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

Table 51. Large Trucks in Crashes by Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Type and HM Release

HM Cargo Type

HM Release

Yes

No

Unknown

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Fatal Crashes

Explosives

1

2.3%

3

3.9%

1

4.3%

5

3.5%

Gases

5

11.6%

10

13.2%

0

0.0%

15

10.6%

Flammable Liquids

25

58.1%

39

51.3%

7

30.4%

71

50.0%

Flammable Solids

2

4.7%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

2

1.4%

Oxidizing Substances

0

0.0%

3

3.9%

0

0.0%

3

2.1%

Poisonous and Infectious Substances

0

0.0%

1

1.3%

0

0.0%

1

0.7%

Radioactive

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Corrosives

3

7.0%

9

11.8%

0

0.0%

12

8.5%

Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods

3

7.0%

3

3.9%

0

0.0%

6

4.2%

Unknown

4

9.3%

8

10.5%

15

65.2%

27

19.0%

Total

43

100.0%

76

100.0%

23

100.0%

142

100.0%

Nonfatal Crashes

Explosives

17

5.3%

70

3.9%

18

4.4%

105

4.2%

Gases

27

8.5%

241

13.4%

46

11.3%

314

12.4%

Flammable Liquids

129

40.4%

712

39.6%

113

27.7%

954

37.8%

Flammable Solids

7

2.2%

23

1.3%

1

0.2%

31

1.2%

Oxidizing Substances

8

2.5%

15

0.8%

3

0.7%

26

1.0%

Poisonous and Infectious Substances

1

0.3%

10

0.6%

1

0.2%

12

0.5%

Radioactive

1

0.3%

5

0.3%

2

0.5%

8

0.3%

Corrosives

25

7.8%

104

5.8%

25

6.1%

154

6.1%

Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods

34

10.7%

167

9.3%

10

2.5%

211

8.4%

Unknown

70

21.9%

450

25.0%

189

46.3%

709

28.1%

Total

319

100.0%

1,797

100.0%

408

100.0%

2,524

100.0%

Note: A large truck is defined here as a truck, used for commercial purposes, with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or gross combination weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds.

Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Nonfatal Crashes: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, MCMIS Crash File.

 

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