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.