Vehicles Table 27. Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Critical Precrash Event, 2018-2020
| Critical Precrash Eventa | 2018: Number | 2018: Percent | 2019: Number | 2019: Percent | 2020: Number | 2020: Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Truck’s Loss of Controlb | 202 | 4.1% | 196 | 3.9% | 161 | 3.3% |
| Large Truck’s Movementc | 941 | 19.2% | 954 | 19.0% | 968 | 20.0% |
| Other Vehicle in Large Truck’s Laned | 1,335 | 27.2% | 1,391 | 27.6% | 1,287 | 26.6% |
| Other Vehicle’s Encroachment into Large Truck’s Lanee | 1,800 | 36.7% | 1,833 | 36.4% | 1,760 | 36.3% |
| Pedestrian | 349 | 7.1% | 364 | 7.2% | 382 | 7.9% |
| Pedalcyclist | 82 | 1.7% | 97 | 1.9% | 82 | 1.7% |
| Animal | 2 | * | 10 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.1% |
| Foreign Object | 38 | 0.8% | 30 | 0.6% | 37 | 0.8% |
| Other | 148 | 3.0% | 144 | 2.9% | 142 | 2.9% |
| Unknown | 12 | 0.2% | 14 | 0.3% | 18 | 0.4% |
| Total | 4,909 | 100.0% | 5,033 | 100.0% | 4,842 | 100.0% |
| *Less than 0.05 percent. | ||||||
| aThe critical precrash event is defined as the event which made this crash imminent (i.e., something occurred which made the collision possible). | ||||||
| b“Large Truck’s Loss of Control” includes events such as loss of control due to a blow out/flat tire, stalled engine, poor road conditions, traveling too fast for conditions, and other disabiling (e.g., wheel fell off) or non-disabiling (e.g., hood flew up) vehicle problems. | ||||||
| c“Large Truck’s Movement” includes events such as crossing an intersection, turning left or right, crossing lane lines, and deceleration. | ||||||
| d“Other Vehicle in Large Truck’s Lane” includes events which involved another vehicle in the same lane as the large truck, and the other vehicle did something to make the crash imminent. | ||||||
| e“Other Vehicle’s Encroachment into Large Truck’s Lane” includes events in which encroachment by another vehicle from areas such as an adjacent lane (traveling in the same or opposite direction), crossing street, driveway, parking lane, or highway entrance made the crash imminent. | ||||||
| Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. | ||||||
| Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). | ||||||
Last updated: Monday, March 6, 2023