Table 5-3: Oregon Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Oregon 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) | 1,411.7 | 103.1 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 4.6 | 15.1 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 1.7 | 3.6 |
| Mining and quarrying | V | 0.5 |
| Construction | 7.8 | 11.9 |
| Manufacturing | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 3.3 | 10.2 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.8 | 24.5 |
| Utilities and service | 6.8 | 15.2 |
| Personal transportation | 69.6 | 2.9 |
| Other and not reported | 3.8 | 13.1 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 92.7 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.1 | 29.0 |
| Van | 2.6 | 35.9 |
| Public utility | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 1.0 | 13.2 |
| Dump | 0.5 | 6.3 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Other or not reported | 0.8 | 11.0 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 93.5 | 15.3 |
| Medium | 2.0 | 22.6 |
| Light-heavy | 0.9 | 12.6 |
| Heavy-heavy | 3.6 | 49.5 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 25.9 | 23.2 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 17.4 | 10.5 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 39.6 | 23.3 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 9.9 | 8.5 |
| 30,000 or more | 7.2 | 34.5 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 11.5 | 17.2 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 16.9 | 13.3 |
| Over 4 years old | 71.6 | 69.6 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 37.4 | 46.2 |
| Purchased used | 57.8 | 42.7 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 4.9 | 11.1 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 96.0 | 56.2 |
| 2 axles | 95.5 | 48.8 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.5 | 7.4 |
| Combination | 4.0 | 43.8 |
| 3 axles | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| 4 axles | 1.2 | 5.9 |
| 5 axles or more | 2.6 | 35.7 |
| Trailer not specified | 0.2 | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 71.6 | 39.9 |
| Short-range | 17.7 | 26.5 |
| Long-range | 5.9 | 25.7 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 4.9 | 7.9 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 90.6 | 37.9 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 9.2 | 61.7 |
| Not reported | 0.2 | 0.5 |
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.