Tractor Trailer And Big Truck Accidents - Truck Facts

• Since 1984, a 51-percent increase in large truck registration has occured in addition to an 84-percent increase in the number of miles traveled by large trucks.
• Over the same time period, the number of semi trucks involved in fatal crashes has declined by 5 percent, and the vehicle involvement rate for semi trucks in fatal crashes has declined by 49 percent.
• Over the past 10 years, there has been a 24-percent increase in registered large trucks and a 33-percent increase in miles traveled by large trucks.
• The number of large trucks involved in injury crashes has decreased by 9 percent over the past 10 years, and the vehicle involvement rate for large trucks in injury crashes has declined by 32 percent.
• The number of large trucks involved in property damage only crashes has decreased by 10 percent over the past 10 years, and the vehicle involvement rate for large trucks in property damage only crashes has declined by 32 percent.
• Alcohol involvement (blood alcohol concentration of 0.01 gram per deciliter [g/dL] or more) for large truck drivers in fatal crashes has declined by 77 percent over the past 10 years.

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