Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Large Truck Crash Facts 2006, January 2008

Table 36. Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Speed Limit

Speed Limit	Single-Vehicle Crashes		Multiple-Vehicle Crashes		Total
Speed Limit	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
25 mph or Less	57	6.8%	40	1.1%	97	2.2%
30 - 35 mph	108	12.9%	201	5.8%	309	7.2%
40 - 45 mph	102	12.2%	517	14.8%	619	14.3%
50 - 55 mph	235	28.1%	1,434	41.1%	1,669	38.6%
60 - 65 mph	184	22.0%	821	23.6%	1,005	23.3%
70 - 75 mph	103	12.3%	435	12.5%	538	12.5%
80 - 85 mph	0	0.0%	1	*	1	*
No Statutory Limit	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	2	*
Unknown	45	5.4%	36	1.0%	81	1.9%
Total	836	100.0%	3,485	100.0%	4,321	100.0%

*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.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).