Table 37. Large Trucks in Crashes by Vehicle Configuration

Vehicle Configuration

Fatal

Injury

Towaway

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Single-Unit, 2 Axles

512

10.5%

6,505

13.7%

5,518

12.2%

Single-Unit, 3+ Axles

452

9.2%

4,940

10.4%

3,960

8.8%

Truck/Trailer(s)

202

4.1%

5,583

11.7%

5,002

11.1%

Truck Tractor (Bobtail)

90

1.8%

2,176

4.6%

3,246

7.2%

Tractor/Semi-trailer

3,184

65.0%

23,020

48.4%

22,402

49.6%

Tractor/Double

122

2.5%

881

1.9%

1,192

2.6%

Tractor/Triple

10

0.2%

125

0.3%

97

0.2%

Unknown

10

0.2%

1,394

2.9%

1,095

2.4%

Missing

316

6.5%

2,969

6.2%

2,655

5.9%

Total

4,898

100.0%

47,593

100.0%

45,167

100.0%

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 Towaway Crashes: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, MCMIS Crash File.