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Table 1. Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2005
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Year
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Fatal Crashes
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Vehicles Involved
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Occupant Fatalities
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Total Fatalities
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Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Large Trucks Registered
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3,722
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3,977
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961
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4,483
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81,330
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4.58
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4.89
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5.51
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5,362,369
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4,184
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4,435
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1,132
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5,008
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86,070
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4.86
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5.15
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5.82
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5,575,185
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4,843
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5,164
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1,287
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5,723
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95,021
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5.10
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5.43
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6.02
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5,689,903
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5,405
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5,759
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1,395
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6,356
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105,739
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5.11
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5.45
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6.01
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5,859,807
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5,684
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6,084
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1,432
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6,702
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109,004
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5.21
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5.58
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6.15
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5,891,571
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5,042
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5,379
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1,262
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5,971
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108,491
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4.65
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4.96
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5.50
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5,790,653
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4,928
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5,230
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1,133
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5,806
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108,702
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4.53
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4.81
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5.34
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5,716,278
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4,396
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4,646
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944
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5,229
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111,423
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3.95
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4.17
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4.69
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5,590,415
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4,615
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4,877
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982
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5,491
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116,132
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3.97
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4.20
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4.73
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5,508,392
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4,831
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5,124
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1,074
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5,640
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121,796
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3.97
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4.21
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4.63
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5,401,075
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4,841
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5,153
|
977
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5,734
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123,504
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3.92
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4.17
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4.64
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5,996,337
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4,785
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5,097
|
926
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5,579
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126,675
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3.78
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4.02
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4.40
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5,720,880
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|
4,813
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5,108
|
852
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5,598
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133,517
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3.60
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3.83
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4.19
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5,718,266
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|
4,885
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5,241
|
911
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5,679
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137,985
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3.54
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3.80
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4.12
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6,136,884
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4,674
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4,984
|
858
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5,490
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142,749
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3.27
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3.49
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3.85
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6,226,482
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|
4,518
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4,776
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705
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5,272
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146,242
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3.09
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3.27
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3.60
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6,195,876
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4,097
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4,347
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661
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4,821
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149,543
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2.74
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2.91
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3.22
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6,172,146
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3,825
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4,035
|
585
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4,462
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153,384
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2.49
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2.63
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2.91
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6,045,205
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|
4,101
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4,328
|
605
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4,856
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159,888
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2.56
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2.71
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3.04
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6,088,155
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4,373
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4,644
|
670
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5,144
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170,216
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2.57
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2.73
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3.02
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6,587,885
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4,194
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4,472
|
648
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4,918
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178,156
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2.35
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2.51
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2.76
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6,719,421
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4,413
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4,755
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621
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5,142
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182,971
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2.41
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2.60
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2.81
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7,012,615
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4,614
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4,917
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723
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5,398
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191,477
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2.41
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2.57
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2.82
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7,083,326
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4,579
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4,955
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742
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5,395
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196,380
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2.33
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2.52
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2.75
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7,732,270
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4,560
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4,920
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759
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5,380
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202,688
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2.25
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2.43
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2.65
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7,791,426
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4,573
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4,995
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754
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5,282
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205,520
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2.23
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2.43
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2.57
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8,022,649
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4,451
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4,823
|
708
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5,111
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209,032
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2.13
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2.31
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2.45
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7,857,675
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|
4,224
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4,587
|
689
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4,939
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214,603
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1.97
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2.14
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2.30
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7,927,280
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|
4,335
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4,721
|
726
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5,036
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217,917
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1.99
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2.17
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2.31
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7,756,888
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|
4,478
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4,902
|
766
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5,235
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220,811
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2.03
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2.22
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2.37
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8,171,364
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|
4,533
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4,932
|
803
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5,212
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222,836
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2.03
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2.21
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2.34
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8,481,999
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Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating
(GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds (includes medium and heavy trucks).
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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