Table 33. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Weather Conditions and Crash Severity

Weather Conditions

Fatal

Injury

Property Damage Only

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Normal

3,856

85.3%

82,000

85.1%

304,000

85.2%

Rain

365

8.1%

8,000

8.3%

30,000

8.5%

Sleet

19

0.4%

*

0.3%

1,000

0.3%

Snow

137

3.0%

4,000

4.3%

10,000

4.4%

Fog

90

2.0%

1,000

1.0%

3,000

0.7%

Rain and Fog

5

0.1%

*

0.3%

*

*

Sleet and Fog

0

0.0%

*

*

*

0.1%

Other

40

0.9%

1,000

0.6%

4,000

0.8%

Unknown

7

0.2%

       

Total

4,519

100.0%

96,000

100.0%

353,000

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).