Table 5-3: Massachusetts Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
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Table 5-3: Massachusetts 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) | 1,240.8 | 91.9 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Mining and quarrying | V | 0.6 |
| Construction | 12.9 | 34.2 |
| Manufacturing | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 5.5 | 23.2 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.0 | 8.9 |
| Utilities and service | 7.1 | 13.6 |
| Personal transportation | 69.5 | 4.1 |
| Other and not reported | 1.6 | 7.0 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 92.6 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 1.6 | 21.8 |
| Van | 1.6 | 21.2 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 1.3 | 17.2 |
| Dump | 1.6 | 22.1 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.5 | 6.2 |
| Other or not reported | 0.7 | 9.2 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 94.8 | 29.6 |
| Medium | 1.7 | 22.6 |
| Light-heavy | 1.0 | 12.9 |
| Heavy-heavy | 2.6 | 34.8 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 9.3 | 24.7 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 20.2 | 16.3 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 49.7 | 24.6 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 15.1 | 12.2 |
| 30,000 or more | 5.7 | 22.2 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 17.2 | 8.5 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 19.4 | 14.8 |
| Over 4 years old | 63.4 | 76.7 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 46.1 | 49.2 |
| Purchased used | 46.1 | 42.4 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 97.5 | 80.1 |
| 2 axles | 96.7 | 70.0 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.7 | 10.1 |
| Combination | 2.5 | 19.9 |
| 3 axles | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 4 axles | 1.2 | 5.9 |
| 5 axles or more | 0.8 | 11.2 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 78.1 | 63.9 |
| Short-range | 16.3 | 24.6 |
| Long-range | 2.6 | 6.8 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 2.9 | 4.8 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 94.2 | 41.8 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 5.8 | 57.4 |
| Not reported | 0.1 | 0.8 |
KEY: NA = not applicable; V = less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Due to rounding, numbers may not sum to 100.
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.