Table 5-3: Washington Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Washington 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) | 1,903.5 | 112.1 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 3.6 | 15.7 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| Mining and quarrying | V | 0.7 |
| Construction | 8.0 | 26.8 |
| Manufacturing | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 3.4 | 14.6 |
| For-hire transportation | 0.8 | 14.0 |
| Utilities and service | 5.2 | 10.6 |
| Personal transportation | 75.4 | 6.6 |
| Other and not reported | 1.7 | 3.1 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 94.1 | 37.0 |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.2 | 16.0 |
| Van | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Public utility | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.7 | 11.9 |
| Dump | 0.7 | 12.5 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.3 | 4.5 |
| Other or not reported | 1.0 | 16.6 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 95.4 | 22.5 |
| Medium | 1.1 | 18.9 |
| Light-heavy | 0.9 | 15.6 |
| Heavy-heavy | 2.5 | 43.1 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 23.0 | 32.6 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 20.9 | 12.9 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 37.2 | 22.5 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 13.1 | 9.3 |
| 30,000 or more | 5.7 | 22.7 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 8.7 | 6.7 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 11.5 | 8.5 |
| Over 4 years old | 79.8 | 84.8 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 31.7 | 30.5 |
| Purchased used | 63.1 | 59.2 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 5.2 | 10.3 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 96.2 | 72.3 |
| 2 axles | 95.6 | 61.4 |
| 3 axles or more | 0.6 | 10.8 |
| Combination | 3.8 | 27.7 |
| 3 axles | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| 4 axles | 1.7 | 5.0 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.2 | 21.0 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 74.3 | 63.4 |
| Short-range | 18.1 | 20.4 |
| Long-range | 4.0 | 7.8 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 3.6 | 8.4 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 92.2 | 45.4 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 7.6 | 53.1 |
| Not reported | 0.2 | 1.5 |
KEY: V = less than .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.