Table 5-3: Idaho Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Idaho 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) | 550.6 | 42.0 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 9.4 | 42.3 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 1.3 | 3.4 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Construction | 7.2 | 14.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 4.6 | 13.3 |
| For-hire transportation | 0.8 | 8.5 |
| Utilities and service | 5.3 | 7.7 |
| Personal transportation | 67.5 | 2.8 |
| Other and not reported | 2.6 | 5.8 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 92.4 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 3.1 | 40.7 |
| Van | 0.6 | 8.3 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.8 | 11.0 |
| Dump | 0.8 | 10.7 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| Other or not reported | 1.6 | 21.6 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 92.6 | 17.2 |
| Medium | 2.9 | 24.0 |
| Light-heavy | 1.2 | 16.0 |
| Heavy-heavy | 3.3 | 42.8 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 26.8 | 48.2 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 20.0 | 14.6 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 35.3 | 14.8 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 12.0 | 8.6 |
| 30,000 or more | 6.0 | 13.8 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 8.5 | 3.8 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 14.4 | 6.3 |
| Over 4 years old | 77.1 | 89.9 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 33.4 | 28.8 |
| Purchased used | 62.7 | 63.7 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 3.9 | 7.5 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 96.0 | 77.9 |
| 2 axles | 94.6 | 59.6 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.4 | 18.3 |
| Combination | 4.0 | 22.1 |
| 3 axles | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| 4 axles | 1.7 | 4.1 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.2 | 15.3 |
| Trailer not specified | 0.6 | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 71.3 | 56.9 |
| Short-range | 14.6 | 22.7 |
| Long-range | 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 5.6 | 13.2 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 91.2 | 52.7 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 8.4 | 43.1 |
| Not reported | 0.5 | 4.3 |
NOTE: Due to rounding, numbers may not sum to 100.
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.