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Table 16. Combination Truck Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics,
1988-2008
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Year
|
PDO
Crashes
|
Vehicles
Involved
|
Million
Vehicle Miles Traveled
|
PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
|
Vehicles Involved in PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
|
Combination Trucks
Registered
|
|
182,000
|
186,000
|
88,551
|
206.0
|
209.5
|
1,667,327
|
|
180,000
|
185,000
|
91,879
|
195.9
|
201.7
|
1,707,182
|
|
161,000
|
166,000
|
94,341
|
170.9
|
175.6
|
1,708,895
|
|
146,000
|
152,000
|
96,645
|
150.8
|
157.0
|
1,691,331
|
|
129,000
|
134,000
|
99,510
|
129.5
|
134.3
|
1,675,363
|
|
180,000
|
186,000
|
103,116
|
174.6
|
180.5
|
1,680,305
|
|
217,000
|
223,000
|
108,932
|
199.4
|
204.8
|
1,681,500
|
|
174,000
|
179,000
|
115,451
|
150.9
|
155.2
|
1,695,751
|
|
168,000
|
173,000
|
118,899
|
141.0
|
145.8
|
1,746,586
|
|
188,000
|
197,000
|
124,584
|
151.0
|
157.9
|
1,789,968
|
|
170,000
|
178,000
|
128,359
|
132.3
|
138.9
|
1,997,345
|
|
176,000
|
184,000
|
132,384
|
132.8
|
138.9
|
2,028,562
|
|
171,000
|
179,000
|
135,020
|
126.8
|
132.2
|
2,096,619
|
|
159,000
|
166,000
|
136,584
|
116.1
|
121.6
|
2,154,174
|
|
153,000
|
159,000
|
138,737
|
110.1
|
114.9
|
2,276,661
|
|
163,000
|
172,000
|
140,160
|
116.2
|
122.6
|
1,908,365
|
|
161,000
|
168,000
|
142,370
|
113.2
|
118.0
|
2,010,335
|
|
169,000
|
177,000
|
144,028
|
117.6
|
123.1
|
2,086,759
|
|
143,000
|
150,000
|
142,169
|
100.4
|
105.7
|
2,169,670
|
|
155,000
|
163,000
|
145,046
|
106.9
|
112.4
|
2,220,995
|
|
142,000
|
149,000
|
143,507
|
98.7
|
103.7
|
2,215,856
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Note: 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. PDO Crashes and Vehicles Involved: National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).
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