Table 5-3: Iowa Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Iowa 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) | 979.3 | 124.3 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 14.7 | 26.8 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Construction | 7.3 | 16.5 |
| Manufacturing | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 4.3 | 10.1 |
| For-hire transportation | 3.2 | 23.9 |
| Utilities and service | 5.4 | 8.0 |
| Personal transportation | 60.7 | 2.4 |
| Other and not reported | 3.0 | 7.2 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 87.3 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 3.4 | 26.8 |
| Van | 3.2 | 25.2 |
| Public utility | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Dump | 1.1 | 8.9 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.9 | 7.0 |
| Other or not reported | 3.2 | 25.0 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 88.6 | 13.3 |
| Medium | 2.6 | 17.2 |
| Light-heavy | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| Heavy-heavy | 7.2 | 57.1 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 25.5 | 34.2 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 19.8 | 13.3 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 35.9 | 11.6 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 11.3 | 7.3 |
| 30,000 or more | 7.5 | 33.6 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 8.8 | 10.6 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 13.6 | 13.6 |
| Over 4 years old | 77.6 | 75.9 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 34.7 | 35.4 |
| Purchased used | 62.9 | 52.4 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 2.4 | 12.2 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 92.7 | 57.5 |
| 2 axles | 91.1 | 44.7 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.6 | 12.8 |
| Combination | 7.3 | 42.5 |
| 3 axles | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 4 axles | 2.1 | 6.6 |
| 5 axles or more | 4.5 | 34.2 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 72.7 | 50.1 |
| Short-range | 14.4 | 17.2 |
| Long-range | 6.7 | 24.3 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 6.2 | 8.4 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 89.8 | 40.9 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 9.9 | 57.3 |
| Not reported | 0.3 | 1.8 |
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.