Census of Transportation, 1987: Truck Inventory and Use Survey

<p>These data contain information on a stratified sample of 135,000 trucks taken from the total of about 47 million registrations on file with motor vehicle departments. The data available for individual trucks include weight and type of ownership. The following data are also available: leasing information (type, length, and options), major use and principal products carried (including percent of time carrying hazardous material), maintenance information, and equipment data (engine, brake type, power steering, fuel, conservation equipment, body and vehicle type and size class, and cab type), vehicle make, cubic inch displacement, annual and lifetime mile, and Polk gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) code.</p>