Large Truck Crash Facts 1999 -- Analysis Division -- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration -- April 2001 -- DOT-MC-01-104

Table 43. Large Trucks in Crashes by Most Harmful Event for the Large Truck

Most Harmful Event	Fatal		Injury		Property Damage Only
Most Harmful Event	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Collision with Vehicle in Transport	3,904	79.7%	80,000	79.2%	253,000	68.6%
Collision with Fixed Object	173	3.5%	3,000	3.0%	25,000	6.8%
Collision with Pedestrian	312	6.4%	2,000	2.0%	*	*
Overturn (Rollover)	316	6.5%	11,000	10.9%	7,000	1.9%
Collision with Pedalcycle	62	1.3%	1,000	1.0%	*	*
Collision with Parked Motor Vehicle	17	0.3%	*	*	53,000	14.4%
Collision with Train	16	0.3%	*	*	*	*
Collision with Other Object	14	0.3%	*	*	5,000	1.4%
Collision with Animal	2	*	*	*	5,000	1.4%
Jackknife			1,000	1.0%	3,000	0.8%
Explosion/Fire	58	1.2%	1,000	1.0%	*	*
Other	22	0.4%	1,000	1.0%	18,000	4.9%
Unknown	2	*
Total	4,898	100.0%	101,000	100.0%	369,000	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).