Table 5-3: Wisconsin Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Wisconsin 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) | 1,618.5 | 135.5 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 5.9 | 14.3 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Mining and quarrying | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Construction | 7.6 | 23.8 |
| Manufacturing | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 3.6 | 10.7 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.6 | 16.1 |
| Utilities and service | 6.5 | 17.4 |
| Personal transportation | 71.6 | 3.6 |
| Other and not reported | 1.3 | 5.0 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 91.6 | 32.1 |
| Platform and cattlerack | 2.7 | 26.4 |
| Van | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Public utility | 0.2 | 6.4 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 0.5 | 12.6 |
| Dump | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.5 | 13.6 |
| Other or not reported | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 92.7 | 17.9 |
| Medium | 1.9 | 16.7 |
| Light-heavy | 1.3 | 16.0 |
| Heavy-heavy | 4.1 | 49.4 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 16.0 | 26.1 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 20.0 | 12.5 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 42.2 | 17.6 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 13.2 | 9.5 |
| 30,000 or more | 8.6 | 34.2 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 14.7 | 14.0 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 15.6 | 15.0 |
| Over 4 years old | 69.7 | 71.0 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 39.8 | 41.6 |
| Purchased used | 53.6 | 45.6 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 6.6 | 12.7 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 95.6 | 65.1 |
| 2 axles | 94.5 | 51.6 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.1 | 13.5 |
| Combination | 4.4 | 34.9 |
| 3 axles | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 4 axles | 1.5 | 6.3 |
| 5 axles or more | 2.5 | 26.9 |
| Trailer not specified | V | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 72.1 | 50.8 |
| Short-range | 18.5 | 23.4 |
| Long-range | 6.3 | 19.7 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 3.1 | 6.1 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 92.1 | 35.6 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 7.8 | 64.1 |
| Not reported | V | 0.3 |
KEY: 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.