Table 5-3: Missouri Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Missouri 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) | 1,626.7 | 135.8 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 7.7 | 22.5 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Construction | 8.7 | 18.3 |
| Manufacturing | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2.5 | 14.9 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.0 | 12.5 |
| Utilities and service | 7.3 | 16.7 |
| Personal transportation | 69.7 | 4.7 |
| Other and not reported | 2.1 | 4.2 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 91.7 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 3.0 | 36.1 |
| Van | 2.1 | 24.6 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| Dump | 0.8 | 9.1 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| Other or not reported | 1.5 | 18.2 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 92.5 | 15.8 |
| Medium | 2.3 | 22.2 |
| Light-heavy | 1.2 | 14.3 |
| Heavy-heavy | 4.0 | 47.7 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 18.3 | 31.8 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 18.2 | 14.0 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 41.3 | 15.1 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 14.5 | 11.0 |
| 30,000 or more | 7.7 | 28.0 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 15.5 | 9.9 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 17.1 | 12.7 |
| Over 4 years old | 67.4 | 77.3 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 41.4 | 35.6 |
| Purchased used | 54.1 | 54.5 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 4.5 | 9.9 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 97.0 | 67.9 |
| 2 axles | 96.0 | 55.6 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.0 | 12.3 |
| Combination | 3.0 | 32.1 |
| 3 axles | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| 4 axles | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| 5 axles or more | 2.0 | 24.3 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 67.6 | 57.0 |
| Short-range | 22.0 | 20.2 |
| Long-range | 5.4 | 16.6 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 5.0 | 6.1 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 92.9 | 42.4 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 7.1 | 57.4 |
| Not reported | V | 0.2 |
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 report, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html as of Dec. 27, 2001.