U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Vehicle Technologies Office
Fact #405: January 2, 2006
Pickups Off-Road
Sixty-two percent of pickup truck owners say they never drive their trucks off-road, according to a recent survey. Another 20% of the respondents say that they use their vehicle off-road less than once a month. Only 4% of the pickup truck owners surveyed indicated that they drive their pickups off-road on a daily basis.
Question: How often do you use your vehicle for driving off-road? 
Supporting Information
Question: How often do you use your vehicle for driving off-road?
| |
Share of Respondents |
| |
Daily |
Weekly |
Monthly |
<Monthly |
Never |
| Driving Off-Road |
4% |
6% |
9% |
20% |
62% |
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Source: R.L. Polk and Company, Pickup Truck Usage Study, prepared for Environmental Defense, September 2005, N=301. Survey respondents owned 2004 or 2005 model year pickup trucks. |
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