Table 34. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Road Surface Conditions and Crash Severity

Road Surface Condition

Fatal

Injury

Property Damage Only

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Dry

3,817

84.0%

75,000

78.9%

281,000

79.6%

Wet

566

12.5%

15,000

15.8%

52,000

14.7%

Snow or Slush

75

1.7%

2,000

2.1%

11,000

3.1%

Ice

70

1.5%

3,000

3.2%

7,000

2.0%

Sand, Dirt, Oil

3

0.1%

*

*

*

*

Other

4

0.1%

*

*

1,000

0.3%

Unknown

7

0.2%

       

Total

4,542

100.0%

95,000

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).