Vehicles Table 15. Large Trucks in Crashes by Most Harmful Event for the Large Truck and Crash Severity, 2020
| Most Harmful Event | 2018: Number | 2019: Percent | 2019: Number | 2019: Percent | 2020: Number | 2020: Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collision with Vehicle in Transport | 3,549 | 73.3% | 86,000 | 80.9% | 241,000 | 73.6% |
| Collision with Fixed Object | 239 | 4.9% | 7,000 | 6.1% | 36,000 | 11.0% |
| Collision with Pedestrian | 452 | 9.3% | 1,000 | 0.5% | * | * |
| Overturn (Rollover) | 270 | 5.6% | 8,000 | 7.2% | 8,000 | 2.4% |
| Collision with Pedalcycle or Other Personal Conveyance | 90 | 1.9% | 1,000 | 0.6% | * | * |
| Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle | 26 | 0.5% | 1,000 | 1.4% | 17,000 | 5.2% |
| Collision with Train | 11 | 0.2% | * | 0.1% | * | * |
| Collision with Other Object | 59 | 1.2% | 2,000 | 1.9% | 13,000 | 3.9% |
| Collision with Animal | 0 | 0.0% | 1,000 | 0.7% | 5,000 | 1.6% |
| Explosion/Fire | 114 | 2.4% | * | * | 2,000 | 0.6% |
| Jackknife | 2 | * | * | 0.1% | 2,000 | 0.5% |
| Pavement Surface Irregularity | 0 | 0.0% | * | * | * | 0.1% |
| Cargo/Equipment Loss or Shift | 4 | 0.1% | * | 0.2% | 2,000 | 0.7% |
| Other | 21 | 0.4% | * | 0.1% | * | * |
| Unknown | 5 | 0.1% | * | 0.1% | 1,000 | 0.3% |
| Total | 4,842 | 100.0% | 107,000 | 100.0% | 327,000 | 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, March 6, 2023