Trends Table 3. Large Truck and Bus Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 2000-2020
| Year | PDO Crashes Involving Large Trucks or Buses | Large Trucks and Buses Involved in PDO Crashes | Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by All Motor Vehicles | Rates per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by All Motor Vehicles: PDO Crashes Involving Large Trucks or Buses | Rates per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by All Motor Vehicles: Large Trucks and Buses Involved in PDO Crashes | Large Trucks and Buses Registered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 378,000 | 394,000 | 2,746,925 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 8,768,774 |
| 2001 | 360,000 | 377,000 | 2,795,610 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 8,607,223 |
| 2002 | 366,000 | 381,000 | 2,855,508 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 8,687,997 |
| 2003 | 389,000 | 407,000 | 2,890,221 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 8,533,438 |
| 2004 | 349,000 | 364,000 | 2,964,788 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 8,966,638 |
| 2005 | 377,000 | 393,000 | 2,989,430 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 9,289,052 |
| 2006 | 324,000 | 340,000 | 3,014,371 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 9,640,966 |
| 2007 | 360,000 | 379,000 | 3,031,124 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 11,586,455 |
| 2008 | 342,000 | 358,000 | 2,976,528 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 11,716,583 |
| 2009 | 278,000 | 287,000 | 2,956,764 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 11,815,207 |
| 2010 | 247,000 | 256,000 | 2,967,266 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 11,616,105 |
| 2011 | 252,000 | 265,000 | 2,950,402 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 10,936,757 |
| 2012 | 282,000 | 295,000 | 2,969,433 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 11,423,889 |
| 2013 | 299,000 | 313,000 | 2,988,280 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 11,461,905 |
| 2014 | 379,000 | 404,000 | 3,025,656 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 11,777,983 |
| 2015 | 379,000 | 395,000 | 3,095,373 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 12,092,091 |
| 2016* | 380,000 | 402,000 | 3,174,408 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 12,474,722 |
| 2017* | 391,000 | 415,000 | 3,212,347 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 13,212,447 |
| 2018* | 434,000 | 464,000 | 3,240,327 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 14,226,062 |
| 2019* | 448,000 | 474,000 | 3,261,772 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 14,080,676 |
| 2020* | 332,000 | 351,000 | 2,903,622 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 14,485,851 |
| *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. A bus is defined as any motor vehicle designed primarily to transport nine or more persons, including the driver. 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. Rates are calculated on the basis of vehicle miles traveled by all motor vehicles (large trucks, buses, passenger vehicles, and motorcycles) and are based on unrounded GES and CRSS data. | ||||||
| Sources: VMT and Registered Vehicles: FHWA, Highway Statistics 2020. PDO Crashes and Vehicles Involved: NHTSA, GES (2000-2015) and CRSS (2016-2020). |
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Last updated: Tuesday, February 7, 2023