Table 25. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by First Harmful Event and Crash Severity

First Harmful Event

Single-Vehicle

Multiple-Vehicle

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Fatal Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

0

0.0%

3,396

93.8%

3,396

76.6%

Collision with Fixed Object

223

27.5%

110

3.0%

333

7.5%

Collision with Pedestrian

269

33.2%

33

0.9%

302

6.8%

Overturn (Rollover)

149

18.4%

49

1.4%

198

4.5%

Collision with Pedalcycle

65

8.0%

3

0.1%

68

1.5%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

21

2.6%

12

0.3%

33

0.7%

Collision with Train

22

2.7%

0

0.0%

22

0.5%

Collision with Other Object

13

1.6%

3

0.1%

16

0.4%

Collision with Animal

3

0.4%

4

0.1%

7

0.2%

Explosion/Fire

1

0.1%

0

0.0%

1

*

Other

32

4.0%

4

0.1%

36

0.8%

Unknown

12

1.5%

7

0.2%

19

0.4%

Total

810

100.0%

3,621

100.0%

4,431

100.0%

Injury Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

68,000

95.0%

68,000

79.2%

Collision with Fixed Object

5,000

32.1%

1,000

1.6%

6,000

6.7%

Collision with Pedestrian

1,000

7.7%

*

*

1,000

1.3%

Overturn (Rollover)

6,000

41.9%

*

0.2%

6,000

7.1%

Collision with Pedalcycle

1,000

4.7%

*

*

1,000

0.8%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

*

1.8%

*

0.1%

*

0.4%

Collision with Train

*

0.7%

*

*

*

0.1%

Collision with Other Object

*

2.8%

*

0.1%

*

0.6%

Collision with Animal

*

0.9%

*

0.2%

*

0.3%

Jackknife

*

2.9%

*

0.6%

1,000

1.0%

Explosion/Fire

*

*

*

*

*

*

Other

1,000

4.5%

2,000

2.2%

2,000

2.6%

Total

14,000

100.0%

71,000

100.0%

86,000

100.0%

Property Damage Only Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

219,000

92.2%

219,000

68.7%

Collision with Fixed Object

23,000

27.9%

2,000

0.8%

25,000

7.7%

Collision with Pedestrian

*

*

*

*

*

*

Overturn (Rollover)

5,000

6.4%

*

*

5,000

1.7%

Collision with Pedalcycle

*

*

*

*

*

*

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

40,000

49.5%

*

*

40,000

12.6%

Collision with Train

*

0.1%

*

*

*

*

Collision with Other Object

2,000

2.2%

*

0.1%

2,000

0.6%

Collision with Animal

6,000

7.3%

*

*

6,000

1.9%

Jackknife

2,000

2.5%

*

*

2,000

0.7%

Explosion/Fire

2,000

1.9%

*

*

2,000

0.5%

Other

2,000

2.4%

16,000

6.8%

18,000

5.6%

Total

81,000

100.0%

238,000

100.0%

319,000

100.0%

*Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent.

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

Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).