Table 5-3: Texas Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Texas 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) | 4,410.6 | 260.0 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 4.8 | 11.3 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| Construction | 5.8 | 19.8 |
| Manufacturing | 1.0 | 5.1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 4.8 | 18.8 |
| For-hire transportation | 0.9 | 13.5 |
| Utilities and service | 0.9 | 19.9 |
| Personal transportation | 71.4 | 2.4 |
| Other and not reported | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 94.1 | |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.0 | 33.8 |
| Van | 1.6 | 26.4 |
| Public utility | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Dump | 0.5 | 8.1 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.5 | 7.9 |
| Other or not reported | 1.0 | 17.1 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 95.2 | 18.6 |
| Medium | 1.0 | 17.8 |
| Light-heavy | 0.8 | 13.7 |
| Heavy-heavy | 2.9 | 50.0 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 14.4 | 18.0 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 14.2 | 11.4 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 42.0 | 20.3 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 18.2 | 14.2 |
| 30,000 or more | 11.2 | 36.0 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 7.2 | 11.1 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 18.2 | 14.3 |
| Over 4 years old | 74.6 | 74.5 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 46.8 | 47.1 |
| Purchased used | 49.6 | 44.1 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 3.6 | 8.9 |
| Truck Type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 97.0 | 61.3 |
| 2 axles | 96.4 | 50.4 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.6 | 10.9 |
| Combination | 3.0 | 38.7 |
| 3 axles | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| 4 axles | 0.7 | 8.2 |
| 5 axles or more | 0.7 | 28.1 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 67.3 | 42.8 |
| Short-range | 23.0 | 33.3 |
| Long-range | 4.1 | 15.6 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 5.5 | 8.3 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 91.3 | 28.7 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 8.7 | 70.4 |
| Not reported | 0.1 | 0.9 |
KEY: V = less than .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.