Table 5-3: Maryland Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Maryland 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) | 1,194.0 | 95.2 |
| Major use | 100.00 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 3.4 | 8.8 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Construction | 10.6 | 25.7 |
| Manufacturing | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 4.2 | 17.7 |
| For-hire transportation | 0.8 | 9.6 |
| Utilities and service | 7.0 | 22.1 |
| Personal transportation | 72.0 | 4.2 |
| Other and not reported | 1.4 | 5.6 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 92 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.0 | 25.5 |
| Van | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Public utility | 1.4 | 17.6 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.9 | 11.7 |
| Dump | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 1.0 | 12.9 |
| Other or not reported | ||
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 94.8 | 34.9 |
| Medium | 1.5 | 18.8 |
| Light-heavy | 1.1 | 13.8 |
| Heavy-heavy | 2.6 | 32.5 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 14.3 | 18.4 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 19.3 | 13.5 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 44.1 | 26.4 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 15.2 | 18.4 |
| 30,000 or more | 7.0 | 23.2 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 16.2 | 10.9 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 20.1 | 15.9 |
| Over 4 years old | 63.7 | 73.2 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 56.3 | 49.4 |
| Purchased used | 38.7 | 36.3 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 5.0 | 14.2 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 98.6 | 82.9 |
| 2 axles | 97.9 | 74.1 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.7 | 8.8 |
| Combination | 1.4 | 17.1 |
| 3 axles | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| 4 axles | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 72.8 | 54.4 |
| Short-range | 19.7 | 34.1 |
| Long-range | 4.0 | 6.2 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 3.5 | 5.3 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 94.0 | 43.0 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 5.9 | 56.1 |
| Not reported | 0.1 | 0.8 |
KEY: NA = not applicable; V = less than .05 percent.
SOURCES: 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.