Table 5-3: Mississippi Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Mississippi 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) | 813.0 | 38.9 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 5.5 | 11.8 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 1.6 | 6.7 |
| Mining and quarrying | V | 0.8 |
| Construction | 5.8 | 21.2 |
| Manufacturing | 1.0 | 5.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 3.1 | 12.8 |
| For-hire transportation | 0.7 | 15.5 |
| Utilities and service | 6.0 | 15.7 |
| Personal transportation | 72.8 | 3.7 |
| Other and not reported | 3.5 | 6.2 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 95.2 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 1.2 | 25.5 |
| Van | 0.8 | 17.6 |
| Public utility | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.8 | 15.8 |
| Dump | 0.4 | 8.4 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| Other or not reported | 1.0 | 21.4 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 96.0 | 24.6 |
| Medium | 1.2 | 18.8 |
| Light-heavy | 0.4 | 9.3 |
| Heavy-heavy | 2.3 | 47.3 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 23.6 | 21.0 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 17.4 | 12.1 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 33.0 | 21.0 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 16.5 | 7.9 |
| 30,000 or more | 9.5 | 38.0 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 12.0 | 16.5 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 12.9 | 13.6 |
| Over 4 years old | 75.1 | 69.9 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 37.5 | 40.8 |
| Purchased used | 58.9 | 49.8 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 3.6 | 9.4 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 97.1 | 60.9 |
| 2 axles | 96.8 | 54.9 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| Combination | 2.9 | 39.1 |
| 3 axles | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| 4 axles | 1.3 | 8.0 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.4 | 29.7 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 67.8 | 42.0 |
| Short-range | 17.1 | 25.1 |
| Long-range | 5.2 | 24.8 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 9.9 | 8.1 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 95.6 | 39.1 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 4.2 | 56.6 |
| Not reported | 0.2 | 4.2 |
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.