Table 5-3: West Virginia Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: West Virginia 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) | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 2.7 | 10.5 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| Mining and quarrying | 1.8 | 6.4 |
| Construction | 7.2 | 19.7 |
| Manufacturing | 0.7 | 5.9 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 4.6 | 18.6 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| Utilities and service | 5.9 | 10.2 |
| Personal transportation | 73.5 | 5.7 |
| Other and not reported | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 90.9 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 3.0 | 32.6 |
| Van | 1.1 | 12.2 |
| Public utility | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.7 | 7.6 |
| Dump | 2.0 | 21.8 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.5 | 5.6 |
| Other or not reported | 1.5 | 16.9 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 93.1 | 23.9 |
| Medium | 1.9 | 21.2 |
| Light-heavy | 1.5 | 16.9 |
| Heavy-heavy | 3.5 | 37.9 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 18.8 | 34.9 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 18.3 | 13.0 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 42.9 | 18.3 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 12.4 | 11.9 |
| 30,000 or more | 7.5 | 21.9 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 8.5 | 6.3 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 18.0 | 9.1 |
| Over 4 years old | 73.4 | 84.6 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 44.7 | 38.4 |
| Purchased used | 52.6 | 55.5 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 2.8 | 6.0 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 97.7 | 83.2 |
| 2 axles | 96.4 | 68.4 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.4 | 14.8 |
| Combination | 2.3 | 16.8 |
| 3 axles | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 4 axles | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| 5 axles or more | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 71.9 | 52.5 |
| Short-range | 19.6 | 28.5 |
| Long-range | 3.5 | 7.1 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 5.0 | 12.0 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 92.7 | 44.0 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 6.9 | 53.1 |
| Not reported | 0.3 | 2.9 |
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 reports, Washington, DC: 1999, available at http://www.census.gov/econ/www/viusmain.html as of Dec. 27, 2001.