Table 5-3: Minnesota Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Minnesota 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) | 1,462 | 139.0 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 7.7 | 29.6 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Construction | 8.7 | 18.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 6.9 | 13.3 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| Utilities and service | 4.3 | 10.3 |
| Personal transportation | 66.2 | 2.9 |
| Other and not reported | 2.4 | 7.5 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 90.5 | |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.8 | 29.5 |
| Van | 1.8 | 18.7 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.7 | 7.2 |
| Dump | 0.9 | 9.5 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.7 | 7.4 |
| Other or not reported | 2.5 | 26.0 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 91.5 | 13.8 |
| Medium | 2.4 | 22.4 |
| Light-heavy | 1.5 | 15.9 |
| Heavy-heavy | 4.6 | 47.9 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 17.2 | 33.7 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 18.8 | 13.0 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 41.5 | 17.6 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 14.7 | 9.7 |
| 30,000 or more | 7.7 | 26.1 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 15.2 | 9.0 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 16.7 | 11.1 |
| Over 4 years old | 68.1 | 79.9 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 37.5 | 31.2 |
| Purchased used | 55.2 | 59.8 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 7.3 | 9.0 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 95.7 | 69.8 |
| 2 axles | 94.0 | 52.0 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.7 | 17.8 |
| Combination | 4.3 | 30.2 |
| 3 axles | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 4 axles | 1.0 | 6.2 |
| 5 axles or more | 2.1 | 22.6 |
| Trailer not specified | 0.3 | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 74.9 | 58.7 |
| Short-range | 15.2 | 18.9 |
| Long-range | 5.5 | 13.7 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 4.4 | 8.6 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 91.3 | 41.5 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 8.2 | 55.1 |
| Not reported | 0.5 | 3.3 |
KEY: NA = not applicable; V = represents 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.