U.S. Department Of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Table 29. Large Truck and Bus Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2008

Year

PDO
Crashes

Vehicles
Involved

Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by All Motor Vehicles

PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Vehicles Involved in PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Large Trucks and Buses
Registered

1988

238,000

348,000

2,025,962

11.7

17.2

6,752,553

1989

264,000

349,000

2,096,487

12.6

16.6

6,851,521

1990

239,000

320,000

2,144,362

11.1

14.9

6,822,863

1991

218,000

290,000

2,172,050

10.0

13.3

6,803,425

1992

303,000

312,000

2,247,151

13.5

13.9

6,689,937

1993

321,000

333,000

2,296,378

14.0

14.5

6,742,587

1994

390,000

402,000

2,357,588

16.6

17.1

7,258,307

1995

322,000

334,000

2,422,696

13.3

13.8

7,404,923

1996

325,000

337,000

2,485,848

13.1

13.6

7,707,396

1997

363,000

378,000

2,561,695

14.2

14.7

7,780,874

1998

341,000

359,000

2,631,522

13.0

13.6

8,447,810

1999

396,000

417,000

2,691,056

14.7

15.5

8,520,203

2000

378,000

394,000

2,746,925

13.8

14.3

8,768,774

2001

360,000

377,000

2,797,287

12.9

13.5

8,607,223

2002

366,000

381,000

2,855,508

12.8

13.3

8,687,997

2003

389,000

407,000

2,890,450

13.5

14.1

8,533,438

2004

349,000

364,000

2,964,788

11.8

12.3

8,966,638

2005

377,000

393,000

2,989,430

12.6

13.1

9,289,052

2006

324,000

340,000

3,014,371

10.7

11.3

9,640,966

2007

360,000

379,000

3,032,399

11.9

12.5

9,862,060

2008

342,000

358,000

2,973,509

11.5

12.0

9,850,046

Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. A bus is defined as a motor vehicle designed to carry more than 10 passengers, not including the driver. Rates are calculated on the basis of vehicle miles traveled by all motor vehicles (large trucks, buses, passenger vehicles, and motorcycles).

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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