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Table 15. Combination Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2005
| Year |
Injury Crashes |
Vehicles Involved |
Persons Injured |
Million Vehicle Miles Traveled |
Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled |
Vehicles Involved in Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled |
Persons Injured
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled |
Combination Trucks
Registered |
|
54,000
|
55,000
|
76,000
|
88,551
|
60.8
|
62.0
|
86.2
|
1,667,327
|
|
61,000
|
64,000
|
87,000
|
91,879
|
66.9
|
69.4
|
94.4
|
1,707,182
|
|
59,000
|
61,000
|
85,000
|
94,341
|
62.1
|
64.4
|
90.3
|
1,708,895
|
|
42,000
|
44,000
|
63,000
|
96,645
|
43.7
|
45.5
|
65.2
|
1,691,331
|
|
46,000
|
47,000
|
72,000
|
99,510
|
46.4
|
47.5
|
72.0
|
1,675,363
|
|
54,000
|
56,000
|
77,000
|
103,116
|
52.7
|
54.5
|
74.8
|
1,680,305
|
|
58,000
|
60,000
|
82,000
|
108,932
|
52.8
|
55.4
|
75.5
|
1,681,500
|
|
48,000
|
50,000
|
67,000
|
115,451
|
41.6
|
43.5
|
58.4
|
1,695,751
|
|
55,000
|
57,000
|
78,000
|
118,899
|
45.9
|
48.1
|
65.5
|
1,746,586
|
|
51,000
|
53,000
|
72,000
|
124,584
|
40.7
|
42.4
|
58.1
|
1,789,968
|
|
49,000
|
51,000
|
75,000
|
128,359
|
37.9
|
39.4
|
58.3
|
1,997,345
|
|
54,000
|
57,000
|
79,000
|
132,384
|
40.5
|
43.0
|
59.8
|
2,028,562
|
|
50,000
|
52,000
|
73,000
|
135,020
|
37.2
|
38.7
|
53.9
|
2,096,619
|
|
46,000
|
49,000
|
71,000
|
136,584
|
34.0
|
35.6
|
51.8
|
2,154,174
|
|
48,000
|
50,000
|
72,000
|
138,737
|
34.8
|
36.2
|
51.6
|
2,276,661
|
|
46,000
|
49,000
|
65,000
|
140,160
|
32.8
|
34.6
|
46.7
|
1,908,365
|
|
46,000
|
47,000
|
64,000
|
142,370
|
32.0
|
33.3
|
44.8
|
2,010,335
|
|
43,000
|
46,000
|
63,000
|
143,662
|
30.1
|
31.7
|
44.0
|
2,086,759
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Notes: “Persons Injured” includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury
and fatal crashes. 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.
Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel and Registered Vehicles: Federal Highway
Administration. Injury Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Injuries: National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).
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