Table 5-3: North Dakota Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: North Dakota 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) | 340.9 | 67.1 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 26.7 | 61.9 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.1 | V |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Construction | 5.7 | 9.5 |
| Manufacturing | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 3.2 | 6.4 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.6 | 7.6 |
| Utilities and service | 6.3 | 4.7 |
| Personal transportation | 52.8 | 2.4 |
| Other and not reported | 2.5 | 5.2 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 80.3 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 4.6 | 23.6 |
| Van | 1.9 | 9.8 |
| Public utility | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| Dump | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| Other or not reported | 9.8 | 49.6 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 80.4 | 9.1 |
| Medium | 5.1 | 17.4 |
| Light-heavy | 5.0 | 25.3 |
| Heavy-heavy | 9.5 | 48.2 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 30.9 | 61.3 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 22.6 | 13.6 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 29.7 | 10.0 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 11.3 | 3.6 |
| 30,000 or more | 5.4 | 11.4 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 9.4 | 2.9 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 11.7 | 3.2 |
| Over 4 years old | 78.9 | 93.9 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 32.6 | 21.8 |
| Purchased used | 62.5 | 73.1 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 4.9 | 5.1 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 94.7 | 79.2 |
| 2 axles | 91.1 | 60.6 |
| 3 axles or more | 3.7 | 18.7 |
| Combination | 5.3 | 20.8 |
| 3 axles | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| 4 axles | 1.4 | 4.2 |
| 5 axles or more | 3.1 | 15.6 |
| Trailer not specified | 0.3 | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 66.2 | 60.8 |
| Short-range | 19.5 | 13.8 |
| Long-range | 6.0 | 9.1 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 8.2 | 16.3 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 87.4 | 59.0 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 11.0 | 33.5 |
| Not reported | 1.6 | 7.5 |
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 report, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html as of Dec. 27, 2001.