Table 5-3: Indiana Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Indiana 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) | 1,852.5 | 174.0 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 5.7 | 19.1 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Construction | 8.1 | 17.7 |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2.9 | 13.3 |
| For-hire transportation | 2.0 | 21.1 |
| Utilities and service | 6.2 | 13.9 |
| Personal transportation | 71.2 | 4.5 |
| Other and not reported | 1.9 | 3.4 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and | 90.6 | NA |
| sport utility | ||
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.5 | 26.1 |
| Van | 2.3 | 24.0 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.9 | 10.0 |
| Dump | 1.1 | 11.3 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| Other or not reported | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 92.2 | 17.4 |
| Medium | 2.0 | 21.2 |
| Light-heavy | 1.3 | 14.2 |
| Heavy-heavy | 4.4 | 47.2 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 17.9 | 30.8 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 17.6 | 13.0 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 42.9 | 16.8 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 13.4 | 8.3 |
| 30,000 or more | 8.1 | 31.1 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 13.5 | 11.0 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 14.8 | 13.4 |
| Over 4 years old | 71.6 | 75.6 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 34.9 | 37.9 |
| Purchased used | 59.1 | 49.9 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 71.6 | 12.2 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 95.9 | 66.5 |
| 2 axles | 94.9 | 55.8 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| Combination | 4.1 | 33.5 |
| 3 axles | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 4 axles | 1.3 | 5.7 |
| 5 axles or more | 2.5 | 26.3 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 75.6 | 56.0 |
| Short-range | 15.9 | 19.3 |
| Long-range | 5.1 | 18.9 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 3.3 | 5.8 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 91.6 | 38.6 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 8.3 | 60.6 |
| Not reported | 0.1 | 0.8 |
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.