Table 33. Crashes Involving Large Trucks by Weather Conditions and Crash Severity

Weather Conditions

Fatal

Injury

Property Damage Only

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Normal

3,971

87.4%

80,000

83.9%

304,000

86.1%

Rain

351

7.7%

10,000

10.4%

30,000

8.6%

Sleet

10

0.2%

*

0.3%

1,000

0.3%

Snow

90

2.0%

2,000

2.6%

10,000

2.9%

Fog

83

1.8%

1,000

0.7%

3,000

0.9%

Rain and Fog

9

0.2%

*

0.1%

*

0.1%

Sleet and Fog

1

0.0%

*

*

*

0.1%

Other

22

0.5%

2,000

2.0%

4,000

1.1%

Unknown

5

0.1%

       

Total

4,542

100.0%

95,000

100.0%

353,000

100.0%

*Less than 500 or 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.

Sources: Fatal Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Injury and Property Damage Only Crashes: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, General Estimates System (GES).