Large Truck Involvement in Fatal Crashes, by State: 1998 statistics


			Large trucks involved
		Total	in fatal crashes
		vehicles
State		involved		Percentage	Percentage
	FIPS	in fatal	Number	of total	of U.S. total
	CODE	crashes		vehicles	for large
					trucks

United States	00000	56,865	4,935	8.7	100.0

Alabama	01000	1,465	149	10.2	3.0
Alaska	02000	87	1	1.1	0
Arizona	04000	1,291	98	7.6	2.0
Arkansas	05000	836	105	12.6	2.1
California	06000	4,762	365	7.7	7.4
Colorado	08000	848	52	6.1	1.1
Connecticut	09000	455	29	6.4	0.6
Delaware	10000	170	18	10.6	0.4
District of Columbia	11000	81	1	1.2	0
Florida	12000	4,114	317	7.7	6.4
Georgia	13000	2,192	195	8.9	4.0
Hawaii	15000	178	4	2.2	0.1
Idaho	16000	325	23	7.1	0.5
Illinois	17000	1,945	185	9.5	3.7
Indiana	18000	1,376	179	13.0	3.6
Iowa	19000	649	83	12.8	1.7
Kansas	20000	667	79	11.8	1.6
Kentucky	21000	1,192	97	8.1	2.0
Louisiana	22000	1,263	140	11.1	2.8
Maine	23000	253	21	8.3	0.4
Maryland	24000	877	65	7.4	1.3
Massachusetts	25000	561	37	6.6	0.7
Michigan	26000	2,020	147	7.3	3.0
Minnesota	27000	893	78	8.7	1.6
Mississippi	28000	1,251	104	8.3	2.1
Missouri	29000	1,573	155	9.9	3.1
Montana	30000	277	18	6.5	0.4
Nebraska	31000	402	41	10.2	0.8
Nevada	32000	487	34	7.0	0.7
New Hampshire	33000	171	10	5.8	0.2
New Jersey	34000	1,024	64	6.3	1.3
New Mexico	35000	508	44	8.7	0.9
New York	36000	2,039	134	6.6	2.7
North Carolina	37000	2,211	228	10.3	4.6
North Dakota	38000	109	8	7.3	0.2
Ohio	39000	1,983	189	9.5	3.8
Oklahoma	40000	988	106	10.7	2.1
Oregon	41000	715	68	9.5	1.4
Pennsylvania	42000	2,052	178	8.7	3.6
Rhode Island	44000	98	3	3.1	0.1
South Carolina	45000	1,353	118	8.7	2.4
South Dakota	46000	215	14	6.5	0.3
Tennessee	47000	1,711	136	7.9	2.8
Texas	48000	4,894	422	8.6	8.6
Utah	49000	443	44	9.9	0.9
Vermont	50000	124	10	8.1	0.2
Virginia	51000	1,227	109	8.9	2.2
Washington	53000	904	69	7.6	1.4
West Virginia	54000	468	41	8.8	0.8
Wisconsin	55000	965	90	9.3	1.8
Wyoming	56000	173	30	17.3	0.6

Puerto Rico		716	33	4.6	0

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts, annual.

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/ncsa/

* Terms Combination Truck

A truck tractor not pulling a trailer; a tractor pulling at least one full or semi-trailer; or a single-unit truck pulling at least one trailer.

Crash

An event that produces injury and/or property damage, involves a motor vehicle in transport, and occurs on a trafficway or while the vehicle is still in motion after running off the trafficway.

Crash Severity

1. Fatal Crash. A police-reported crash involving a motor vehicle in transport on a trafficway in which at least one person dies within 30 days of the crash. 2. Injury Crash. A police-reported crash that involves a motor vehicle in transport on a trafficway in which no one died but at least one person was reported to have: (1) an incapacitating injury; (2) a visible but not incapacitating injury; (3) a possible, not visible injury; or (4) an injury of unknown severity. 3. Property-Damage-Only Crash. A police-reported crash involving a motor vehicle in transport on a trafficway in which no one involved in the crash suffered any injuries. Driver

An occupant of a vehicle who is in physical control of a motor vehicle in transport, or for an out-of-control vehicle, an occupant who was in control until control was lost. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)

The maximum rated capacity of a vehicle, including the weight of the base vehicle, all added equipment, driver and passengers, and all cargo loaded into or on the vehicle. Actual weight may be less than or greater than GVWR. Large Trucks

Trucks over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, including single unit trucks and truck tractors.

Light Trucks

Trucks of 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating or less, including pickups, vans, truck-based station wagons, and utility vehicles. Occupant

Any person who is in or upon a motor vehicle in transport. Includes the driver, passengers, and persons riding on the exterior of a motor vehicle.

Other Vehicle

Consists of the following types of vehicles: 1. Large limousine (more than four side doors or stretched chassis) 2. Three-wheel automobile or automobile derivative 3. Van-based motorhome 4. Light-truck-based motorhome (chassis mounted) 5. Large-truck-based motorhome 6. ATV (all terrain vehicle, including dune/swamp buggy) and ATC (all terrain cycle) 7. Snowmobile 8. Farm equipment other than trucks 9. Construction equipment other than trucks (includes graders) 10. Other type vehicle (includes go-cart, fork lift, city streetsweeper). Single-Unit Truck

A medium or heavy truck in which the engine, cab, drive train, and cargo area are all on one chassis.

http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/1039_large_truck_involvement_in_fatal_crashes.html

These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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