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Table 15. Combination Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2008
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Year
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Injury Crashes
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Vehicles Involved
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Persons Injured
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Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Vehicles Involved in Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Persons Injured
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Combination Trucks
Registered
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54,000
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55,000
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76,000
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88,551
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60.8
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62.0
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86.2
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1,667,327
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61,000
|
64,000
|
87,000
|
91,879
|
66.9
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69.4
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94.4
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1,707,182
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59,000
|
61,000
|
85,000
|
94,341
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62.1
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64.4
|
90.3
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1,708,895
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42,000
|
44,000
|
63,000
|
96,645
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43.7
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45.5
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65.2
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1,691,331
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46,000
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47,000
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72,000
|
99,510
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46.4
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47.5
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72.0
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1,675,363
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54,000
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56,000
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77,000
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103,116
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52.7
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54.5
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74.8
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1,680,305
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|
58,000
|
60,000
|
82,000
|
108,932
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52.8
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55.4
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75.5
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1,681,500
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|
48,000
|
50,000
|
67,000
|
115,451
|
41.6
|
43.5
|
58.4
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1,695,751
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|
55,000
|
57,000
|
78,000
|
118,899
|
45.9
|
48.1
|
65.5
|
1,746,586
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|
51,000
|
53,000
|
72,000
|
124,584
|
40.7
|
42.4
|
58.1
|
1,789,968
|
|
49,000
|
51,000
|
75,000
|
128,359
|
37.9
|
39.4
|
58.3
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1,997,345
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|
54,000
|
57,000
|
79,000
|
132,384
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40.5
|
43.0
|
59.8
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2,028,562
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|
50,000
|
52,000
|
73,000
|
135,020
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37.2
|
38.7
|
53.9
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2,096,619
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|
46,000
|
49,000
|
71,000
|
136,584
|
34.0
|
35.6
|
51.8
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2,154,174
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|
48,000
|
50,000
|
72,000
|
138,737
|
34.8
|
36.2
|
51.6
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2,276,661
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|
46,000
|
49,000
|
65,000
|
140,160
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32.8
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34.6
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46.7
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1,908,365
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|
46,000
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47,000
|
64,000
|
142,370
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32.0
|
33.3
|
44.8
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2,010,335
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|
43,000
|
46,000
|
63,000
|
144,028
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30.0
|
31.6
|
43.9
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2,086,759
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|
40,000
|
41,000
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56,000
|
142,169
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27.8
|
29.0
|
39.2
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2,169,670
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|
39,000
|
41,000
|
55,000
|
145,046
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26.9
|
28.3
|
37.9
|
2,220,995
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|
36,000
|
38,000
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51,000
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143,507
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25.1
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26.3
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35.5
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2,215,856
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Notes: “Persons Injured” includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury
and fatal crashes. A combination truck is defined as a truck tractor pulling
any number of trailers (including none) or a straight truck pulling at
least one trailer.
Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel and Registered Vehicles: Federal Highway
Administration. Injury Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Injuries: National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).
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