Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck Crash Facts 2005, March 2007

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

Table 46. Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes with Passenger Vehicles by Crash Type and Driver-Related Factors Recorded

Crash Type	Fatal Crashes	Crashes with Driver-Related Factors Recorded
		For Large Truck		For Passenger Vehicle
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Large Truck Rear-Ending Passenger Vehicle	134	91	67.9%	70	52.2%
Passenger Vehicle Rear-Ending Large Truck	407	105	25.8%	351	86.2%
Large Truck Striking Passenger Vehicle (Other)	886	299	33.7%	680	76.7%
Passenger Vehicle Striking Large Truck (Other)	978	200	20.4%	893	91.3%
Vehicles Striking Each Other	120	25	20.8%	101	84.2%
Other Collision	34	11	32.4%	28	82.4%
Total	2,559	731	28.6%	2,123	83.0%

Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).

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