Table 5-3: Illinois Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Illinois 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) | 2,674.6 | 336.5 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 6.5 | 14.5 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Construction | 7.1 | 16.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 4.6 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 5.9 | 13.9 |
| For-hire transportation | 4.1 | 32.7 |
| Utilities and service | 8.6 | 12.3 |
| Personal transportation | 64.2 | 0.8 |
| Other and not reported | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 87.4 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.5 | 19.6 |
| Van | 4.9 | 38.6 |
| Public utility | 0.4 | 3.2 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.7 | 5.9 |
| Dump | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.7 | 5.6 |
| Other or not reported | 2.1 | 17.0 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 88.8 | 11.4 |
| Medium | 2.5 | 19.5 |
| Light-heavy | 1.2 | 9.9 |
| Heavy-heavy | 7.4 | 59.2 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 16.3 | 22.6 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 21.0 | 11.2 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 37.8 | 15.8 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 14.7 | 8.8 |
| 30,000 or more | 10.2 | 41.6 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 15.7 | 15.2 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 19.3 | 16.3 |
| Over 4 years old | 65.0 | 68.5 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 49.0 | 49.3 |
| Purchased used | 43.1 | 36.7 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 7.9 | 14.0 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 93.4 | 51.0 |
| 2-axles | 92.4 | 43.6 |
| 3-axles or more | 0.9 | 7.4 |
| Combination | 6.6 | 49.0 |
| 3 axles | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 4 axles | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| 5 axles or more | 5.1 | 40.9 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 72.9 | 46.9 |
| Short-range | 14.5 | 20.0 |
| Long-range | 7.3 | 28.0 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 89.4 | 28.2 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 10.2 | 69.6 |
| Not reported | 0.5 | 2.2 |
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 reports, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html as of Dec. 27, 2001.