Table 5-3: South Dakota Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: South 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) | 361.5 | 44.5 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 22.5 | 51.3 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Construction | 7.0 | 13.5 |
| Manufacturing | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 6.5 | 9.8 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.2 | 9.4 |
| Utilities and service | 5.3 | 7.8 |
| Personal transportation | 53.4 | 2.9 |
| Other and not reported | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 87.7 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 3.9 | 31.9 |
| Van | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| Public utility | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| Dump | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.9 | 7.6 |
| Other or not reported | 4.5 | 36.8 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 87.0 | 14.2 |
| Medium | 4.7 | 18.4 |
| Light-heavy | 2.6 | 20.9 |
| Heavy-heavy | 5.7 | 46.5 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 26.8 | 51.2 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 19.3 | 17.1 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 38.4 | 11.7 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 8.9 | 3.6 |
| 30,000 or more | 6.5 | 16.4 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 9.5 | 5.1 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 13.1 | 7.6 |
| Over 4 years old | 77.5 | 87.2 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 29.9 | 23.9 |
| Purchased used | 67.3 | 70.8 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 2.8 | 5.3 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 93.5 | 74.9 |
| 2 axles | 91.7 | 60.0 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.8 | 14.9 |
| Combination | 6.5 | 25.1 |
| 3 axles | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| 4 axles | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 5 axles or more | 2.6 | 21.3 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 67.8 | 60.1 |
| Short-range | 16.9 | 14.4 |
| Long-range | 6.6 | 11.6 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 8.8 | 14.0 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 89.0 | 53.4 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 10.8 | 44.7 |
| Not reported | 0.2 | 1.8 |
NOTE: Due to rounding, numbers may not sum to 100.
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.