Vehicles Table 15. Large Trucks in Crashes by Most Harmful Event for the Large Truck and Crash Severity, 2019
| Most Harmful Event | Fatal Crashes: Number | Fatal Crashes: Percent | Injury Crashes: Number | Injury Crashes: Percent | Property Damage Only Crashes: Number | Property Damage Only Crashes: Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collision with Vehicle in Transport | 3,736 | 74.6% | 99,000 | 83.1% | 315,000 | 76.1% |
| Collision with Fixed Object | 211 | 4.2% | 6,000 | 4.8% | 41,000 | 9.9% |
| Collision with Pedestrian | 421 | 8.4% | 2,000 | 1.3% | * | * |
| Overturn (Rollover) | 287 | 5.7% | 7,000 | 5.9% | 7,000 | 1.8% |
| Collision with Pedalcycle or Other Personal Conveyance | 103 | 2.1% | 1,000 | 0.9% | * | * |
| Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle | 19 | 0.4% | 2,000 | 1.6% | 23,000 | 5.5% |
| Collision with Train | 17 | 0.3% | * | 0.2% | * | * |
| Collision with Other Object | 71 | 1.4% | 1,000 | 1.2% | 15,000 | 3.6% |
| Collision with Animal | 3 | 0.1% | 1,000 | 0.6% | 7,000 | 1.6% |
| Explosion/Fire | 101 | 2.0% | * | * | 1,000 | 0.3% |
| Jackknife | 5 | 0.1% | * | 0.1% | 3,000 | 0.6% |
| Pavement Surface Irregularity | 0 | 0.0% | * | * | * | * |
| Cargo/Equipment Loss or Shift | 10 | 0.2% | * | 0.1% | 1,000 | 0.3% |
| Other | 18 | 0.4% | * | 0.1% | * | 0.1% |
| Unknown | 3 | 0.1% | * | * | * | 0.1% |
| Total | 5,005 | 100.0% | 119,000 | 100.0% | 414,000 | 100.0% |
| *Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent. | ||||||
| Notes: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. Individual numbers may not add up to the totals due to independent rounding. Percentages are based on unrounded numbers. | ||||||
| Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only Crashes: NHTSA, Crash Report Sampling System (CRSS). | ||||||
Last updated: Monday, January 30, 2023