Table 4. Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics, 1988-2000

Year

Injury Crashes

Vehicles Involved

Persons Injured

Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Vehicles Involved in Injury Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Persons Injured
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Large Trucks Registered

1988

  94,000

  96,000

130,000

137,985

67.9

69.5

94.4

6,136,884

1989

106,000

110,000

156,000

142,749

74.6

77.2

109.0

6,226,481

1990

102,000

107,000

150,000

146,242

69.7

73.3

102.6

6,195,876

1991

  75,000

  78,000

110,000

149,542

50.2

52.2

73.9

6,172,146

1992

  91,000

  95,000

139,000

153,384

59.2

61.8

90.4

6,045,205

1993

  93,000

  97,000

133,000

159,888

57.9

60.4

83.2

6,088,155

1994

  91,000

  96,000

133,000

170,216

53.3

56.2

78.1

6,587,884

1995

  80,000

  84,000

117,000

178,156

44.7

46.9

65.7

6,719,420

1996

  89,000

  94,000

129,000

182,971

48.6

51.3

70.7

7,012,615

1997

  92,000

  96,000

131,000

191,477

48.0

49.9

68.3

7,083,326

1998

  85,000

  89,000

127,000

196,380

43.3

45.1

64.8

7,732,270

1999

  95,000

101,000

142,000

202,688

46.9

49.6

69.9

7,791,426

2000

  96,000

101,000

140,000

205,791

46.8

48.8

67.9

8,022,649

Notes: “Persons Injured” includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes. A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.

Sources: Vehicle Miles of Travel and Registered Vehicles: Federal Highway Administration. Injury Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Injuries: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).