Table 5-3: New Jersey Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: New Jersey 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) | 1,514.3 | 141.1 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Construction | 9.2 | 25.1 |
| Manufacturing | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 5.2 | 20.5 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.5 | 16.1 |
| Utilities and service | 9.2 | 17.8 |
| Personal transportation | 70.3 | 1.8 |
| Other and not reported | 2.3 | 8.0 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 90.7 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.0 | 21.4 |
| Van | 2.7 | 28.6 |
| Public utility | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 1.4 | 14.8 |
| Dump | 1.4 | 14.9 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| Other or not reported | 1.1 | 11.6 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 92.4 | 19.4 |
| Medium | 2.3 | 23.1 |
| Light-heavy | 1.3 | 14.2 |
| Heavy-heavy | 4.0 | 43.2 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 11.9 | 19.6 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 21.5 | 15.8 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 48.2 | 25.2 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 12.2 | 13.8 |
| 30,000 or more | 6.3 | 25.6 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 21.2 | 10.4 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 18.1 | 14.6 |
| Over 4 years old | 60.6 | 75.0 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 50.2 | 52.3 |
| Purchased used | 35.6 | 38.3 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 14.2 | 9.4 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 97.0 | 71.5 |
| 2 axles | 96.2 | 63.4 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.8 | 8.1 |
| Combination | 3.0 | 28.5 |
| 3 axles | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| 4 axles | 1.0 | 7.9 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.6 | 17.7 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 76.9 | 57.4 |
| Short-range | 14.9 | 28.0 |
| Long-range | 4.3 | 10.1 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 92.1 | 30.7 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 7.6 | 66.3 |
| Not reported | 0.3 | 3.0 |
NOTE: Due to rounding, numbers may not sum to 100.
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 reports, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html as of Dec. 27, 2001.