Vehicles Table 17. Large Trucks in Crashes by Jackknife Occurrence and Crash Severity, 2019
| Jackknife | Fatal Crashes: Number | Fatal Crashes: Percent | Injury Crashes: Number | Injury Crashes: Percent | Property Damage Only Crashes: Number | Property Damage Only Crashes: Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not an Articulated Vehicle | 1,797 | 35.9% | 65,000 | 54.9% | 213,000 | 51.4% |
| No | 3,036 | 60.7% | 52,000 | 44.1% | 197,000 | 47.6% |
| Yes | 172 | 3.4% | 1,000 | 1.0% | 4,000 | 1.1% |
| First Event | 41 | 0.8% | * | 0.4% | 3,000 | 0.7% |
| Subsequent Event | 131 | 2.6% | 1,000 | 0.6% | 2,000 | 0.4% |
| Total | 5,005 | 100.0% | 119,000 | 100.0% | 414,000 | 100.0% |
| *Less than 500. | ||||||
| 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