Table 17. Single-Unit Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2006

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

Single-Unit
Trucks
Registered

1988

41,000

41,000

55,000

49,434

82.3

82.8

111.2

4,469,557

1989

46,000

46,000

70,000

50,870

89.8

91.3

137.9

4,519,300

1990

45,000

46,000

70,000

51,901

86.2

89.4

135.0

4,486,981

1991

33,000

34,000

48,000

52,898

63.0

64.3

  91.4

4,480,815

1992

46,000

48,000

69,000

53,874

85.2

88.2

128.5

4,369,842

1993

39,000

40,000

57,000

56,772

69.0

71.0

100.8

4,407,850

1994

34,000

35,000

52,000

61,284

56.1

57.6

  85.6

4,906,385

1995

32,000

33,000

51,000

62,705

51.5

53.2

  80.9

5,023,669

1996

36,000

37,000

54,000

64,072

56.0

57.3

  84.0

5,266,029

1997

42,000

43,000

60,000

66,893

63.2

63.9

  89.6

5,293,358

1998

38,000

38,000

54,000

68,021

55.2

56.0

  79.4

5,734,925

1999

43,000

44,000

65,000

70,304

60.8

62.2

  92.3

5,762,864

2000

48,000

48,000

70,000

70,500

67.5

68.4

  98.6

5,926,030

2001

41,000

41,000

62,000

72,448

56.1

56.9

  85.6

5,703,501

2002

43,000

44,000

61,000

75,866

57.1

58.0

  80.7

5,650,619

2003

40,000

40,000

59,000

77,757

50.9

51.8

  76.1

5,848,523

2004

39,000

39,000

54,000

78,441

49.2

50.2

  69.0

6,161,028

2005

32,000

34,000

49,000

78,496

41.3

42.8

  62.1

6,395,240

2006

38,000

39,000

51,000

80,331

47.6

48.6

  63.9

6,649,337

Notes:  “Persons Injured” includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes. A single-unit truck is defined as a medium or heavy truck in which the engine, cab, drive train, and cargo area are all on one chassis.

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).