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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration November 2007
2006 Police-Reported Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes
Crash Type |
Large Trucks |
All Vehicles |
Fatal |
4,321 |
38,588 |
Injury |
77,000 |
1,746,000 |
Property Damage Only |
287,000 |
4,189,000 |
Total |
368,000 |
5,974,000 |
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and General Estimates System (GES).
Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.
2006 Traffic Crash Victims
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In Large Truck Crashes |
In All Vehicle Crashes |
Killed |
4,995 |
42,642 |
Injured |
106,000 |
2,575,000 |
Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and General Estimates System (GES).
2005 Fatality and Injury Rates
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Large Trucks |
All Vehicles |
Vehicle Miles Traveled |
222,836,000,000 |
2,989,807,000,000 |
Fatality Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled |
2.4 |
1.5 |
Injury Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled |
51.1 |
90.3 |
Sources: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Highway Statistics 2005, Table VM-1; and NHTSA,
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and General Estimates System (GES).
2001-2003 Average Costs of Truck Crashes (2005 Dollars)
Average Cost per Crash |
$91,112 |
Source: Ted Miller, Eduard Zaloshnja, Rebecca Spicer, Revised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2006), adjusted to 2005 dollars.
Registered Vehicles and Companies
2005 All Vehicles |
247,421,120 |
2005 Large Trucks |
8,481,999 |
2005 Buses |
807,053 |
2006 Active Interstate Truck and Bus Companies |
692,997 |
2006 Active Hazardous Material Companies |
72,891 |
2006 Active Passenger Carrier Companies |
5,211 |
Sources: FHWA, Highway Statistics 2005, Table VM-1; and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS).
Note: Registered vehicles are those that have been registered through a State motor vehicle department.
FY 2006 Roadside Inspections and Out-Of-Service (OOS) Rates for Commercial Vehicles
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Large Trucks |
Commercial Buses |
Driver Inspections |
3,093,996 |
52,959 |
Driver OOS Rate |
7.0% |
4.0% |
Vehicle Inspections |
2,273,467 |
105,257 |
Vehicle OOS Rate |
23.7% |
9.0% |
Source: FMCSA, Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS).
Household Goods Complaints Received, 2001-2005
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2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
Jan.-Nov. 13, 2007 |
Complaints |
2,850 |
3,606 |
3,581 |
3,161 |
2,656 |
Source: FMCSA, Safety Violation and Consumer Household Goods Complaint Hotline.
Note: Complaints are related to interstate, for-hire transportation, individual-paid household moves only.
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