Table 15. Combination Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2003

Year

Injury Crashes

Vehicles Involved

Persons Injured

Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Vehicles Involved in Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Persons Injured
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Combination Trucks Registered

1988

54,000

55,000

76,000

  88,551

60.8

62.0

86.2

1,667,327

1989

61,000

64,000

87,000

  91,879

66.9

69.4

94.4

1,707,182

1990

59,000

61,000

85,000

  94,341

62.1

64.4

90.3

1,708,895

1991

42,000

44,000

63,000

  96,645

43.7

45.5

65.2

1,691,331

1992

46,000

47,000

72,000

  99,510

46.4

47.5

72.0

1,675,363

1993

54,000

56,000

77,000

103,116

52.7

54.5

74.8

1,680,305

1994

58,000

60,000

82,000

108,932

52.8

55.4

75.5

1,681,500

1995

48,000

50,000

67,000

115,451

41.6

43.5

58.4

1,695,751

1996

55,000

57,000

78,000

118,899

45.9

48.1

65.5

1,746,586

1997

51,000

53,000

72,000

124,584

40.7

42.4

58.1

1,789,968

1998

49,000

51,000

75,000

128,359

37.9

39.4

58.3

1,997,345

1999

54,000

57,000

79,000

132,384

40.5

43.0

59.8

2,028,562

2000

50,000

52,000

73,000

135,020

37.2

38.7

53.9

2,096,619

2001

46,000

49,000

71,000

136,584

34.0

35.6

51.8

2,154,174

2002

48,000

50,000

72,000

138,737

34.8

36.2

51.6

2,276,661

2003

46,000

49,000

65,000

138,322

33.3

35.1

47.3

2,245,085

Notes:  “Persons Injured” includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes. A combination truck is defined as a truck tractor pulling any number of trailers (including none) or a straight truck pulling at least one trailer.

Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel and Registered Vehicles: Federal Highway Administration. Injury Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Injuries: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).