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%

3,137

93.3%

3,137

74.9%

Collision with Fixed Object

276

33.4%

94

2.8%

370

8.8%

Collision with Pedestrian

245

29.6%

29

0.9%

274

6.5%

Overturn (Rollover)

147

17.8%

49

1.5%

196

4.7%

Collision with Pedalcycle

67

8.1%

3

0.1%

70

1.7%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

25

3.0%

22

0.7%

47

1.1%

Collision with Train

21

2.5%

0

0.0%

21

0.5%

Collision with Other Object

11

1.3%

4

0.1%

15

0.4%

Collision with Animal

4

0.5%

3

0.1%

7

0.2%

Explosion/Fire

2

0.2%

0

0.0%

2

*

Other

22

2.7%

11

0.3%

33

0.8%

Unknown

7

0.8%

11

0.3%

18

0.4%

Total

827

100.0%

3,363

100.0%

4,190

100.0%

Injury Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

59,000

95.2%

59,000

81.0%

Collision with Fixed Object

4,000

36.8%

2,000

2.5%

6,000

7.6%

Collision with Pedestrian

1,000

8.0%

*

*

1,000

1.2%

Overturn (Rollover)

4,000

35.5%

1,000

1.1%

5,000

6.2%

Collision with Pedalcycle

*

3.6%

*

*

*

0.6%

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

1,000

7.6%

*

0.1%

1,000

1.2%

Collision with Train

*

0.1%

*

*

*

*

Collision with Other Object

*

1.4%

*

0.2%

*

0.4%

Collision with Animal

1,000

4.8%

*

*

1,000

0.8%

Jackknife

*

1.8%

*

0.1%

*

0.4%

Explosion/Fire

*

*

*

*

*

*

Other

*

0.3%

*

0.6%

*

0.6%

Total

11,000

100.0%

62,000

100.0%

72,000

100.0%

Property Damage Only Crashes

Collision with Vehicle in Transport

*

*

212,000

97.3%

212,000

67.0%

Collision with Fixed Object

30,000

30.8%

2,000

1.0%

33,000

10.3%

Collision with Pedestrian

*

*

*

*

*

*

Overturn (Rollover)

5,000

4.6%

*

*

5,000

1.5%

Collision with Pedalcycle

*

*

*

*

*

*

Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle

52,000

52.7%

*

*

52,000

16.4%

Collision with Train

1,000

0.7%

*

*

1,000

0.2%

Collision with Other Object

2,000

1.9%

*

0.2%

2,000

0.7%

Collision with Animal

4,000

4.5%

*

0.1%

5,000

1.5%

Jackknife

2,000

1.8%

*

*

2,000

0.6%

Explosion/Fire

1,000

0.7%

*

*

1,000

0.2%

Other

2,000

2.2%

3,000

1.4%

5,000

1.6%

Total

99,000

100.0%

218,000

100.0%

317,000

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).