Table 5-3: Montana Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Montana 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) | 417.2 | 43.4 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 14.3 | 41.2 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 1.1 | 4.0 |
| Mining and quarrying | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Construction | 7.2 | 16.0 |
| Manufacturing | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 3.3 | 9.7 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.6 | 13.6 |
| Utilities and service | 5.1 | 7.0 |
| Personal transportation | 64.4 | 3.7 |
| Other and not reported | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 89.6 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 3.9 | 37.7 |
| Van | 1.3 | 12.1 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Dump | 1.1 | 10.6 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Other or not reported | 3.4 | 32.4 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 89.9 | 17.2 |
| Medium | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| Light-heavy | 2.1 | 20.0 |
| Heavy-heavy | 5.0 | 47.8 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 32.0 | 51.6 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 22.5 | 14.5 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 31.3 | 10.6 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 9.2 | 4.7 |
| 30,000 or more | 5.1 | 18.6 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 8.6 | 5.9 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 12.8 | 6.5 |
| Over 4 years old | 78.6 | 87.6 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 31.5 | 27.2 |
| Purchased used | 66.2 | 65.8 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 2.3 | 7.0 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 94.8 | 71.8 |
| 2 axles | 93.4 | 57.9 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.4 | 13.9 |
| Combination | 5.2 | 28.2 |
| 3 axles | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| 4 axles | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| 5 axles or more | 2.5 | 23.8 |
| Trailer not specified | 0.6 | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 63.9 | 50.2 |
| Short-range | 17.5 | 15.8 |
| Long-range | 9.8 | 14.3 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 8.8 | 19.8 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 88.0 | 51.1 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 11.6 | 46.8 |
| Not reported | 0.4 | 2.0 |
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.