Table 14. Single-Unit Truck Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2005

Year

Fatal Crashes

Vehicles Involved

Occupant Fatalities

Total Fatalities

Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Single-Unit Trucks Registered

1975

   948

   971

265

1,094

34,606

2.74

2.81

3.16

4,231,622

1976

   978

   996

294

1,125

36,390

2.69

2.74

3.09

4,350,268

1977

1,306

1,334

355

1,502

39,339

3.32

3.39

3.82

4,450,290

1978

1,419

1,454

394

1,630

42,747

3.32

3.40

3.81

4,518,100

1979

1,472

1,510

391

1,670

42,012

3.50

3.59

3.98

4,505,197

1980

1,388

1,422

358

1,590

39,813

3.49

3.57

3.99

4,373,784

1981

1,130

1,160

283

1,298

39,568

2.86

2.93

3.28

4,455,076

1982

   922

   938

200

1,056

40,658

2.27

2.31

2.60

4,325,094

1983

1,019

1,038

226

1,182

42,546

2.40

2.44

2.78

4,204,351

1984

   986

1,002

202

1,114

44,419

2.22

2.26

2.51

4,060,931

1985

1,016

1,029

205

1,163

45,441

2.24

2.26

2.56

4,593,071

1986

1,018

1,037

208

1,158

45,637

2.23

2.27

2.54

4,313,097

1987

1,118

1,137

177

1,259

48,022

2.33

2.37

2.62

4,188,442

1988

1,014

1,029

180

1,143

49,434

2.05

2.08

2.31

4,469,557

1989

1,056

1,075

187

1,192

50,870

2.08

2.11

2.34

4,519,300

1990

   979

   996

185

1,106

51,901

1.89

1.92

2.13

4,486,981

1991

1,072

1,081

168

1,251

52,898

2.03

2.04

2.36

4,480,815

1992

   987

1,002

156

1,137

53,874

1.83

1.86

2.11

4,369,842

1993

1,054

1,067

159

1,214

56,772

1.86

1.88

2.14

4,407,850

1994

1,188

1,212

193

1,354

61,284

1.94

1.98

2.21

4,906,385

1995

1,133

1,153

176

1,275

62,705

1.81

1.84

2.03

5,023,669

1996

1,160

1,185

173

1,313

64,072

1.81

1.85

2.05

5,266,029

1997

1,194

1,206

211

1,369

66,893

1.78

1.80

2.05

5,293,358

1998

1,185

1,208

211

1,331

68,021

1.74

1.78

1.96

5,734,925

1999

1,193

1,207

185

1,352

70,304

1.70

1.72

1.92

5,762,864

2000

1,199

1,224

213

1,350

70,500

1.70

1.74

1.91

5,926,030

2001

1,247

1,270

205

1,382

72,448

1.72

1.75

1.91

5,703,501

2002

1,089

1,100

181

1,210

75,866

1.44

1.45

1.59

5,650,619

2003

1,174

1,198

202

1,330

77,757

1.51

1.54

1.71

5,848,523

2004

1,228

1,258

230

1,390

78,441

1.57

1.60

1.77

6,161,028

2005

1,233

1,264

237

1,381

79,174

1.56

1.60

1.74

6,395,240

Note: A single-unit truck is defined as a medium or heavy truck in which the engine, cab, drive train, and cargo area are all on one chassis.

Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel and Registered Vehicles: Federal Highway Administration. Fatal Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Fatalities: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).