Trends Table 18. Combination Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 2000-2020
| Year | Injury Crashes Involving Combination Trucks | Combination Trucks Involved in Injury Crashes | Persons Injured in Combination Truck Crashes | Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Combination Trucks | Injury Crashes Involving Combination Trucks (Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Combination Trucks) | Combination Trucks Involved in Injury Crashes (Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Combination Trucks) | Persons Injured in Combination Truck Crashes (Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by Combination Trucks) | Combination Trucks Registered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50,000 | 52,000 | 73,000 | 135,020 | 37.2 | 38.7 | 53.9 | 2,096,619 |
| 2001 | 46,000 | 49,000 | 71,000 | 136,534 | 34.0 | 35.6 | 51.8 | 2,154,174 |
| 2002 | 48,000 | 50,000 | 72,000 | 138,737 | 34.8 | 36.2 | 51.6 | 2,276,661 |
| 2003 | 46,000 | 49,000 | 65,000 | 140,128 | 32.8 | 34.6 | 46.7 | 1,908,365 |
| 2004 | 46,000 | 47,000 | 64,000 | 142,370 | 32.0 | 33.3 | 44.8 | 2,010,335 |
| 2005 | 43,000 | 46,000 | 63,000 | 144,028 | 30.0 | 31.6 | 43.9 | 2,086,759 |
| 2006 | 40,000 | 41,000 | 56,000 | 142,169 | 27.8 | 29.0 | 39.2 | 2,169,670 |
| 2007 | 39,000 | 41,000 | 55,000 | 184,199 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 30.0 | 2,635,347 |
| 2008 | 36,000 | 38,000 | 51,000 | 183,826 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 27.7 | 2,585,229 |
| 2009 | 28,000 | 29,000 | 41,000 | 168,100 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 24.3 | 2,617,118 |
| 2010 | 31,000 | 32,000 | 43,000 | 175,789 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 24.3 | 2,552,865 |
| 2011 | 32,000 | 33,000 | 45,000 | 163,791 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 27.7 | 2,451,638 |
| 2012 | 40,000 | 42,000 | 56,000 | 163,602 | 24.2 | 25.4 | 34.0 | 2,469,094 |
| 2013 | 36,000 | 38,000 | 48,000 | 168,436 | 21.2 | 22.6 | 28.7 | 2,471,349 |
| 2014 | 42,000 | 45,000 | 57,000 | 169,830 | 24.6 | 26.4 | 33.5 | 2,577,197 |
| 2015 | 42,000 | 44,000 | 58,000 | 170,246 | 24.6 | 25.6 | 34.2 | 2,746,882 |
| 2016* | 51,000 | 53,000 | 68,000 | 174,557 | 28.9 | 30.6 | 39.2 | 2,752,043 |
| 2017* | 56,000 | 58,000 | 79,000 | 181,490 | 30.9 | 32.1 | 43.4 | 2,892,218 |
| 2018* | 55,000 | 57,000 | 76,000 | 184,165 | 29.6 | 31.0 | 41.4 | 2,906,011 |
| 2019* | 56,000 | 59,000 | 77,000 | 175,305 | 32.1 | 33.4 | 44.1 | 2,925,210 |
| 2020* | 52,000 | 55,000 | 74,000 | 177,261 | 29.5 | 31.2 | 41.5 | 2,979,277 |
| *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: “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. 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 2020. Injury Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Persons Injured: NHTSA, GES (2000-2015) and CRSS (2016-2020). | ||||||||
Last updated: Tuesday, February 7, 2023