Large Truck Crash Facts 2003

FMCSA-RI-04-033
February 2005

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Contents

Introduction

Trends

      Trends: Tables and Figures

Crashes

      Crashes: Tables

Vehicles

      Vehicles: Tables

People

      People: Tables

Detailed List of Tables and Figures by Chapter

Trends

Table 1. Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2003

Figure 1. Fatal Crashes, Vehicles in Fatal Crashes, and Fatalities in Large Truck Crashes, 1975-2003

Table 2. Passenger Vehicle Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2003

Figure 2. Large Trucks and Passenger Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1975-2003

Figure 3. Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks and Passenger Vehicles per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1975-2003

Table 3. All Motor Vehicle Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2003

Table 4. Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2003

Table 5. Large Truck Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2003

Table 6. Passenger Vehicle Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2003

Table 7. Passenger Vehicle Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2003

Figure 4. Large Trucks and Passenger Vehicles Involved in Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1988-2003

Figure 5. Persons Injured in Large Truck and Passenger Vehicle Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1988-2003

Figure 6. Large Trucks and Passenger Vehicles Involved in Property Damage Only Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1988-2003

Table 8. All Motor Vehicle Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2003

Table 9. All Motor Vehicle Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2003

Table 10. Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type, 1975-2003

Table 11. Nonmotorists and Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes, 1975-2003

Table 12. Drivers in Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type and Blood Alcohol Concentration, 1982-2003

Table 13. Combination Truck Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2003

Table 14. Single-Unit Truck Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2003

Figure 7. Fatalities in Combination Truck, Single-Unit Truck, and Passenger Vehicle Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1975-2003

Table 15. Combination Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2003

Table 16. Combination Truck Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2003

Table 17. Single-Unit Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2003

Table 18. Single-Unit Truck Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2003

Figure 8. Persons Injured in Combination Truck, Single-Unit Truck, and Passenger Vehicle Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1988-2003

Table 19. Large Truck and Passenger Vehicle Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Roadway Function Class, 1981-2003

Table 20. Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 1993-2003

Table 21. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 1993-2003

Table 22. Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State, 1993-2003

Table 23. Single-Vehicle Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 1993-2003

Table 24. Multiple-Vehicle Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 1993-2003

Crashes

Table 25. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by First Harmful Event and Crash Severity

Table 26. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Speed Limit

Table 27. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Roadway Function Class

Table 28. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Time of Day and Crash Severity

Table 29. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Day of Week and Crash Severity

Table 30. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Trafficway Flow and Crash Severity

Table 31. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Junction and Crash Severity

Table 32. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Roadway and Crash Severity

Table 33. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Weather Conditions and Crash Severity

Table 34. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Road Surface Conditions and Crash Severity

Table 35. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Light Conditions and Crash Severity

Table 36. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Construction/Maintenance Zone and Crash Severity

Vehicles

Table 37. Large Trucks in Crashes by Vehicle Configuration

Table 38. Large Trucks in Crashes by Cargo Body Type

Table 39. Large Trucks in Crashes by Gross Vehicle Weight Rating

Table 40. Large Trucks in Crashes by Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo

Table 41. Large Trucks in Crashes by Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Type and HM Release

Table 42. Large Trucks in Crashes by Initial Point of Impact

Table 43. Large Trucks in Crashes by Most Harmful Event for the Large Truck

Table 44. Large Trucks in Crashes by Jackknife Occurrence

Table 45. Large Trucks in Crashes with Passenger Vehicles by Crash Type and Severity

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

People

Table 47. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks

Table 48. Persons Killed in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Age and Sex

Table 49. Persons Killed in Crashes Involving Passenger Vehicles by Age and Sex

Table 50. Persons Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Age and Sex

Table 51. Persons Injured in Crashes Involving Passenger Vehicles by Age and Sex

Table 52. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Time of Day

Table 53. Drivers of Large Trucks in Crashes by Age, Sex, and Crash Severity

Table 54. Drivers of Passenger Vehicles in Crashes by Age, Sex, and Crash Severity

Table 55. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Restraint Use and Ejection from the Vehicle

Table 56. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Status and License Compliance

Table 57. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Driver-Related Factors and Violations Recorded