Table 37. Large Trucks in Crashes by Vehicle Configuration

Vehicle Configuration

Fatal

Injury

Towaway

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Single-Unit, 2 Axles

613

12.8%

5,409

14.2%

5,284

12.5%

Single-Unit, 3+ Axles

535

11.2%

4,122

10.8%

3,829

9.1%

Single-Unit, Axles Unknown

183

3.8%

       

Truck/Trailer(s)

53

1.1%

4,220

11.1%

4,669

11.0%

Truck Tractor (Bobtail)

113

2.4%

1,203

3.2%

1,208

2.9%

Tractor/Semi-trailer

2,977

62.1%

18,053

47.4%

21,743

51.5%

Tractor/Double

166

3.5%

713

1.9%

1,475

3.5%

Tractor/Triple

10

0.2%

47

0.1%

72

0.2%

Unknown

143

3.0%

1,039

2.7%

784

1.9%

Missing

   

3,255

8.6%

3,195

7.6%

Total

4,793

100.0%

38,061

100.0%

42,259

100.0%

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 Towaway Crashes: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, MCMIS Crash File.