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Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2012

FMCSA-RRA-14-004
June 2014

PDF Version

Cover Photo: Large truck on highway (top) and passenger bus on highway (bottom).

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Analysis Division

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Contents

Introduction

Trends

      Trends: Tables and Figures

Crashes

      Crashes: Tables

Vehicles

      Vehicles: Tables

People

      People: Tables

 

Note: Data Revisions

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodology for estimating registered vehicles and vehicle miles traveled by vehicle type beginning with data from 2007. As a result, involvement rates may differ, and in some cases significantly, from earlier years.

 

Detailed List of Tables and Figures by Chapter

Note: This Web edition of Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2012 provides
Excel files containing data for each of the report's data tables and graphs.

Introduction

Trends

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 1. Large Truck and Bus Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 2. Large Truck and Bus Injury Crash Statistics, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 3. Large Truck and Bus Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 4. Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Figure 1. Fatal Crashes, Vehicles in Fatal Crashes, and Fatalities in Large Truck Crashes, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 5. Passenger Vehicle Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Figure 2. Large Trucks and Passenger Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Vehicle Type, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Figure 3. Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks and Passenger Vehicles per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Vehicle Type, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 6. All Motor Vehicle Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 7. Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 8. Passenger Vehicle Injury Crash Statistics, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Figure 4. Large Trucks and Passenger Vehicles Involved in Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Vehicle Type, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Figure 5. Persons Injured in Large Truck and Passenger Vehicle Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Vehicle Type, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 9. All Motor Vehicle Injury Crash Statistics, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 10. Large Truck Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 11. Passenger Vehicle Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Figure 6. Large Trucks and Passenger Vehicles Involved in Property Damage Only (PDO) Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Vehicle Type, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 12. All Motor Vehicle Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 13. Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 14. Nonmotorists and Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 15. Drivers in Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type and Blood Alcohol Concentration, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 16. Combination Truck Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 17. Single-Unit Truck Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Figure 7. Fatalities in Combination Truck and Single-Unit Truck Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Vehicle Type, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 18. Combination Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 19. Single-Unit Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Figure 8. Persons Injured in Combination Truck and Single-Unit Truck Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Vehicle Type, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 20. Combination Truck Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 21. Single-Unit Truck Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 22. Bus Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 23. Bus Injury Crash Statistics, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 24. Bus Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1992-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 25. Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 26. Buses in Fatal Crashes by Type of Bus, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 27. Fatalities in Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 28. Bus Occupant Fatalities in Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus, 1975-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 29. Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 2002-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 30. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 2002-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 31. Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State, 2002-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 32. Single-Vehicle Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 2002-2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Trends Table 33. Multiple-Vehicle Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 2002-2012 (Excel Version)

 

Crashes

Symbol: Excel file Crashes Table 1. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by First Harmful Event and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Crashes Table 2. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Speed Limit, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Crashes Table 3. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Roadway Function Class, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Crashes Table 4. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Time of Day and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Crashes Table 5. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Day of Week and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Crashes Table 6. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Trafficway Flow and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Crashes Table 7. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Junction and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Crashes Table 8. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Roadway and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Crashes Table 9. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Weather Conditions and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Crashes Table 10. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Road Surface Conditions and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Crashes Table 11. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Light Conditions and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Crashes Table 12. Crashes by Work Zone and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Crashes Table 13. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks per State Population, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Crashes Table 14. Number of Vehicles in Fatal Crashes, 2012 (Excel Version)

 

Vehicles

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 1. Large Trucks in Crashes by Vehicle Configuration and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 2. Large Trucks in Crashes by Cargo Body Type and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 3. Large Trucks in Crashes by Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 4. Large Trucks in Crashes by Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 5. Large Trucks in Crashes by Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Type, HM Release, and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 6. Large Trucks in Crashes by Initial Point of Impact and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 7. Large Trucks in Crashes by Most Harmful Event for the Large Truck and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 8. Large Trucks in Crashes by Jackknife Occurrence and Crash Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 9. Large Trucks in Crashes with Passenger Vehicles by Crash Type and Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 10. Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes with Passenger Vehicles by Crash Type and Driver-Related Factors Recorded, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 11. Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Vehicle-Related Factors and Violations Recorded, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 12. Passenger Vehicles in Fatal Crashes by Vehicle-Related Factors and Violations Recorded, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 13. Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Truck Weight Rating, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 14. Vehicles in Fatal Crashes by Age of Vehicle, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 15. Fatal Large Truck Crashes by Number of Fatalities, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file Vehicles Table 16. Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Issuing Authority and Body Type, 2012 (Excel Version)

 

People

Symbol: Excel file People Table 1. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file People Table 2. Persons Killed in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Age and Sex, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file People Table 3. Persons Killed in Crashes Involving Passenger Vehicles by Age and Sex, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file People Table 4. Persons Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Age and Sex, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file People Table 5. Persons Injured in Crashes Involving Passenger Vehicles by Age and Sex, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file People Table 6. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Time of Day, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file People Table 7. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Age and Sex, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file People Table 8. Drivers of Buses in Fatal Crashes by Age and Sex, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file People Table 9. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Restraint Use and Ejection from the Vehicle, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file People Table 10. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Status and License Compliance, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file People Table 11. Large Truck Injury Crash Data by Injury Severity, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file People Table 12. Drug Test Results for Drivers in Fatal Crashes, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file People Table 13. Large Truck Occupants Killed and Injured by Person Type, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file People Table 14. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Driver-Related Factors and Violations Recorded, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file People Table 15. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Distraction-Related and Impairment-Related Factors, 2012 (Excel Version)

Symbol: Excel file People Table 16. Drivers of Passenger Vehicles in Fatal Crashes by Driver-Related Factors and Violations Recorded, 2012 (Excel Version)