Table 5-3: Pennsylvania Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Pennsylvania 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) | 2,605.9 | 223.4 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 2.2 | 8.7 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Construction | 8.4 | 26.6 |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 7.3 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 6.6 | 22.5 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.3 | 13.7 |
| Utilities and service | 4.3 | 11.1 |
| Personal transportation | 74.0 | 2.9 |
| Other and not reported | 1.3 | 3.7 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, andsport utility | 91.4 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.4 | 28.5 |
| Van | 1.9 | 21.7 |
| Public utility | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| Dump | 1.7 | 19.6 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.5 | 6.3 |
| Other or not reported | 1.0 | 11.2 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 93.4 | 24.6 |
| Medium | 2.0 | 21.7 |
| Light-heavy | 1.0 | 11.2 |
| Heavy-heavy | 3.6 | 42.4 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 18.0 | 30.2 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 22.0 | 13.3 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 43.6 | 20.3 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 11.2 | 9.0 |
| 30,000 or more | 5.2 | 27.2 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 12.2 | 7.4 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 18.2 | 12.1 |
| Over 4 years old | 69.6 | 80.6 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 44.7 | 41.7 |
| Purchased used | 47.9 | 48.3 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 7.5 | 10.0 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 96.6 | 72.5 |
| 2 axles | 95.7 | 61.0 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| Combination | 3.4 | 27.5 |
| 3 axles | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| 4 axles | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.7 | 20.3 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 77.7 | 56.7 |
| Short-range | 14.2 | 24.1 |
| Long-range | 4.5 | 12.1 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 3.6 | 7.1 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 93.2 | 40.1 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 6.7 | 59.3 |
| Not reported | 0.1 | 0.6 |
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.