Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck Crash Facts 2005, March 2007

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

Table 43. Large Trucks in Crashes by Most Harmful Event for the Large Truck

Most Harmful Event	Fatal		Injury		Property Damage Only
Most Harmful Event	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Collision with Vehicle in Transport	3,760	76.2%	68,000	82.3%	237,000	66.9%
Collision with Fixed Object	175	3.5%	2,000	2.9%	30,000	8.4%
Collision with Pedestrian	315	6.4%	1,000	0.8%	*	*
Overturn (Rollover)	349	7.1%	7,000	9.1%	5,000	1.4%
Collision with Pedalcycle	86	1.7%	*	0.4%	*	0.0%
Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle	37	0.8%	*	0.5%	54,000	15.3%
Collision with Train	26	0.5%	*	*	*	*
Collision with Other Object	10	0.2%	1,000	0.8%	5,000	1.5%
Collision with Animal	1	0.0%	*	0.1%	5,000	1.5%
Jackknife			*	0.5%	2,000	0.6%
Explosion/Fire	104	2.1%	*	0.2%	1,000	0.2%
Other	35	0.7%	2,000	2.5%	15,000	4.1%
Unknown	15	0.3%
Total	4,932	100.0%	82,000	100.0%	354,000	100.0%

*Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent.

Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.

Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).

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