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Table 17. Single-Unit Truck Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2009
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Year
|
Fatal Crashes
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Vehicles Involved
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Occupant Fatalities
|
Total Fatalities
|
Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
|
Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
|
Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
|
Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
|
Single-Unit Trucks Registered
|
|
948
|
971
|
265
|
1,094
|
34,606
|
2.74
|
2.81
|
3.16
|
4,231,622
|
|
978
|
996
|
294
|
1,125
|
36,390
|
2.69
|
2.74
|
3.09
|
4,350,268
|
|
1,306
|
1,334
|
355
|
1,502
|
39,339
|
3.32
|
3.39
|
3.82
|
4,450,290
|
|
1,419
|
1,454
|
394
|
1,630
|
42,747
|
3.32
|
3.40
|
3.81
|
4,518,100
|
|
1,472
|
1,510
|
391
|
1,670
|
42,012
|
3.50
|
3.59
|
3.98
|
4,505,197
|
|
1,388
|
1,422
|
358
|
1,590
|
39,813
|
3.49
|
3.57
|
3.99
|
4,373,784
|
|
1,130
|
1,160
|
283
|
1,298
|
39,568
|
2.86
|
2.93
|
3.28
|
4,455,076
|
|
922
|
938
|
200
|
1,056
|
40,658
|
2.27
|
2.31
|
2.60
|
4,325,094
|
|
1,019
|
1,038
|
226
|
1,182
|
42,546
|
2.40
|
2.44
|
2.78
|
4,204,351
|
|
986
|
1,002
|
202
|
1,114
|
44,419
|
2.22
|
2.26
|
2.51
|
4,060,931
|
|
1,016
|
1,029
|
205
|
1,163
|
45,441
|
2.24
|
2.26
|
2.56
|
4,593,071
|
|
1,018
|
1,037
|
208
|
1,158
|
45,637
|
2.23
|
2.27
|
2.54
|
4,313,097
|
|
1,118
|
1,137
|
177
|
1,259
|
48,022
|
2.33
|
2.37
|
2.62
|
4,188,442
|
|
1,014
|
1,029
|
180
|
1,143
|
49,434
|
2.05
|
2.08
|
2.31
|
4,469,557
|
|
1,056
|
1,075
|
187
|
1,192
|
50,870
|
2.08
|
2.11
|
2.34
|
4,519,300
|
|
979
|
996
|
185
|
1,106
|
51,901
|
1.89
|
1.92
|
2.13
|
4,486,981
|
|
1,072
|
1,081
|
168
|
1,251
|
52,898
|
2.03
|
2.04
|
2.36
|
4,480,815
|
|
987
|
1,002
|
156
|
1,137
|
53,874
|
1.83
|
1.86
|
2.11
|
4,369,842
|
|
1,054
|
1,067
|
159
|
1,214
|
56,772
|
1.86
|
1.88
|
2.14
|
4,407,850
|
|
1,188
|
1,212
|
193
|
1,354
|
61,284
|
1.94
|
1.98
|
2.21
|
4,906,385
|
|
1,133
|
1,153
|
176
|
1,275
|
62,705
|
1.81
|
1.84
|
2.03
|
5,023,669
|
|
1,160
|
1,185
|
173
|
1,313
|
64,072
|
1.81
|
1.85
|
2.05
|
5,266,029
|
|
1,194
|
1,206
|
211
|
1,369
|
66,893
|
1.78
|
1.80
|
2.05
|
5,293,358
|
|
1,185
|
1,208
|
211
|
1,331
|
68,021
|
1.74
|
1.78
|
1.96
|
5,734,925
|
|
1,193
|
1,207
|
185
|
1,352
|
70,304
|
1.70
|
1.72
|
1.92
|
5,762,864
|
|
1,199
|
1,224
|
213
|
1,350
|
70,500
|
1.70
|
1.74
|
1.91
|
5,926,030
|
|
1,247
|
1,270
|
205
|
1,382
|
72,394
|
1.72
|
1.75
|
1.91
|
5,703,501
|
|
1,089
|
1,100
|
181
|
1,210
|
75,866
|
1.44
|
1.45
|
1.59
|
5,650,619
|
|
1,174
|
1,198
|
202
|
1,330
|
77,748
|
1.51
|
1.54
|
1.71
|
5,848,523
|
|
1,228
|
1,258
|
230
|
1,390
|
78,441
|
1.57
|
1.60
|
1.77
|
6,161,028
|
|
1,243
|
1,274
|
240
|
1,398
|
78,496
|
1.58
|
1.62
|
1.78
|
6,395,240
|
|
1,219
|
1,254
|
239
|
1,339
|
80,344
|
1.52
|
1.56
|
1.67
|
6,649,337
|
|
1,160
|
1,186
|
252
|
1,300
|
119,979
|
0.97
|
0.99
|
1.08
|
8,116,672
|
|
1,056
|
1,071
|
211
|
1,173
|
126,855
|
0.83
|
0.84
|
0.92
|
8,288,046
|
|
858
|
873
|
163
|
972
|
120,163
|
0.71
|
0.73
|
0.81
|
8,356,097
|
Notes: A single-unit truck is defined as a medium or heavy truck in which
the engine, cab, drive train, and cargo area are all on one chassis. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodology
for estimating registered vehicles and vehicle miles traveled by vehicle type
for the years 2007-2009. As a result, involvement rates may differ, and in some
cases significantly, from previously published rates.
Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel and Registered Vehicles: Federal Highway
Administration. Fatal Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Fatalities: National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System
(FARS).
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