Table 5-3: New Hampshire Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: New Hampshire 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) | 416.6 | 29.5 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 3.0 | 7.9 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.7 | 5.9 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Construction | 9.1 | 26.3 |
| Manufacturing | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 3.7 | 20.6 |
| For-hire transportation | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| Utilities and service | 6.6 | 14.3 |
| Personal transportation | 73.3 | 6.6 |
| Other and not reported | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 92.9 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 1.8 | 25.5 |
| Van | 1.3 | 18.0 |
| Public utility | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| Dump | 2.0 | 27.9 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.4 | 5.2 |
| Other or not reported | 0.9 | 12.8 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 94.3 | 26.1 |
| Medium | 2.0 | 21.2 |
| Light-heavy | 0.7 | 9.8 |
| Heavy-heavy | 3.0 | 42.8 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 16.2 | 32.3 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 16.5 | 14.1 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 44.8 | 20.2 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 14.3 | 11.4 |
| 30,000 or more | 8.2 | 22.0 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 14.3 | 9.6 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| Over 4 years old | 66.3 | 80.1 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 38.3 | 40.3 |
| Purchased used | 52.7 | 52.5 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 97.3 | 76.7 |
| 2 axles | 96.3 | 63.3 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.0 | 13.4 |
| Combination | 2.7 | 23.3 |
| 3 axles | 0.8 | 2.9 |
| 4 axles | 0.9 | 6.8 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.0 | 13.6 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 71.0 | 61.4 |
| Short-range | 22.0 | 25.2 |
| Long-range | 2.6 | 5.8 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 4.4 | 7.6 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 94.2 | 42.1 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 5.7 | 56.4 |
| Not reported | 0.1 | 1.6 |
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.