Table 29. Large Truck and Bus Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-2006
| Year |
PDO |
Vehicles |
Million |
PDO Crashes |
Vehicles Involved in PDO Crashes |
Large Trucks and Buses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1988 |
238,000 |
348,000 |
2,025,962 |
11.7 |
17.2 |
6,752,553 |
|
1989 |
264,000 |
349,000 |
2,096,487 |
12.6 |
16.6 |
6,851,521 |
|
1990 |
239,000 |
320,000 |
2,144,362 |
11.1 |
14.9 |
6,822,863 |
|
1991 |
218,000 |
290,000 |
2,172,050 |
10.0 |
13.3 |
6,803,425 |
|
1992 |
303,000 |
312,000 |
2,247,151 |
13.5 |
13.9 |
6,689,937 |
|
1993 |
321,000 |
333,000 |
2,296,378 |
14.0 |
14.5 |
6,742,587 |
|
1994 |
390,000 |
402,000 |
2,357,588 |
16.6 |
17.1 |
7,258,307 |
|
1995 |
322,000 |
334,000 |
2,422,696 |
13.3 |
13.8 |
7,404,923 |
|
1996 |
325,000 |
337,000 |
2,485,848 |
13.1 |
13.6 |
7,707,396 |
|
1997 |
363,000 |
378,000 |
2,561,695 |
14.2 |
14.7 |
7,780,874 |
|
1998 |
341,000 |
359,000 |
2,631,522 |
13.0 |
13.6 |
8,447,810 |
|
1999 |
396,000 |
417,000 |
2,691,056 |
14.7 |
15.5 |
8,520,203 |
|
2000 |
378,000 |
394,000 |
2,746,925 |
13.8 |
14.3 |
8,768,774 |
|
2001 |
360,000 |
377,000 |
2,797,287 |
12.9 |
13.5 |
8,607,223 |
|
2002 |
366,000 |
381,000 |
2,855,508 |
12.8 |
13.3 |
8,687,997 |
|
2003 |
389,000 |
407,000 |
2,890,450 |
13.5 |
14.1 |
8,533,438 |
|
2004 |
349,000 |
364,000 |
2,964,788 |
11.8 |
12.3 |
8,966,638 |
|
2005 |
377,000 |
393,000 |
2,989,430 |
12.6 |
13.1 |
9,289,052 |
|
2006 |
324,000 |
340,000 |
3,014,116 |
10.7 |
11.3 |
9,640,966 |
Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds. A bus is defined as a motor vehicle designed to carry more than 10 passengers, not including the driver. Rates are calculated on the basis of vehicle miles traveled by all motor vehicles (large trucks, buses, passenger vehicles, and motorcycles).
Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel and Registered Vehicles: Federal Highway Administration. PDO Crashes and Vehicles Involved: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).