Table 17. Single-Unit 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 |
Single-Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1988 |
41,000 |
41,000 |
55,000 |
49,434 |
82.3 |
82.8 |
111.2 |
4,469,557 |
|
1989 |
46,000 |
46,000 |
70,000 |
50,870 |
89.8 |
91.3 |
137.9 |
4,519,300 |
|
1990 |
45,000 |
46,000 |
70,000 |
51,901 |
86.2 |
89.4 |
135.0 |
4,486,981 |
|
1991 |
33,000 |
34,000 |
48,000 |
52,898 |
63.0 |
64.3 |
91.4 |
4,480,815 |
|
1992 |
46,000 |
48,000 |
69,000 |
53,874 |
85.2 |
88.2 |
128.5 |
4,369,842 |
|
1993 |
39,000 |
40,000 |
57,000 |
56,772 |
69.0 |
71.0 |
100.8 |
4,407,850 |
|
1994 |
34,000 |
35,000 |
52,000 |
61,284 |
56.1 |
57.6 |
85.6 |
4,906,385 |
|
1995 |
32,000 |
33,000 |
51,000 |
62,705 |
51.5 |
53.2 |
80.9 |
5,023,669 |
|
1996 |
36,000 |
37,000 |
54,000 |
64,072 |
56.0 |
57.3 |
84.0 |
5,266,029 |
|
1997 |
42,000 |
43,000 |
60,000 |
66,893 |
63.2 |
63.9 |
89.6 |
5,293,358 |
|
1998 |
38,000 |
38,000 |
54,000 |
68,021 |
55.2 |
56.0 |
79.4 |
5,734,925 |
|
1999 |
43,000 |
44,000 |
65,000 |
70,304 |
60.8 |
62.2 |
92.3 |
5,762,864 |
|
2000 |
48,000 |
48,000 |
70,000 |
70,500 |
67.5 |
68.4 |
98.6 |
5,926,030 |
|
2001 |
41,000 |
41,000 |
62,000 |
72,448 |
56.1 |
56.9 |
85.6 |
5,703,501 |
|
2002 |
43,000 |
44,000 |
61,000 |
75,866 |
57.1 |
58.0 |
80.7 |
5,650,619 |
|
2003 |
40,000 |
40,000 |
59,000 |
77,757 |
50.9 |
51.8 |
76.1 |
5,848,523 |
|
2004 |
39,000 |
39,000 |
54,000 |
78,441 |
49.2 |
50.2 |
69.0 |
6,161,028 |
|
2005 |
32,000 |
34,000 |
49,000 |
79,174 |
41.0 |
42.4 |
61.6 |
6,395,240 |
Notes: “Persons Injured” includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes. 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. Injury Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Injuries: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).