Table 5-3: Vermont Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Vermont 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) | 194.5 | 100.0 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 4.0 | 13.6 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 2.2 | 10.3 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Construction | 12.0 | 25.6 |
| Manufacturing | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 5.2 | 18.8 |
| For-hire transportation | 0.7 | 8.9 |
| Utilities and service | 5.9 | 12.7 |
| Personal transportation | 66.5 | 1.7 |
| Other and not reported | 2.7 | 5.4 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 91.8 | |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.2 | 26.5 |
| Van | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| Dump | 1.7 | 21.3 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.6 | 7.4 |
| Other or not reported | 1.7 | 20.6 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 93.6 | 25.8 |
| Medium | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| Light-heavy | 1.1 | 14.0 |
| Heavy-heavy | 3.4 | 42.0 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 19.3 | 28.5 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 15.8 | 16.5 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 42.3 | 21.7 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 16.2 | 12.4 |
| 30,000 or more | 6.4 | 20.9 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 14.2 | 13.6 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 20.5 | 10.4 |
| Over 4 years old | 65.3 | 75.9 |
| Vehicle acquisition | ||
| Purchased new | 41.4 | 40.2 |
| Purchased used | 51.5 | 52.7 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 97.7 | 80.5 |
| 2 axles | 96.2 | 63.3 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.4 | 17.2 |
| Combination | 2.3 | 19.5 |
| 3 axles | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| 4 axles | .7 | 2.7 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.2 | 15.0 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 74.1 | 58.7 |
| Short-range | 16.4 | 21.5 |
| Long-range | 4.5 | 10.9 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 5.0 | 8.9 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 92.2 | 38.3 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 7.5 | 59.5 |
| Not reported | 0.3 | 2.2 |
KEY:V = represents 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.