Table 5-3: Wyoming Truck Characteristics and Use: 1997
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 5-3: Wyoming 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) | 291.3 | 26.6 |
| Major use | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture | 7.6 | 20.9 |
| Forestry and lumbering | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Mining and quarrying | 2.9 | 8.9 |
| Construction | 7.0 | 19.6 |
| Manufacturing | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2.7 | 7.8 |
| For-hire transportation | 1.0 | 11.3 |
| Utilities and service | 7.4 | 10.4 |
| Personal transportation | 66.9 | 4.3 |
| Other and not reported | 3.6 | 13.3 |
| Body type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Pickup, panel, minivan, and sport utility | 90.9 | NA |
| Platform and cattlerack | 3.1 | 33.7 |
| Van | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| Public utility | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Multistop or stepvans | 1.0 | 10.5 |
| Dump | 1.2 | 12.8 |
| Tank for liquids or dry bulk | 0.9 | 10.2 |
| Other or not reported | 1.9 | 20.5 |
| Vehicle size | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Light | 91.0 | 17.5 |
| Medium | 3.8 | 26.4 |
| Light-heavy | 1.2 | 12.7 |
| Heavy-heavy | 4.0 | 43.4 |
| Annual miles driven | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Less than 5,000 | 26.0 | 41.3 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 24.3 | 14.7 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 30.9 | 19.9 |
| 20,000 to 29,999 | 10.6 | 6.2 |
| 30,000 or more | 8.2 | 17.8 |
| Year model | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 to 2 years old | 8.4 | 6.2 |
| 3 to 4 years old | 11.1 | 6.6 |
| Over 4 years old | 80.5 | 87.2 |
| Vehicle acquisition | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Purchased new | 34.2 | 34.9 |
| Purchased used | 60.6 | 57.9 |
| Leased from someone or not reported | 5.2 | 7.2 |
| Truck type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-unit trucks | 95.0 | 72.8 |
| 2 axles | 93.7 | 58.5 |
| 3 axles or more | 1.3 | 14.3 |
| Combination | 5.0 | 27.2 |
| 3 axles | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| 4 axles | 1.6 | 5.1 |
| 5 axles or more | 2.1 | 21.0 |
| Trailer not specified | 0.6 | V |
| Range of operation | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Local | 60.9 | 41.0 |
| Short-range | 20.1 | 28.1 |
| Long-range | 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Off-the-road or not reported | 10.4 | 21.1 |
| Fuel type | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Gasoline | 90.7 | 46.8 |
| Diesel, liquefied gas, and other | 8.7 | 50.1 |
| Not reported | 0.6 | 3.1 |
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.