Table 37. Large Trucks in Crashes by Vehicle Configuration

Vehicle Configuration

Fatal

Injury

Towaway

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Single-Unit, 2 Axles

523

11.5%

6,377

13.0%

6,069

12.2%

Single-Unit, 3+ Axles

497

10.9%

5,763

11.7%

5,079

10.2%

Single-Unit, Axles Unknown

166

3.7%

       

Truck/Trailer(s)

65

1.4%

5,914

12.0%

6,246

12.5%

Truck Tractor (Bobtail)

103

2.3%

1,895

3.9%

1,556

3.1%

Tractor/Semi-trailer

2,868

63.1%

22,927

46.6%

25,245

50.6%

Tractor/Double

151

3.3%

1,280

2.6%

1,493

3.0%

Tractor/Triple

3

0.1%

55

0.1%

74

0.1%

Unknown

166

3.7%

1,078

2.2%

819

1.6%

Missing

   

3,866

7.9%

3,276

6.6%

Total

4,542

100.0%

49,155

100.0%

49,857

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.