Table 37. Large Trucks in Crashes by Vehicle Configuration

Vehicle Configuration

Fatal

Injury

Towaway

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Single-Unit, 2 Axles

563

12.1%

8,210

14.2%

8,323

13.2%

Single-Unit, 3+ Axles

556

11.9%

7,261

12.5%

6,514

10.4%

Single-Unit, Axles Unknown

141

3.0%

       

Truck/Trailer(s)

70

1.5%

6,069

10.5%

7,097

11.3%

Truck Tractor (Bobtail)

90

1.9%

2,102

3.6%

1,564

2.5%

Tractor/Semi-trailer

2,969

63.6%

27,241

47.0%

30,285

48.2%

Tractor/Double

153

3.3%

1,384

2.4%

1,794

2.9%

Tractor/Triple

6

0.1%

48

0.1%

74

0.1%

Unknown

121

2.6%

2,318

4.0%

3,727

5.9%

Missing

   

3,357

5.8%

3,458

5.5%

Total

4,669

100.0%

57,990

100.0%

62,836

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.