Table 5-3: Maine Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Maine 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) | 377.6 | 30.8 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 3.0 | 12.0 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 2.0 | 9.3 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Construction | 9.1 | 30.3 |
| Manufacturing | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 4.9 | 17.9 |
| For-hire transportation | 0.8 | 8.5 |
| Utilities and service | 6.0 | 10.0 |
| Personal transportation | 72.0 | 4.6 |
| Other and not reported | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 91.8 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.4 | 29.7 |
| Van | 1.4 | 16.5 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.6 | 7.8 |
| Dump | 1.8 | 21.8 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.6 | 6.9 |
| Other or not reported | 1.3 | 15.4 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 93.7 | 23.2 |
| Medium | 1.7 | 20.4 |
| Light-heavy | 1.2 | 14.3 |
| Heavy-heavy | 3.4 | 42.1 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 19.3 | 32.3 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 17.0 | 15.7 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 43.2 | 20.1 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 13.3 | 10.9 |
| 30,000 or more | 7.3 | 21.1 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 12.7 | 7.3 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 15.9 | 9.9 |
| Over 4 years old | 71.4 | 82.8 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 38.7 | 37.9 |
| Purchased used | 55.9 | 55.2 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 5.4 | 6.8 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 97.6 | 80.0 |
| 2 axles | 96.3 | 63.6 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.3 | 16.4 |
| Combination | 2.4 | 20.0 |
| 3 axles | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 4 axles | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.2 | 14.7 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 75.5 | 62.3 |
| Short-range | 17.5 | 23.8 |
| Long-range | 3.3 | 6.2 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 3.7 | 7.7 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 93.6 | 37.3 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 6.2 | 60.7 |
| Not reported | 0.2 | 2.1 |
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.