Table 5-3: Louisiana Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Louisiana 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) | 1,210.1 | 64.6 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 3.4 | 12.1 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.6 | 4.3 |
| Mining and quarrying | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| Construction | 6.8 | 20.9 |
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 4.7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 5.9 | 22.3 |
| For-hire transportation | 0.6 | 11.2 |
| Utilities and service | 6.5 | 12.4 |
| Personal transportation | 69.9 | 2.1 |
| Other and not reported | 4.0 | 5.8 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 94.7 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 1.7 | 31.7 |
| Van | 0.8 | 15.3 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.6 | 11.0 |
| Dump | 0.5 | 9.3 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| Other or not reported | 1.3 | 24.5 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 95.5 | 20.0 |
| Medium | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| Light-heavy | 0.7 | 13.0 |
| Heavy-heavy | 2.7 | 51.0 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 16.3 | 22.3 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 15.8 | 12.5 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 39.8 | 22.1 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 16.3 | 11.9 |
| 30,000 or more | 11.7 | 31.2 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 14.8 | 10.3 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 18.7 | 12.7 |
| Over 4 years old | 66.5 | 76.9 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 50.2 | 40.4 |
| Purchased used | 46.4 | 48.7 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 3.5 | 10.9 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 96.8 | 65.3 |
| 2 axles | 96.1 | 52.4 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.7 | 12.9 |
| Combination | 3.2 | 34.7 |
| 3 axles | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| 4 axles | 0.7 | 8.7 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.5 | 23.8 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 69.9 | 51.1 |
| Short-range | 18.0 | 28.6 |
| Long-range | 5.0 | 10.3 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 7.2 | 10.0 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 92.8 | 26.8 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 6.7 | 69.8 |
| Not reported | 0.6 | 3.4 |
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.