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Trends Table 10. Large Truck Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1999-2019

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Year PDO Crashes Involving Large Trucks Large Trucks Involved in PDO Crashes Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Large Trucks PDO Crashes Involving Large Trucks (Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Large Trucks) Large Trucks Involved in PDO Crashes (Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Large Trucks) Large Trucks Registered
1999 353,000 369,000 202,688 174.1 182.2 7,791,426
2000 337,000 351,000 205,520 163.9 170.9 8,022,649
2001 319,000 335,000 208,928 152.8 160.3 7,857,675
2002 322,000 336,000 214,603 150.2 156.3 7,927,280
2003 347,000 363,000 217,876 159.4 166.7 7,756,888
2004 312,000 324,000 220,811 141.2 146.9 8,171,364
2005 341,000 354,000 222,523 153.2 159.2 8,481,999
2006 287,000 300,000 222,513 128.9 134.7 8,819,007
2007 317,000 333,000 304,178 104.3 109.5 10,752,019
2008 297,000 309,000 310,680 95.7 99.6 10,873,275
2009 232,000 239,000 288,306 80.5 83.0 10,973,214
2010 207,000 214,000 286,527 72.3 74.7 10,770,054
2011 210,000 221,000 267,594 78.5 82.7 10,270,693
2012 241,000 253,000 269,207 89.6 93.9 10,659,380
2013 254,000 265,000 275,017 92.3 96.3 10,597,356
2014 326,000 346,000 279,132 116.6 123.9 10,905,956
2015 328,000 342,000 279,844 117.2 122.0 11,203,184
2016* 333,000 351,000 287,895 115.6 122.0 11,498,561
2017* 344,000 363,000 297,593 115.5 122.1 12,229,216
2018* 388,000 414,000 304,864 127.2 135.7 13,233,910
2019* 392,000 414,000 300,050 130.6 138.0 13,085,643
*Beginning with data for 2016, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) replaced the General Estimates System (GES) with the Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS). Comparisons of 2016 (and later) CRSS estimates with older GES estimates should be performed with caution.
Notes: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodology for estimating registered vehicles and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by vehicle type beginning with data from 2007. As a result, involvement rates may differ, and in some cases significantly, from earlier years. The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded GES and CRSS data.  
Sources: VMT and Registered Vehicles: FHWA, Highway Statistics 2019. PDO Crashes and Vehicles Involved: NHTSA, GES (1999-2015) and CRSS (2016-2019).
Last updated: Thursday, January 19, 2023