February 2014 Washington DC 2012 Truck Registrations amp VMT Single Unit Trucks Combination Trucks All Motor Vehicles Registered Vehicles 8190286 2469094 253639386 Vehicle Miles of Travel millions ID: 678120
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MCSAC CSA SUBCOMMITTEE
Truck Crashes by Size Characteristics
February, 2014
Washington, DCSlide2
2012 Truck Registrations & VMT
Single Unit Trucks
Combination TrucksAll Motor VehiclesRegistered Vehicles8,190,2862,469,094253,639,386Vehicle Miles of Travel (millions)104,960163,3582,968,815
Note
: Single–Unit
includes single
frame trucks that have 2–axles and at least 6 tires or a gross vehicle weight rating exceeding 10,000
lbs.
Source: FHWA Highway StatisticsSlide3
2012 Fatal Crashes by Truck Weight Class
Truck Weight Rating
Fatal Crashes*Vehicles in Fatal CrashesFatalities*Single-Vehicle-Crash FatalitiesAll Motor Vehicles30,800
45,637
33,561
19,763
Class 1 Trucks (6,000
lbs
or Less)
0
0
0
0
Class 2 Trucks (6,001 - 10,000
lbs
)
6
6
7
0
Class 3 Trucks (10,001 - 14,000
lbs
)
281
283
334
66
Class 4 Trucks (14,001 - 16,000 lbs)
73
73
82
22
Class 5 Trucks (16,001 - 19,500 lbs)
90
90
103
21
Class 6 Trucks (19,501 - 26,000 lbs)
211
212
233
55
Class 7 Trucks (26,001 - 33,000 lbs)
211
212
241
48
Class 8 Trucks (33,001 and Up)
2,585
2,831
2,923
510
Unknown
94
95
108
23
All Large Trucks
3,464
3,802
3,921
745
*
The sum of the data for the 8 weight classes does not equal the number for all Large Trucks because crashes and fatalities can involve multiple trucks from different weight classes.
Source
:
NHTSA
Fatality Analysis
Reporting System (FARS)Slide4
2012 Injury Crashes by Truck Weight Class
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
Persons Injured in All CrashesAll Motor Vehicles2,362,175Not Applicable010,000 lbs or Less0
10,001 lbs - 26,000 lbs
33,629
26,001 lbs or More
65,088
Not Reported2,817Unknown4,437Missing0All Large Trucks104,000
Note: Totals are rounded to nearest thousand based on sampling variance.
Not Applicable
used
for vehicles 10,000 lbs. or less, not displaying a hazardous
materials placard, for buses less than 9 seats (including driver), and for all motor homes
. Source: NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)Slide5
2012 Truck Crashes
by Vehicle Configuration and Crash SeverityVehicle ConfigurationFatal Crashes(FARS Data)Injury Crashes(MCMIS Data)Towaway Crashes(MCMIS Data)
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
NumberPercentSingle-Unit, 2 Axles69618.3%9,60721.0%13,75518.9%Single-Unit, 3+ Axles3579.4%
5,929
12.9%
7,505
10.3%
Truck/Trailer(s)
225
5.9%
4,974
10.9%
8,829
12.2%
Truck Tractor (Bobtail)
55
1.4%
1,436
3.1%
2,127
2.9%
Tractor/Semi-trailer
2,308
60.7%
20,734
45.3%
34,882
48.0%
Tractor/Double
104
2.7%
984
2.1%
2,013
2.8%
Tractor/Triple
1
*
34
0.1%
62
0.1%
Light Truck (HM Placard)
—
—
9
*
21
*
Unknown
56
1.5%
1,884
4.1%
3,146
4.3%
Missing
—
—
203
0.4%
304
0.4%
Total
3,802
100.0%
45,794
100.0%
72,644
100.0%Slide6
2012 Truck Crashes
by Cargo Body Type and Crash SeverityCargo Body TypeFatal Crashes(FARS Data)Injury Crashes(MCMIS Data)Towaway Crashes(MCMIS Data)
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
NumberPercentVan/Enclosed Box1,63743.5%18,76941.0%33,00345.4%Cargo Tank3609.6%3,245
7.1%
4,364
6.0%
Flatbed
446
11.9%
5,374
11.7%
8,814
12.1%
Dump
325
8.6%
4,022
8.8%
5,357
7.4%
Concrete Mixer
36
1.0%
497
1.1%
534
0.7%
Auto Transporter
24
0.6%
449
1.0%
922
1.3%
Garbage/Refuse
77
2.0%
1,265
2.8%
1,694
2.3%
Grain, Gravel, etc.
122
3.2%
1,072
2.3%
1,467
2.0%
Pole
13
0.3%
216
0.5%
317
0.4%
Log
71
1.9%
492
1.1%
620
0.9%
Intermodal Container Chassis
25
0.7%
289
0.6%
449
0.6%
Vehicle Towing Another Vehicle
20
0.5%
80
0.2%
159
0.2%
No Cargo Body
183
4.9%
3,382
7.4%
4,275
5.9%
Other Large Truck
292
7.8%
6,049
13.2%
9,854
13.6%
Unknown
128
3.4%
593
1.3%
815
1.1%
Total
3,759
100.0%
45,794
100.0%
72,644
100.0%Slide7
Bill Bannister
Chief, Analysis DivisionFMCSA
(202) 385-2388William.Bannister@dot.govAdditional Statistics:2011 Large Truck and Bus Crash Factshttp://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/LTBCF2011/LargeTruckandBusCrashFacts2011.aspx Contact Information