In 2006, 385,000 large trucks (gross vehicle weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds) were involved in traffic crashes in the United States; 4,732 were involved in fatal crashes. A total of 4,995 people died (12 percent of all the traffic fatalities reported in 2005) and an additional 106,000 were injured in those crashes. In 2006, large trucks accounted for 4 percent of all registered vehicles and 7 percent of total vehicle miles traveled. In 2006, large trucks accounted for 8 percent of all vehicles involved in fatal crashes and 4 percent of all vehicles involved in injury and property-damage-only crashes. One out of nine traffic fatalities in 2006 resulted from a collision involving a large truck.
Traffic Safety Facts, 2006 Data: Large Trucks
2006
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