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

Table 7. Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1989-2009

Year

Injury Crashes

Vehicles Involved

Persons Injured

Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Vehicles Involved in Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Persons Injured
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Large Trucks Registered

1989

106,000

110,000

156,000

142,749

74.6

77.2

109.0

  6,226,481

1990

102,000

107,000

150,000

146,242

69.7

73.3

102.6

  6,195,876

1991

  75,000

  78,000

110,000

149,543

50.2

52.2

  73.9

  6,172,146

1992

  91,000

  95,000

139,000

153,384

59.2

61.8

  90.4

  6,045,205

1993

  93,000

  97,000

133,000

159,888

57.9

60.4

  83.2

  6,088,155

1994

  91,000

  96,000

133,000

170,216

53.3

56.2

  78.1

  6,587,884

1995

  80,000

  84,000

117,000

178,156

44.7

46.9

  65.7

  6,719,420

1996

  89,000

  94,000

129,000

182,971

48.6

51.3

  70.7

  7,012,615

1997

  92,000

  96,000

131,000

191,477

48.0

49.9

  68.3

  7,083,326

1998

  85,000

  89,000

127,000

196,380

43.3

45.1

  64.8

  7,732,270

1999

  95,000

101,000

142,000

202,688

46.9

49.6

  69.9

  7,791,426

2000

  96,000

101,000

140,000

205,520

46.9

48.9

  68.0

  8,022,649

2001

  86,000

  90,000

131,000

208,928

41.0

43.0

  62.5

  7,857,675

2002

  90,000

  94,000

130,000

214,603

41.9

43.9

  60.4

  7,927,280

2003

  85,000

  89,000

122,000

217,876

38.8

40.8

  56.0

  7,756,888

2004

  83,000

  87,000

116,000

220,811

37.5

39.3

  52.6

  8,171,364

2005

  78,000

  82,000

114,000

222,523

34.8

37.0

  51.2

  8,481,999

2006

  77,000

  80,000

106,000

222,513

34.5

36.1

  47.5

  8,819,007

2007

  72,000

  76,000

101,000

304,178

23.8

24.9

  33.2

10,752,019

2008

  64,000

  66,000

  90,000

310,680

20.5

21.3

  28.8

10,873,275

2009

  51,000

  53,000

  74,000

288,005

17.8

18.5

  25.6

10,973,214

Notes: “Persons Injured” includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes. A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. 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. Injury Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Persons Injured: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).

 

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