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Large Truck Crash Facts 2006

FMCSA-RI-08-001
January 2008

Analysis Division
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
Washington, DC  20590

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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, 1975-2006

Figure 1. Fatal Crashes, Vehicles in Fatal Crashes, and Fatalities in Large Truck Crashes, 1975-2006

Table 2. Passenger Vehicle Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2006

Figure 2. Large Trucks and Passenger Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1975-2006

Figure 3. Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks and Passenger Vehicles per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1975-2006

Table 3. All Motor Vehicle Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2006

Table 4. Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

Table 5. Large Truck Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

Table 6. Passenger Vehicle Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

Table 7. Passenger Vehicle Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

Figure 4. Large Trucks and Passenger Vehicles Involved in Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1988-2006

Figure 5. Persons Injured in Large Truck and Passenger Vehicle Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1988-2006

Figure 6. Large Trucks and Passenger Vehicles Involved in Property Damage Only Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1988-2006

Table 8. All Motor Vehicle Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

Table 9. All Motor Vehicle Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

Table 10. Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type, 1975-2006

Table 11. Nonmotorists and Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes, 1975-2006

Table 12. Drivers in Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type and Blood Alcohol Concentration, 1982-2006

Table 13. Combination Truck Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2006

Table 14. Single-Unit Truck Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2006

Figure 7. Fatalities in Combination Truck, Single-Unit Truck, and Passenger Vehicle Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1975-2006

Table 15. Combination Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

Table 16. Combination Truck Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

Table 17. Single-Unit Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

Table 18. Single-Unit Truck Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

Figure 8. Persons Injured in Combination Truck, Single-Unit Truck, and Passenger Vehicle Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled, 1988-2006

Table 19. Large Truck and Passenger Vehicle Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Roadway Function Class, 1981-2006

Table 20. Bus Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2006

Table 21. Bus Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

Table 22. Bus Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

Table 23. Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus, 1975-2006

Table 24. Buses in Fatal Crashes by Type of Bus, 1975-2006

Table 25. Fatalities in Bus Crashes by Type of Bus, 1975-2006

Table 26. Bus Occupant Fatalities in Bus Crashes by Type of Bus, 1975-2006

Table 27. Large Truck and Bus Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2006

Table 28. Large Truck and Bus Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

Table 29. Large Truck and Bus Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

Table 30. Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 1996-2006

Table 31. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 1996-2006

Table 32. Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State, 1996-2006

Table 33. Single-Vehicle Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 1996-2006

Table 34. Multiple-Vehicle Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 1996-2006

 


Crashes

Table 35. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by First Harmful Event and Crash Severity

Table 36. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Speed Limit

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

Table 38. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Time of Day and Crash Severity

Table 39. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Day of Week and Crash Severity

Table 40. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Trafficway Flow and Crash Severity

Table 41. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Relation to Junction and Crash Severity

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

Table 43. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Weather Conditions and Crash Severity

Table 44. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Road Surface Conditions and Crash Severity

Table 45. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Light Conditions and Crash Severity

Table 46. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Construction/Maintenance Zone and Crash Severity

 


Vehicles

Table 47. Large Trucks in Crashes by Vehicle Configuration

Table 48. Large Trucks in Crashes by Cargo Body Type

Table 49. Large Trucks in Crashes by Gross Vehicle Weight Rating

Table 50. Large Trucks in Crashes by Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo

Table 51. Large Trucks in Crashes by Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Type and HM Release

Table 52. Large Trucks in Crashes by Initial Point of Impact

Table 53. Large Trucks in Crashes by Most Harmful Event for the Large Truck

Table 54. Large Trucks in Crashes by Jackknife Occurrence

Table 55. Large Trucks in Crashes with Passenger Vehicles by Crash Type and Severity

Table 56. Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes with Passenger Vehicles by Crash Type and Driver-Related Factors Recorded

 


People

Table 57. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks

Table 58. Persons Killed in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Age and Sex

Table 59. Persons Killed in Crashes Involving Passenger Vehicles by Age and Sex

Table 60. Persons Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Age and Sex

Table 61. Persons Injured in Crashes Involving Passenger Vehicles by Age and Sex

Table 62. Persons Killed and Injured in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Time of Day

Table 63. Drivers of Large Trucks in Crashes by Age, Sex, and Crash Severity

Table 64. Drivers of Passenger Vehicles in Crashes by Age, Sex, and Crash Severity

Table 65. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Restraint Use and Ejection from the Vehicle

Table 66. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Status and License Compliance

Table 67. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Driver-Related Factors and Violations Recorded