Table 5-3: Tennessee Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Tennessee 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) | 1,502.4 | 142.0 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 2.3 | 9.0 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Mining and quarrying | V | 0.3 |
| Construction | 7.5 | 13.9 |
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 5.8 | 13.6 |
| For-hire transportation | 4.0 | 37.4 |
| Utilities and service | 4.0 | 8.4 |
| Personal transportation | 71.1 | 3.0 |
| Other and not reported | 3.3 | 7.7 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 90.5 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.1 | 22.0 |
| Van | 4.0 | 42.4 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| Dump | 0.9 | 9.4 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Other or not reported | 1.0 | 10.7 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 91.0 | 13.8 |
| Medium | 2.6 | 18.5 |
| Light-heavy | 0.8 | 8.9 |
| Heavy-heavy | 5.6 | 58.9 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 16.1 | 17.2 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 17.4 | 8.8 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 36.2 | 15.8 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 16.4 | 8.8 |
| 30,000 or more | 13.9 | 49.3 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 15.4 | 17.9 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 17.0 | 20.1 |
| Over 4 years old | 67.5 | 62.0 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 43.0 | 46.0 |
| Purchased used | 52.6 | 38.3 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 4.4 | 15.7 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 94.5 | 50.3 |
| 2 axles | 93.9 | 43.8 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.6 | 6.5 |
| Combination | 5.5 | 49.7 |
| 3 axles | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 4 axles | 1.2 | 7.6 |
| 5 axles or more | 3.8 | 38.3 |
| Trailer not specified | 0.2 | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 68.5 | 38.3 |
| Short-range | 19.2 | 19.6 |
| Long-range | 7.4 | 36.3 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 4.9 | 5.9 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 90.4 | 25.5 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 9.3 | 70.9 |
| Not reported | 0.4 | 3.7 |
NOTE: Numbers may not add to 100 due to rounding.
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.