Table 5-3: Kansas Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
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Table 5-3: Kansas 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) | 1,082.6 | 125.2 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 12.9 | 44.8 |
| Forestry and lumbering | V | 0.4 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| Construction | 6.1 | 14.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 4.1 | 8.7 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.3 | 10.2 |
| Utilities and service | 4.5 | 8.3 |
| Personal transportation | 65.7 | 3.4 |
| Other and not reported | 3.3 | 5.8 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 88.4 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 4.0 | 34.4 |
| Van | 0.9 | 8.0 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.9 | 7.7 |
| Dump | 0.9 | 7.8 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Other or not reported | 4.2 | 36.5 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 90.4 | 20.0 |
| Medium | 2.9 | 22.0 |
| Light-heavy | 2.0 | 17.4 |
| Heavy-heavy | 4.7 | 40.6 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 26.0 | 53.9 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 18.2 | 12.0 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 36.8 | 14.2 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 12.8 | 5.0 |
| 30,000 or more | 6.2 | 15.0 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 12.6 | 6.6 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 13.4 | 5.3 |
| Over 4 years old | 74.0 | 88.1 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 32.5 | 24.5 |
| Purchased used | 63.1 | 69.2 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 4.4 | 6.3 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 97.6 | 79.4 |
| 2 axles | 96.1 | 66.1 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| Combination | 2.4 | 20.6 |
| 3 axles | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 4 axles | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.8 | 15.2 |
| Trailer not specified | 0.2 | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 72.6 | 60.5 |
| Short-range | 13.8 | 13.9 |
| Long-range | 4.5 | 6.5 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 9.1 | 19.1 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 93.6 | 60.2 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 6.0 | 37.0 |
| Not reported | 0.3 | 2.7 |
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 reports, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html as of Dec. 27, 2001.