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

Table 21. Single-Unit Truck Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1989-2009

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

Single-Unit
Trucks
Registered

1989

113,000

115,000

  50,870

222.7

226.3

4,519,300

1990

106,000

108,000

  51,901

204.0

207.5

4,486,981

1991

  96,000

  97,000

  52,898

181.1

182.5

4,480,815

1992

141,000

144,000

  53,874

262.2

266.5

4,369,842

1993

109,000

110,000

  56,772

191.3

193.4

4,407,850

1994

135,000

137,000

  61,284

220.9

223.6

4,906,385

1995

108,000

110,000

  62,705

171.9

175.8

5,023,669

1996

120,000

122,000

  64,072

187.7

190.1

5,266,029

1997

140,000

141,000

  66,893

208.6

210.1

5,293,358

1998

138,000

140,000

  68,021

202.5

205.5

5,734,925

1999

181,000

185,000

  70,304

257.3

263.6

5,762,864

2000

171,000

173,000

  70,500

242.8

244.9

5,926,030

2001

167,000

169,000

  72,394

230.6

233.2

5,703,501

2002

173,000

176,000

  75,866

228.0

232.1

5,650,619

2003

189,000

191,000

  77,748

242.6

246.0

5,848,523

2004

154,000

156,000

  78,441

196.0

199.3

6,161,028

2005

117,000

118,000

  78,496

149.0

150.3

6,395,240

2006

147,000

149,000

  80,344

182.9

186.0

6,649,337

2007

167,000

170,000

119,979

139.6

141.6

8,116,672

2008

159,000

161,000

126,855

125.4

126.6

8,288,046

2009

118,000

120,000

120,163

  98.5

  99.7

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. PDO Crashes and Vehicles Involved: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).

 

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