Traffic Safety Facts 2024 Data: Large Trucks

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Fatalities Heavy Duty Trucks Traffic Safety Truck Crashes
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT HS 813 816
• Series:
  Traffic Safety Facts
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/ey01-bq04
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Traffic Safety Facts- Research Note
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  This issue of Traffic Safety Facts describes the most current data on large trucks and associated fatalities in motor vehicle crashes from 2024. Key Findings: In 2024 there were 5,340 people killed in crashes involving large trucks, a 2.5-percent decrease from 2023; 70 percent of people killed in large-truck crashes were occupants of other vehicles; 76 percent of the fatal crashes involving large trucks were on weekdays; and 4 percent of drivers of large trucks in fatal traffic crashes in 2024 had BACs of .08 g/dL or higher, much lower than drivers of other vehicle types (25% for motorcycles, 25% for passenger cars, and 19% for light trucks).
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  NCSA Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Data
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/91904/dot_91904_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.13 MB ]