Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck Crash Facts 2003, February 2005

Table 38. Large Trucks in Crashes by Cargo Body Type

Cargo Body Type	Fatal		Injury		Towaway
Cargo Body Type	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Van/Enclosed Box	2,155	46.2%	19,958	34.4%	23,713	37.7%
Cargo Tank	348	7.5%	3,085	5.3%	2,951	4.7%
Flatbed	611	13.1%	6,295	10.9%	6,984	11.1%
Dump	483	10.3%	5,237	9.0%	5,099	8.1%
Concrete Mixer	56	1.2%	672	1.2%	568	0.9%
Auto Transporter	38	0.8%	619	1.1%	652	1.0%
Garbage/Refuse	131	2.8%	1,476	2.5%	1,392	2.2%
Grain, Gravel, etc.	114	2.4%	815	1.4%	767	1.2%
Pole	44	0.9%	254	0.4%	259	0.4%
No Cargo Body	115	2.5%
Other Large Truck	182	3.9%	9,715	16.8%	9,445	15.0%
Unknown Large Truck	363	7.8%	6,606	11.4%	8,360	13.3%
Not Applicable	3	0.1%	3,258	5.6%	2,646	4.2%
Unknown	26	0.6%
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.