Table 48. Large Trucks in Crashes by Cargo Body Type

Cargo Body Type

Fatal

Injury

Towaway

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Van/Enclosed Box

2,163

47.2%

20,269

35.7%

33,775

40.4%

Cargo Tank

370

8.1%

3,278

5.8%

4,332

5.2%

Flatbed

570

12.4%

6,489

11.4%

9,645

11.5%

Dump

399

8.7%

5,284

9.3%

6,654

8.0%

Concrete Mixer

66

1.4%

716

1.3%

674

0.8%

Auto Transporter

30

0.7%

559

1.0%

928

1.1%

Garbage/Refuse

99

2.2%

1,479

2.6%

2,008

2.4%

Grain, Gravel, etc.

128

2.8%

959

1.7%

1,340

1.6%

Pole

29

0.6%

382

0.7%

463

0.6%

Log

38

0.8%

84

0.1%

150

0.2%

Intermodal Container Chassis

5

0.1%

80

0.1%

111

0.1%

Vehicle Towing Another Vehicle

6

0.1%

48

0.1%

108

0.1%

No Cargo Body

180

3.9%

Other Large Truck

179

3.9%

8,554

15.0%

12,091

14.5%

Unknown Large Truck

306

6.7%

Not Applicable

1

*

4,278

7.5%

5,059

6.1%

Unknown

15

0.3%

4,391

7.7%

6,209

7.4%

Total

4,584

100.0%

56,850

100.0%

83,547

100.0%

*Less than 0.05 percent.

Notes: A large truck is defined here as a truck, used for commercial purposes, with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or gross combination weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds. Injury crashes are defined here as crashes that resulted in at least one injury involving immediate medical attention away from the crash scene. (Note that this definition of an injury crash is not the same as that used in the GES injury estimates presented in other tables of this report.) Towaway crashes are defined here as crashes in which at least one vehicle was disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene.

Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Towaway Crashes: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, MCMIS Crash File.