Large Truck Crash Facts 1999 -- Analysis Division -- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration -- April 2001 -- DOT-MC-01-104

Table 46. Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes with Passenger Vehicles by Crash Type and Driver-Related Factors Recorded

Crash Type	Fatal Crashes	Crashes with Driver-Related Factors Recorded
		For Large Truck		For Passenger Vehicle
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Large Truck Rear-Ending Passenger Vehicle	150	91	60.7%	78	52.0%
Passenger Vehicle Rear-Ending Large Truck	373	94	25.2%	317	85.0%
Large Truck Striking Passenger Vehicle (Other)	896	225	25.1%	730	81.5%
Passenger Vehicle Striking Large Truck (Other)	472	158	33.5%	358	75.8%
Vehicles Striking Each Other	820	156	19.0%	709	86.5%
Other Collision	24	10	41.7%	19	79.2%
Total	2,735	734	26.8%	2,211	80.8%

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).