Table 42. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Roadway and Crash Severity

Relation to Roadway

Single-Vehicle

Multiple-Vehicle

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Fatal Crashes

On Roadway

396

47.4%

3,319

95.2%

3,715

86.0%

Shoulder

92

11.0%

59

1.7%

151

3.5%

Median

37

4.4%

40

1.1%

77

1.8%

Roadside

225

26.9%

52

1.5%

277

6.4%

Outside of Roadway

30

3.6%

3

0.1%

33

0.8%

Off Roadway, Location Unknown

46

5.5%

3

0.1%

49

1.1%

In Parking Lane

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Gore

6

0.7%

5

0.1%

11

0.3%

Separator

2

0.2%

2

0.1%

4

0.1%

Two-Way Continuous Left-Turn Lane

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Unknown

2

0.2%

2

0.1%

4

0.1%

Total

836

100.0%

3,485

100.0%

4,321

100.0%

Injury Crashes

On Roadway

4,000

37.5%

64,000

98.1%

68,000

88.8%

Shoulder

1,000

5.4%

*

0.2%

1,000

1.0%

Median

1,000

6.8%

1,000

1.1%

1,000

1.9%

Roadside

4,000

37.2%

*

0.6%

5,000

6.2%

Outside of Roadway

*

3.6%

*

*

*

0.6%

Off Roadway, Location Unknown

*

1.7%

*

*

*

0.3%

In Parking Lane

1,000

6.4%

*

*

1,000

1.0%

Gore

*

1.0%

*

*

*

0.2%

Separator

*

*

*

*

*

*

Two-Way Continuous Left-Turn Lane

*

*

*

*

*

*

Unknown

*

0.4%

*

*

*

0.1%

Total

12,000

100.0%

65,000

100.0%

77,000

100.0%

Property Damage Only Crashes

On Roadway

17,000

22.4%

207,000

98.7%

224,000

78.1%

Shoulder

2,000

2.2%

1,000

0.3%

2,000

0.8%

Median

2,000

2.6%

1,000

0.4%

3,000

1.0%

Roadside

22,000

27.9%

1,000

0.5%

23,000

7.9%

Outside of Roadway

2,000

2.8%

*

0.1%

2,000

0.9%

Off Roadway, Location Unknown

2,000

3.2%

*

*

2,000

0.9%

In Parking Lane

29,000

37.5%

*

*

29,000

10.1%

Gore

*

0.1%

*

*

*

*

Separator

*

0.2%

*

*

*

*

Two-Way Continuous Left-Turn Lane

*

*

*

*

*

*

Unknown

1,000

1.1%

*

*

1,000

0.3%

Total

77,000

100.0%

210,000

100.0%

287,000

100.0%

*Less than 500 or 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.

Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).