Table 33. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Weather Conditions and Crash Severity

Weather Conditions

Fatal

Injury

Property Damage Only

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Normal

3,824

86.3%

73,000

84.8%

284,000

88.8%

Rain

393

8.9%

10,000

11.1%

26,000

8.2%

Sleet

14

0.3%

*

0.1%

1,000

0.2%

Snow

92

2.1%

2,000

2.3%

6,000

1.9%

Fog

88

2.0%

1,000

0.9%

2,000

0.6%

Other

17

0.4%

1,000

0.8%

1,000

0.3%

Unknown

3

0.1%

       

Total

4,431

100.0%

86,000

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).