Table 37. Large Trucks in Crashes by Vehicle Configuration

Vehicle Configuration

Fatal

Injury

Towaway

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Single-Unit, 2 Axles

552

11.2%

5,111

12.8%

5,506

12.2%

Single-Unit, 3+ Axles

454

9.2%

5,392

13.5%

4,882

10.8%

Truck/Trailer(s)

218

4.4%

4,741

11.9%

5,083

11.2%

Truck Tractor (Bobtail)

91

1.8%

1,169

2.9%

1,297

2.9%

Tractor/Semi-trailer

3,074

62.4%

20,835

52.2%

24,683

54.5%

Tractor/Double

147

3.0%

757

1.9%

2,055

4.5%

Tractor/Triple

8

0.2%

69

0.2%

89

0.2%

Unknown

11

0.2%

1,464

3.7%

1,323

2.9%

Missing

375

7.6%

324

0.8%

311

0.7%

Total

4,930

100.0%

39,915

100.0%

45,277

100.0%

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 Towaway Crashes: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, MCMIS Crash File.