9 |
| Combination | 3.2 | 30.3 |
| 3 axles | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 4 axles | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.5 | 20.4 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 72.7 | 50.5 |
| Short-range | 16.1 | 25.0 |
| Long-range | 5.4 | 12.6 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 5.7 | 11.9 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 93.7 | 36.0 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 5.7 | 59.2 |
| Not reported | 0.5 | 4.8 |
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.