Table 5-3: Oklahoma Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Oklahoma 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) | 1,373.5 | 205.9 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 10.8 | 17.6 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Mining and quarrying | 1.7 | 4.9 |
| Construction | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Manufacturing | 2.1 | 3.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 6.5 | 11.9 |
| For-hire transportation | 6.0 | 38.6 |
| Utilities and service | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| Personal transportation | 55.3 | 0.9 |
| Other and not reported | 5.0 | 6.6 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 85.0 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 4.3 | 28.6 |
| Van | 5.8 | 38.5 |
| Public utility | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.7 | 4.6 |
| Dump | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.9 | 5.7 |
| Other or not reported | 2.2 | 14.9 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 87.2 | 14.3 |
| Medium | 2.1 | 13.8 |
| Light-heavy | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| Heavy-heavy | 9.5 | 63.7 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 21.9 | 23.9 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 14.3 | 8.1 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 35.6 | 9.5 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 12.7 | 6.9 |
| 30,000 or more | 15.4 | 51.6 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 13.7 | 21.3 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 14.6 | 17.6 |
| Over 4 years old | 71.6 | 61.1 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 36.2 | 45.8 |
| Purchased used | 59.1 | 40.9 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 4.7 | 13.3 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 90.3 | 43.6 |
| 2 axles | 89.3 | 36.6 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Combination | 9.7 | 56.4 |
| 3 axles | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 4 axles | 2.3 | 8.0 |
| 5 axles or more | 7.0 | 47.0 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 64.9 | 31.5 |
| Short-range | 16.7 | 18.1 |
| Long-range | 9.3 | 38.8 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 9.2 | 11.5 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 85.8 | 24.8 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 13.3 | 70.7 |
| Not reported | 0.8 | 4.5 |
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 report, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html as of Dec. 27, 2001.