Table 5-3: Utah Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Utah 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) | 563.7 | 42.5 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 2.3 | 9.1 |
| Forestry and lumbering | V | 0.4 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Construction | 9.6 | 24.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 4.4 | 15.0 |
| For-hire transportation | 2.4 | 26.2 |
| Utilities and service | 6.3 | 11.1 |
| Personal transportation | 72.1 | 3.6 |
| Other and not reported | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 92.5 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.1 | 28.5 |
| Van | 2.5 | 33.4 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.5 | 6.6 |
| Dump | 0.9 | 11.4 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Other or not reported | 1.0 | 13.6 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 93.1 | 17.0 |
| Medium | 2.1 | 19.4 |
| Light-heavy | 0.7 | 9.8 |
| Heavy-heavy | 4.1 | 53.7 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 15.8 | 18.4 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 19.4 | 13.9 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 45.2 | 18.7 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 11.3 | 10.0 |
| 30,000 or more | 8.3 | 39.1 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 12.9 | 17.8 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Over 4 years old | 70.5 | 65.5 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 35.2 | 45.5 |
| Purchased used | 58.1 | 41.8 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 6.7 | 12.8 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 94.7 | 55.2 |
| 2 axles | 94.0 | 46.2 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.7 | 8.9 |
| Combination | 5.3 | 44.8 |
| 3 axles | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| 4 axles | 1.9 | 5.6 |
| 5 axles or more | 2.7 | 35.7 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 71.0 | 44.3 |
| Short-range | 18.6 | 20.8 |
| Long-range | 7.2 | 28.9 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 3.1 | 6.0 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 91.7 | 29.0 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 8.3 | 69.9 |
| Not reported | 0.1 | 1.1 |
KEY : NA = not applicable; V = less than 0.05 percent.
NOTE: Due to rounding, numbers may not sum to 100.
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.