Table 5-3: Kentucky Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Kentucky 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) | 1,348.0 | 104.9 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 6.6 | 23.3 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Construction | 6.0 | 18.2 |
| Manufacturing | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 5.4 | 13.3 |
| For-hire transportation | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| Utilities and service | 8.6 | 17.1 |
| Personal transportation | 68.4 | 4.8 |
| Other and not reported | 2.3 | 6.6 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 92.2 | |
| Platform and cattlerack | 3.6 | 45.9 |
| Van | 1.0 | 13.4 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| Dump | 1.0 | 13.1 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.3 | 3.9 |
| Other or not reported | 1.2 | 15.9 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 94.2 | 27.9 |
| Medium | 1.9 | 22.5 |
| Light-heavy | 1.1 | 14.4 |
| Heavy-heavy | 2.7 | 35.1 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 18.3 | 38.7 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 20.3 | 17.0 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 40.5 | 17.6 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 12.6 | 10.1 |
| 30,000 or more | 8.3 | 16.6 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 13.9 | 7.7 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 12.8 | 8.6 |
| Over 4 years old | 73.3 | 83.8 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 30.9 | 29.8 |
| Purchased used | 61.8 | 64.0 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 7.3 | 6.2 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 98.4 | 81.4 |
| 2 axles | 97.6 | 70.8 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.8 | 10.6 |
| Combination | 1.6 | 18.6 |
| 3 axles | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| 4 axles | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 67.4 | 52.6 |
| Short-range | 22.5 | 26.6 |
| Long-range | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 5.3 | 15.2 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 93.9 | 48.2 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 5.9 | 49.5 |
| Not reported | 0.2 | 2.3 |
KEY: V = less than .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.