Table 5. Large Truck Property Damage Only (PDO) Crash Statistics, 1988-1999

Year

PDO
Crashes

Vehicles Involved

Million
Vehicle Miles Traveled

PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Vehicles
Involved in
PDO Crashes
per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled

Large Trucks Registered

1988

291,000

297,000

137,985

210.7

215.2

6,136,884

1989

291,000

300,000

142,749

203.8

210.5

6,226,481

1990

265,000

273,000

146,242

181.4

186.9

6,195,876

1991

240,000

248,000

149,542

160.2

166.0

6,172,146

1992

268,000

277,000

153,384

174.8

180.8

6,045,205

1993

287,000

296,000

159,888

179.2

185.1

6,088,155

1994

350,000

360,000

170,216

205.4

211.6

6,587,884

1995

279,000

289,000

178,156

156.7

162.4

6,719,420

1996

285,000

295,000

182,971

155.8

161.3

7,012,615

1997

325,000

337,000

191,477

169.6

176.1

7,083,326

1998

302,000

318,000

196,380

153.8

162.0

7,732,270

1999

353,000

369,000

199,281

177.0

185.3

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. PDO Crashes and Vehicles Involved: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).