Table 5-3: Rhode Island Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Rhode Island 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) | 190.8 | 13.5 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 1.4 | 4.8 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Mining and quarrying | V | 0.3 |
| Construction | 9.5 | 26.0 |
| Manufacturing | 2.1 | 9.1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 6.2 | 20.2 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.0 | 13.7 |
| Utilities and service | 7.2 | 17.3 |
| Personal transportation | 71.3 | 5.0 |
| Other and not reported | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 92.9 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 1.4 | 20.0 |
| Van | 1.6 | 22.3 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 1.3 | 18.8 |
| Dump | 1.6 | 22.4 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.4 | 5.2 |
| Other or not reported | 0.6 | 9.1 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 94.7 | 29.6 |
| Medium | 2.2 | 26.7 |
| Light-heavy | 0.7 | 9.4 |
| Heavy-heavy | 2.4 | 34.3 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 14.3 | 23.1 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 18.8 | 17.0 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 45.9 | 23.6 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 16.3 | 13.9 |
| 30,000 or more | 4.8 | 22.4 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 17.6 | 8.7 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 15.0 | 11.7 |
| Over 4 years old | 67.4 | 79.6 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 40.7 | 44.3 |
| Purchased used | 46.4 | 49.9 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 12.9 | 5.8 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 97.6 | 75.8 |
| 2 axles | 97.0 | 67.7 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.6 | 8.1 |
| Combination | 2.4 | 24.2 |
| 3 axles | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 4 axles | 1.3 | 10.6 |
| 5 axles or more | 0.8 | 10.8 |
| Trailer not specified | 0.3 | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 79.5 | 64.7 |
| Short-range | 14.6 | 22.1 |
| Long-range | 2.6 | 8.4 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 94.9 | 44.0 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 4.9 | 54.4 |
| Not reported | 0.1 | 1.6 |
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 report, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html as of Dec. 27, 2001.