Large Truck Accident Data

Large-Truck Involvement in Fatal Crashes by State, 2010
Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes
State	Total Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes	Number	Percentage of Total Vehicles	Percentage of U.S. Total for Large Trucks
Alabama	1,165	105	9.0	3.0
Alaska	76	5	6.6	0.1
Arizona	1,005	53	5.3	1.5
Arkansas	745	79	10.6	2.3
California	3,691	239	6.5	6.9
Colorado	599	46	7.7	1.3
Connecticut	424	23	5.4	0.7
Delaware	136	9	6.6	0.3
Dist of Columbia	28	3	10.7	0.1
Florida	3,445	179	5.2	5.1
Georgia	1,702	144	8.5	4.1
Hawaii	153	4	2.6	0.1
Idaho	253	15	5.9	0.4
Illinois	1,313	113	8.6	3.2
Indiana	1,095	108	9.9	3.1
Iowa	545	90	16.5	2.6
Kansas	574	71	12.4	2.0
Kentucky	1,043	90	8.6	2.6
Louisiana	917	93	10.1	2.7
Maine	203	13	6.4	0.4
Maryland	687	38	5.5	1.1
Massachusetts	404	16	4.0	0.5
Michigan	1,320	83	6.3	2.4
Minnesota	593	77	13.0	2.2
Mississippi	799	56	7.0	1.6
Missouri	1,148	76	6.6	2.2
Montana	221	13	5.9	0.4
Nebraska	249	49	19.7	1.4
Nevada	347	16	4.6	0.5
New Hampshire	168	5	3.0	0.1
New Jersey	801	58	7.2	1.7
New Mexico	446	43	9.6	1.2
New York	1,574	116	7.4	3.3
North Carolina	1,792	104	5.8	3.0
North Dakota	145	17	11.7	0.5
Ohio	1,507	123	8.2	3.5
Oklahoma	895	88	9.8	2.5
Oregon	419	49	11.7	1.4
Pennsylvania	1,783	159	8.9	4.6
Rhode Island	85	2	2.4	0.1
South Carolina	1,085	61	5.6	1.8
South Dakota	185	19	10.3	0.5
Tennessee	1,389	89	6.4	2.6
Texas	4,154	377	9.1	10.8
Utah	303	28	9.2	0.8
Vermont	87	11	12.6	0.3
Virginia	992	87	8.8	2.5
Washington	618	27	4.4	0.8
West Virginia	406	40	9.9	1.1
Wisconsin	814	53	6.5	1.5
Wyoming	185	22	11.9	0.6
U.S. Total	44,713	3,484	7.8	100.0
Puerto Rico	448	16	3.6	–

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Source: NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis.

Fatalities and Injuries in Crashes Involving Large Trucks, 2010
FARS Type of Fatality	Number	Percentage of Total
Occupants of Large Trucks	529	14
–Single-Vehicle Crashes	337	9
–Multiple-Vehicle Crashes	192	5
Occupants of Other Vehicles in Crashes Involving Large Trucks	2,790	76
Nonoccupants (Pedestrians, Pedalcyclists, etc.)	356	10
Total	3,675	100
GES Type of Injury	Number	Percentage of Total
Occupants of Large Trucks	20,000	25
–Single-Vehicle Crashes	9,000	11
–Multiple-Vehicle Crashes	11,000	13
Occupants of Other Vehicles in Crashes Involving Large Trucks	58,000	73
Nonoccupants (Pedestrians, Pedalcyclists, etc.)	2,000	2
Total	80,000	100

Source: NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis

Involvement in Fatal and Injury Crashes and Involvement Rates for Large Trucks, 2001-2010
Year	Large Trucks Fatal Crashes	Large Trucks Registered	Vehicle Involvement Rate	Vehicle Miles Traveled (millions)	Vehicle Involvement Rate**
2001	4,823	7,857,675	61.38	209,032	2.31
2002	4,587	7,927,280	57.86	214,603	2.14
2003	4,721	7,756,888	60.86	217,917	2.17
2004	4,902	8,171,364	59.99	220,792	2.22
2005	4,951	8,481,999	58.37	222,523	2.22
2006	4,766	8,819,007	54.04	223,037	2.14
2007	4,633	10,752,019	43.09	304,178	1.52
2008	4,089	10,873,275	37.61	310,680	1.32
2009	3,211	10,973,214	29.26	288,005	1.11
2010	3,484	10,770,054	32.35	286,585	1.22
Year	Large Truck Injury Crashes	Large Trucks Registered	Vehicle Involvement Rate	Vehicle Miles Traveled (millions)	Vehicle Involvement Rate**
2001	90,000	7,857,675	1,143	209,032	43
2002	94,000	7,927,280	1,189	214,603	44
2003	89,000	7,756,888	1,145	217,917	41
2004	87,000	8,171,364	1,062	220,792	39
2005	82,000	8,481,999	971	222,523	37
2006	80,000	8,819,007	911	223,037	36
2007	76,000	10,752,019	705	304,178	25
2008	66,000	10,873,275	608	310,680	21
2009	53,000	10,973,214	487	288,005	19
2010	58,000	10,770,054	541	286,585	20

* Rate per 100,000 registered vehicles.**Rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.
– = not available.
Source: NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
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