Table 1. Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics, 1975-1999

Year

Fatal Crashes

Vehicles Involved

Occupant Fatalities

Total Fatalities

Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Vehicles Involved in Fatal Crashes per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Large Trucks Registered

1975

3,722

3,977

    961

4,483

  81,330

4.6

4.9

5.5

5,362,369

1976

4,184

4,435

1,132

5,008

  86,070

4.9

5.2

5.8

5,575,185

1977

4,843

5,164

1,287

5,723

  95,021

5.1

5.4

6.0

5,689,903

1978

5,405

5,759

1,395

6,356

105,739

5.1

5.4

6.0

5,859,807

1979

5,684

6,084

1,432

6,702

109,004

5.2

5.6

6.1

5,891,571

1980

5,042

5,379

1,262

5,971

108,491

4.6

5.0

5.5

5,790,653

1981

4,928

5,230

1,133

5,806

108,702

4.5

4.8

5.3

5,716,278

1982

4,396

4,646

    944

5,229

111,423

3.9

4.2

4.7

5,590,415

1983

4,615

4,877

    982

5,491

116,132

4.0

4.2

4.7

5,508,392

1984

4,831

5,124

1,074

5,640

121,796

4.0

4.2

4.6

5,401,075

1985

4,841

5,153

    977

5,734

123,504

3.9

4.2

4.6

5,996,337

1986

4,785

5,097

    926

5,579

126,675

3.8

4.0

4.4

5,720,880

1987

4,813

5,108

    852

5,598

133,517

3.6

3.8

4.2

5,718,265

1988

4,885

5,241

    911

5,679

137,985

3.5

3.8

4.1

6,136,884

1989

4,674

4,984

    858

5,490

142,749

3.3

3.5

3.8

6,226,481

1990

4,518

4,776

    705

5,272

146,242

3.1

3.3

3.6

6,195,876

1991

4,097

4,347

    661

4,821

149,542

2.7

2.9

3.2

6,172,146

1992

3,825

4,035

    585

4,462

153,384

2.5

2.6

2.9

6,045,205

1993

4,101

4,328

    605

4,856

159,888

2.6

2.7

3.0

6,088,155

1994

4,373

4,644

    670

5,144

170,216

2.6

2.7

3.0

6,587,884

1995

4,194

4,472

    648

4,918

178,156

2.4

2.5

2.8

6,719,420

1996

4,413

4,755

    621

5,142

182,971

2.4

2.6

2.8

7,012,615

1997

4,614

4,917

    723

5,398

191,477

2.4

2.6

2.8

7,083,326

1998

4,579

4,955

    742

5,395

196,380

2.3

2.5

2.7

7,732,270

1999

4,542

4,898

    758

5,362

199,281

2.3

2.5

2.7

7,791,426

Note: 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. Fatal Crashes, Vehicles Involved, and Fatalities: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).