Large Trucks and Buses by the Numbers
National Data
- Nearly 12.5 million commercial large trucks and buses were registered in 2016, logging more than 300 billion vehicle miles across the U.S.
- Of the 37,133 fatal crashes on the nation’s roadways, 4,889 (13.2 percent) involved at least one large truck or bus, an increase of more than two percent in 2017.
- Of the approximately 450,000 police-reported crashes involving large trucks in 2017, there were 4,237 (1 percent) fatal crashes and 344,000 (23 percent) injury crashes.
- In 2017, 4,889 large trucks and buses were involved in fatal crashes, a 9-percent increase from 2016.
- 72% of people killed in large truck crashes in 2017 were occupants of other vehicles.
- In 2017, 30 percent of work zone fatal crashes and 12 percent of work zone injury crashes involved at least one large truck.
State Data
The following resources show state-level data on commercial motor vehicles:
Top 10 States for Large Truck and Bus Fatalities, 2015-2017
- Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 2007-2017
- Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by State, 2007-2017
- Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks per State Population, 2010 and 2017
Data Resources
Last updated: Tuesday, January 31, 2023