U.S. Department Of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Table 48. Large Trucks in Crashes by Cargo Body Type

Cargo Body Type

Fatal

Injury

Towaway

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Van/Enclosed Box

1,930

47.5%

18,826

37.5%

32,913

43.1%

Cargo Tank

342

8.4%

3,186

6.4%

4,254

5.6%

Flatbed

462

11.4%

5,902

11.8%

9,023

11.8%

Dump

370

9.1%

4,699

9.4%

6,146

8.1%

Concrete Mixer

46

1.1%

489

1.0%

547

0.7%

Auto Transporter

25

0.6%

436

0.9%

841

1.1%

Garbage/Refuse

103

2.5%

1,453

2.9%

1,849

2.4%

Grain, Gravel, etc.

116

2.9%

914

1.8%

1,332

1.7%

Pole

22

0.5%

359

0.7%

442

0.6%

Log

59

1.5%

125

0.2%

165

0.2%

Intermodal Container Chassis

6

0.1%

104

0.2%

137

0.2%

Vehicle Towing Another Vehicle

13

0.3%

51

0.1%

90

0.1%

No Cargo Body

172

4.2%

Other Large Truck

178

4.4%

7,879

15.7%

11,850

15.5%

Unknown Large Truck

218

5.4%

1

*

Not Applicable

0

0.0%

3,629

7.2%

4,307

5.6%

Unknown

4

0.1%

2,102

4.2%

2,443

3.2%

Total

4,066

100.0%

50,154

100.0%

76,340

100.0%

*Less than 0.05 percent.

Notes: A large truck is defined here as a truck, used for commercial purposes, with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or gross combination weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds. Injury crashes are defined here as crashes that resulted in at least one injury involving immediate medical attention away from the crash scene. (Note that this definition of an injury crash is not the same as that used in the GES injury estimates presented in other tables of this report.) Towaway crashes are defined here as crashes in which at least one vehicle was disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene.

Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Towaway Crashes: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, MCMIS Crash File.

 

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