Table 5-3: Nevada Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Nevada 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) | 539.7 | 29.1 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| Forestry and lumbering | V | 0.7 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Construction | 9.3 | 35.7 |
| Manufacturing | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 4.6 | 16.3 |
| For-hire transportation | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| Utilities and service | 7.4 | 14.9 |
| Personal transportation | 71.8 | 2.0 |
| Other and not reported | 3.7 | 14.5 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 94.6 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 1.8 | 33.9 |
| Van | 0.8 | 15.3 |
| Public utility | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.8 | 14.7 |
| Dump | 0.7 | 12.6 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| Other or not reported | 0.8 | 15.3 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 94.9 | 21.4 |
| Medium | 2.3 | 26.5 |
| Light-heavy | 0.7 | 13.3 |
| Heavy-heavy | 2.1 | 38.7 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 15.3 | 21.8 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 19.9 | 12.3 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 47.1 | 33.6 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 11.5 | 13.5 |
| 30,000 or more | 6.1 | 18.8 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 17.5 | 10.1 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 15.9 | 10.5 |
| Over 4 years old | 66.6 | 79.4 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 44.7 | 45.1 |
| Purchased used | 48.0 | 46.0 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 7.3 | 8.8 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 98.1 | 75.1 |
| 2 axles | 97.5 | 63.1 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.6 | 12.0 |
| Combination | 1.9 | 24.9 |
| 3 axles | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 4 axles | 0.6 | 5.2 |
| 5 axles or more | 0.9 | 17.3 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 75.1 | 56.8 |
| Short-range | 12.9 | 19.3 |
| Long-range | 7.3 | 13.8 |
| Off-the-road or no treported | 4.7 | 10.1 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 92.8 | 36.1 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 7.1 | 62.1 |
| Not reported | 0.1 | 1.8 |
KEY: NA = not applicable; V = less than .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.