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California Truck Crash Facts

Crash Profile DOT Gov, Jul 07, 2008

California 2007 Truck Crash Facts



  • 10,626 Large Trucks  and 1,296 Buses Involved in Non-Fatal Crashes

  • 3,734 Large Trucks  and 712 Buses Involved in Injury Crashes

  • 5,315  Injuries in Crashes Involving Large Trucks and 1,308 Injuries in Crashes Involving Buses

  • 6,892 Large Trucks  and 584 Buses Involved in Towaway Crashes

  • 3 Large Trucks and 0 Buses Involved in Hazmat (HM) Placard Crashes

California 2006 Truck Crash Facts

 

  • 384 Large Trucks and 44 Buses Involved in Fatal Crashes
  • 394 Fatalities in Crashes Involving Large Trucks and 45 Fatalities in Crashes Involving Buses
  • 12,438 Large Trucks  and 1,317 Buses Involved in Non-Fatal Crashes

  • 4,043 Large Trucks  and 713 Buses Involved in Injury Crashes

  • 5,821  Injuries in Crashes Involving Large Trucks and 1,488 Injuries in Crashes Involving Buses

  • 8,395 Large Trucks  and 604 Buses Involved in Towaway Crashes

  • 9 Large Trucks and 0 Buses Involved in Hazmat (HM) Placard Crashes 


    • Data Source:  
      Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).  
      Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS).