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

Table 19. Combination Truck Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1989-2009

Year

PDO
Crashes

Vehicles
Involved

Million
Vehicle Miles Traveled

PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Vehicles Involved in PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Combination Trucks
Registered

1989

180,000

185,000

  91,879

195.9

201.7

1,707,182

1990

161,000

166,000

  94,341

170.9

175.6

1,708,895

1991

146,000

152,000

  96,645

150.8

157.0

1,691,331

1992

129,000

134,000

  99,510

129.5

134.3

1,675,363

1993

180,000

186,000

103,116

174.6

180.5

1,680,305

1994

217,000

223,000

108,932

199.4

204.8

1,681,500

1995

174,000

179,000

115,451

150.9

155.2

1,695,751

1996

168,000

173,000

118,899

141.0

145.8

1,746,586

1997

188,000

197,000

124,584

151.0

157.9

1,789,968

1998

170,000

178,000

128,359

132.3

138.9

1,997,345

1999

176,000

184,000

132,384

132.8

138.9

2,028,562

2000

171,000

179,000

135,020

126.8

132.2

2,096,619

2001

159,000

166,000

136,534

116.1

121.6

2,154,174

2002

153,000

159,000

138,737

110.1

114.9

2,276,661

2003

163,000

172,000

140,128

116.3

122.6

1,908,365

2004

161,000

168,000

142,370

113.2

118.0

2,010,335

2005

169,000

177,000

144,028

117.6

123.1

2,086,759

2006

143,000

150,000

142,169

100.4

105.7

2,169,670

2007

155,000

163,000

184,199

  84.3

  88.6

2,635,347

2008

142,000

149,000

183,826

  77.1

  81.0

2,585,229

2009

115,000

119,000

167,842

  68.4

  71.2

2,617,118

Notes: A combination truck is defined as a truck tractor pulling any number of trailers (including none) or a straight truck pulling at least one trailer. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodology for estimating registered vehicles and vehicle miles traveled by vehicle type for the years 2007-2009. As a result, involvement rates may differ, and in some cases significantly, from previously published rates.

Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel and Registered Vehicles: Federal Highway Administration. PDO Crashes and Vehicles Involved: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).

 

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