Table 34. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Road Surface Conditions and Crash Severity

Road Surface Condition

Fatal

Injury

Property Damage Only

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Dry

3,391

81.1%

73,000

80.7%

257,000

79.6%

Wet

614

14.7%

15,000

16.4%

53,000

16.5%

Snow or Slush

97

2.3%

1,000

1.1%

7,000

2.2%

Ice

64

1.5%

1,000

1.2%

4,000

1.3%

Sand, Dirt, Oil

3

*

*

0.5%

1,000

0.3%

Other

4

0.1%

*

*

*

0.1%

Unknown

10

0.2%

       

Total

4,183

100.0%

90,000

100.0%

322,000

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).