Table 35. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by First Harmful Event and Crash Severity

First Harmful Event

Single-Vehicle

Multiple-Vehicle

Total

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Fatal Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

0

0.0%

3,264

93.7%

3,264

75.5%

Collision with Fixed Object

264

31.6%

94

2.7%

358

8.3%

Collision with Pedestrian

233

27.9%

30

0.9%

263

6.1%

Overturn (Rollover)

170

20.3%

50

1.4%

220

5.1%

Collision with Pedalcycle

74

8.9%

2

0.1%

76

1.8%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

26

3.1%

10

0.3%

36

0.8%

Collision with Train

22

2.6%

2

0.1%

24

0.6%

Collision with Other Object

7

0.8%

6

0.2%

13

0.3%

Collision with Animal

7

0.8%

7

0.2%

14

0.3%

Explosion/Fire

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

Other

16

1.9%

5

0.1%

21

0.5%

Unknown

17

2.0%

15

0.4%

32

0.7%

Total

836

100.0%

3,485

100.0%

4,321

100.0%

Injury Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

63,000

96.4%

63,000

81.6%

Collision with Fixed Object

4,000

38.2%

1,000

1.6%

6,000

7.2%

Collision with Pedestrian

1,000

8.8%

*

*

1,000

1.4%

Overturn (Rollover)

4,000

31.3%

*

0.4%

4,000

5.1%

Collision with Pedalcycle

*

3.2%

*

*

*

0.5%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

1,000

5.2%

*

*

1,000

0.8%

Collision with Train

*

1.1%

*

*

*

0.2%

Collision with Other Object

*

3.0%

*

0.1%

*

0.5%

Collision with Animal

*

2.5%

*

0.2%

*

0.5%

Jackknife

*

2.8%

*

0.2%

*

0.6%

Explosion/Fire

*

*

*

*

*

*

Other

*

3.8%

1,000

1.1%

1,000

1.6%

Total

12,000

100.0%

65,000

100.0%

77,000

100.0%

Property Damage Only Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

193,000

92.3%

193,000

67.4%

Collision with Fixed Object

25,000

32.3%

2,000

0.8%

27,000

9.3%

Collision with Pedestrian

*

*

*

*

*

*

Overturn (Rollover)

5,000

6.4%

*

0.1%

5,000

1.8%

Collision with Pedalcycle

*

*

*

*

*

*

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

34,000

43.5%

*

*

34,000

11.7%

Collision with Train

*

*

*

*

*

*

Collision with Other Object

2,000

2.9%

2,000

0.7%

4,000

1.3%

Collision with Animal

6,000

7.8%

*

*

6,000

2.1%

Jackknife

1,000

1.2%

*

0.1%

1,000

0.4%

Explosion/Fire

1,000

1.8%

*

*

1,000

0.5%

Other

3,000

3.8%

13,000

6.0%

16,000

5.4%

Total

77,000

100.0%

209,000

100.0%

287,000

100.0%

*Less than 500 or less than 0.05 percent.

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 Property Damage Only Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).