Vehicles Table 17. Large Trucks in Crashes by Jackknife Occurrence and Crash Severity, 2020
| 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 | 1,858 | 38.4% | 55,000 | 51.6% | 161,000 | 49.3% |
| No | 2,815 | 58.1% | 51,000 | 47.4% | 162,000 | 49.5% |
| Yes | 169 | 3.5% | 1,000 | 0.9% | 4,000 | 1.2% |
| First Event | 27 | 0.6% | * | 0.3% | 3,000 | 0.9% |
| Subsequent Event | 142 | 2.9% | 1,000 | 0.6% | 1,000 | 0.4% |
| Total | 4,842 | 100.0% | 107,000 | 100.0% | 327,000 | 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, March 6, 2023