mcsac csa subcommittee truck crashes by size characteristics february, 2014 washington, dc
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MCSAC CSA SUBCOMMITTEE Truck Crashes by Size Characteristics February, 2014 Washington, DC. 2012 Truck Registrations & VMT. 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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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MCSAC CSA SUBCOMMITTEE
Truck Crashes by Size Characteristics
February, 2014Washington, DC
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2012 Truck Registrations & VMT
Single Unit Trucks Combination Trucks
All Motor Vehicles
Registered Vehicles 8,190,286 2,469,094 253,639,386
Vehicle Miles of Travel (millions) 104,960 163,358 2,968,815
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 Statistics
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2012 Fatal Crashes by Truck Weight Class
Truck Weight RatingFatal
Crashes*
Vehicles in Fatal
Crashes Fatalities*
Single-Vehicle-Crash
FatalitiesAll Motor Vehicles 30,800 45,637 33,561 19,763Class 1 Trucks (6,000 lbs or Less) 0 0 0 0Class 2 Trucks (6,001 - 10,000 lbs) 6 6 7 0Class 3 Trucks (10,001 - 14,000 lbs) 281 283 334 66Class 4 Trucks (14,001 - 16,000 lbs) 73 73 82 22Class 5 Trucks (16,001 - 19,500 lbs) 90 90 103 21Class 6 Trucks (19,501 - 26,000 lbs) 211 212 233 55Class 7 Trucks (26,001 - 33,000 lbs) 211 212 241 48Class 8 Trucks (33,001 and Up) 2,585 2,831 2,923 510Unknown 94 95 108 23All 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)
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2012 Injury Crashes by Truck Weight Class
Gross Vehicle Weight RatingPersons Injured
in All Crashes
All Motor Vehicles 2,362,175
Not Applicable 0
10,000 lbs or Less 0
10,001 lbs - 26,000 lbs 33,629
26,001 lbs or More 65,088
Not Reported 2,817
Unknown 4,437
Missing 0
All Large Trucks 104,000
Note: Totals are rounded to nearest thousand based on sampling variance. Not Applicable used for vehicles 10,000 lbs. or less, not displaying a hazardousmaterials placard, for buses less than 9 seats (including driver), and for all motor homes. Source: NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
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2012 Truck Crashes by Vehicle Configuration and Crash Severity
Vehicle Configuration
Fatal Crashes(FARS Data)
Injury Crashes(MCMIS Data)
Towaway Crashes(MCMIS Data)
Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentSingle-Unit, 2 Axles 696 18.3% 9,607 21.0% 13,755 18.9%Single-Unit, 3+ Axles 357 9.4% 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%
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2012 Truck Crashes by Cargo Body Type and Crash Severity
Cargo Body TypeFatal Crashes(FARS Data)
Injury Crashes(MCMIS Data)
Towaway Crashes(MCMIS Data)
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Van/Enclosed Box 1,637 43.5% 18,769 41.0% 33,003 45.4%
Cargo Tank 360 9.6% 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%
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Bill BannisterChief, Analysis DivisionFMCSA(202) [email protected]
Additional Statistics:2011 Large Truck and Bus Crash Factshttp://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/LTBCF2011/LargeTruckandBusCrashFacts2011.aspx
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