Table 27. Large Truck and Bus Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-2007

Year

Fatal Crashes

Vehicles Involved

Occupant Fatalities

Total Fatalities

Million Vehicle Miles Traveled by All Motor Vehicles

Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Large Trucks and Buses Registered

1975

4,032

4,304

1,014

4,816

1,327,664

0.304

0.324

0.363

5,824,525

1976

4,489

4,754

1,205

5,379

1,402,380

0.320

0.339

0.384

6,053,524

1977

5,149

5,485

1,329

6,054

1,467,027

0.351

0.374

0.413

6,180,664

1978

5,758

6,131

1,436

6,740

1,544,704

0.373

0.397

0.436

6,365,161

1979

6,007

6,431

1,471

7,054

1,529,133

0.393

0.421

0.461

6,418,336

1980

5,353

5,709

1,308

6,333

1,527,295

0.350

0.374

0.415

6,319,442

1981

5,253

5,572

1,189

6,178

1,555,308

0.338

0.358

0.397

6,260,262

1982

4,668

4,935

   979

5,525

1,595,010

0.293

0.309

0.346

6,149,615

1983

4,903

5,184

1,035

5,815

1,652,788

0.297

0.314

0.352

6,091,276

1984

5,136

5,444

1,120

5,983

1,720,269

0.299

0.316

0.348

5,984,746

1985

5,153

5,490

1,034

6,089

1,774,826

0.290

0.309

0.343

6,589,822

1986

5,055

5,383

   965

5,895

1,834,872

0.275

0.293

0.321

6,314,733

1987

5,146

5,461

   903

5,978

1,921,204

0.268

0.284

0.311

6,320,321

1988

5,156

5,528

   965

6,004

2,025,962

0.254

0.273

0.296

6,752,553

1989

4,971

5,295

   908

5,819

2,096,487

0.237

0.253

0.278

6,851,522

1990

4,790

5,065

   737

5,590

2,144,362

0.223

0.236

0.261

6,822,863

1991

4,355

4,621

   692

5,107

2,172,050

0.201

0.213

0.235

6,803,425

1992

4,098

4,320

   613

4,767

2,247,151

0.182

0.192

0.212

6,689,937

1993

4,351

4,591

   623

5,124

2,296,378

0.189

0.200

0.223

6,742,587

1994

4,617

4,902

   688

5,412

2,357,588

0.196

0.208

0.230

7,258,308

1995

4,456

4,743

   681

5,214

2,422,696

0.184

0.196

0.215

7,404,924

1996

4,723

5,081

   642

5,489

2,485,848

0.190

0.204

0.221

7,707,396

1997

4,888

5,214

   741

5,709

2,561,695

0.191

0.204

0.223

7,780,874

1998

4,857

5,244

   780

5,712

2,631,522

0.185

0.199

0.217

8,447,810

1999

4,854

5,239

   818

5,727

2,691,056

0.180

0.195

0.213

8,520,203

2000

4,881

5,320

   776

5,620

2,746,925

0.178

0.194

0.205

8,768,774

2001

4,723

5,115

   742

5,417

2,797,287

0.169

0.183

0.194

8,607,223

2002

4,486

4,861

   734

5,241

2,855,508

0.157

0.170

0.184

8,687,997

2003

4,609

5,012

   767

5,343

2,890,450

0.159

0.173

0.185

8,533,438

2004

4,734

5,181

   808

5,519

2,964,788

0.160

0.175

0.186

8,966,638

2005

4,805

5,231

   862

5,539

2,989,430

0.161

0.175

0.185

9,289,052

2006

4,643

5,071

   832

5,347

3,014,371

0.154

0.168

0.177

9,640,966

2007

4,455

4,862

   839

5,099

3,029,822

0.147

0.160

0.168

9,862,060

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. Fatal Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Fatalities: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).