Table 37. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Roadway Function Class

Rural

Urban

Roadway Function Class

Number

Percent

Roadway Function Class

Number

Percent

Interstate

584

13.5%

 Interstate

476

11.0%

Other Principal Arterial

876

20.3%

 Freeway/Expressway

161

3.7%

Minor Arterial

548

12.7%

 Other Principal Arterial

441

10.2%

Major Collector

436

10.1%

 Minor Arterial

252

5.8%

Minor Collector

86

2.0%

 Collector

82

1.9%

Local Road

135

3.1%

 Local Road

168

3.9%

Unknown

9

0.2%

 Unknown

2

*

Total Rural

2,674

61.9%

 Total Urban

1,582

36.6%

Unknown Rural or Urban

65

1.5%

 Total Fatal Crashes

4,321

100.0%

*Less than 0.05 percent.

Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).