Traffic Safety Facts 1994: Large Trucks

1995PDFTech ReportFatalitiesTrucking safetyTruck driversTruck crashesHeavy duty trucksTractor trailer combinationsMultiple vehicle crashesStatisticsTables (Data)GraphsLarge trucksMotor vehicle crashesUnited StatesNational Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationNTL-FREIGHT-Trucking IndustryNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway SafetyNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-AccidentsNTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human FactorsNTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-StatisticsUS Transportation CollectionIn 1994, 4,615 large trucks (gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds) were involved in fatal traffic crashes in the United States. A total of 5,112 people died in those crashes-13 percent of the 40,676 traffic fatalities reported in 1994. One out of eight traffic fatalities in 1994 resulted from a collision involving a large truck. Of the fatalities that resulted from crashes involving large trucks, 78 percent were occupants of another vehicle, 9 percent were nonoccupants, and 13 percent were occupants of a large truck. In almost three-fourths (71 percent) of the two-vehicle fatal crashes involving a large truck and another type of vehicle, police reported one or more factors for the other driver and none for the truck driver. The figure compare truck drivers to drivers of other type of vehicles regarding previous driving convictions. Of the tables, Table 1. shows involvement rate in fatal crashes for large trucks, 1984-1994; Table 2. shows fatalities and injuries in crashes involving large trucks, 1994; Table 3. shows principal impact points in two-vehicle fatal crashes involving large tucks, 1994; and Table 4. shows large truck involvement in fatal crashes by state, 1994.90