Table 5-3: Nebraska Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Nebraska 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) | 639.7 | 88.7 |
Major use | 100.00 | 100.0 |
Agriculture | 17.8 | 42.2 |
Forestry and lumbering | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Mining and quarrying | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Construction | 7.0 | 11.2 |
Manufacturing | 0.8 | 1.4 |
Wholesale and retail trade | 5.2 | 8.4 |
For-hire transportation | 4.0 | 24.6 |
Utilities and service | 4.2 | 5.9 |
Personal transportation | 59.1 | 2.4 |
Other and not reported | 1.7 | 3.1 |
Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Pickup, panel, minivan, and | ||
sport utility | 86.1 | NA |
Platform and cattlerack | 4.3 | 30.7 |
Van | 3.0 | 21.7 |
Public utility | 0.2 | 1.5 |
Multistop or stepvans | 0.7 | 5.3 |
Dump | 0.7 | 4.8 |
Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.7 | 4.7 |
Other or not reported | 4.3 | 31.2 |
Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Light | 87.2 | 13.1 |
Medium | 2.7 | 13.9 |
Light-heavy | 1.8 | 13.3 |
Heavy-heavy | 8.3 | 59.7 |
Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Less than 5,000 | 25.8 | 45.5 |
5,000 to 9,999 | 18.8 | 11.4 |
10,000 to 19,999 | 38.3 | 10.2 |
20,000 to 29,999 | 9.2 | 3.8 |
30,000 or more | 7.9 | 29.2 |
Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
1 to 2 years old | 12.7 | 11.3 |
3 to 4 years old | 13.8 | 10.0 |
Over 4 years old | 73.5 | 78.6 |
Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Purchased new | 34.5 | 34.2 |
Purchased used | 60.2 | 57.1 |
Leased from someone or not reported | 5.3 | 8.7 |
Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Single-unit trucks | 93.3 | 63.2 |
2 axles | 91.5 | 50.1 |
3 axles or more | 1.8 | 13.1 |
Combination | 6.7 | 36.8 |
3 axles | 0.8 | 1.6 |
4 axles | 1.5 | 4.8 |
5 axles or more | 4.4 | 30.4 |
Trailer not specified | 0.7 | V |
Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Local | 73.5 | 53.8 |
Short-range | 11.9 | 12.6 |
Long-range | 7.6 | 22.7 |
Off-the-road or not reported | 7.0 | 11.0 |
Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Gasoline | 88.9 | 45.9 |
Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 10.8 | 52.3 |
Not reported | 0.3 | 1.9 |
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 report, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html as of Dec. 27, 2001.