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

3,580

85.6%

77,000

86.0%

285,000

88.6%

Rain

366

8.7%

10,000

11.4%

26,000

7.9%

Sleet

18

0.4%

*

0.4%

1,000

0.4%

Snow

104

2.5%

1,000

1.2%

7,000

2.2%

Fog

77

1.8%

*

0.4%

3,000

0.8%

Other

30

0.7%

1,000

0.6%

1,000

0.2%

Unknown

8

0.2%

       

Total

4,183

100.0%

90,000

100.0%

322,000

100.0%

*Less than 500.

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).