1997 Economic Census - Transportation

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1997 Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey

The Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) provides data on the physical and operational characteristics of the Nation's truck population. This survey is conducted every 5 years as part of the economic census.

The 1997 VIUS is a probability sample of private and commercial trucks registered (or licensed) in the United States as of July 1, 1997. This survey excludes vehicles owned by Federal, state, or local governments; ambulances; buses; motor homes; farm tractors; unpowered trailer units; and trucks reported to have been sold, junked, or wrecked prior to July 1, 1996.