- In 2005, there were 5,212 fatalities and 91,993 injuries from large truck crashes, and 335 fatalities and 14,283 injuries from bus crashes.
- The average cost of a large truck crash involving a fatality is $3.6 million per crash.
- A crash with injuries costs almost $200,000 per crash.
- The average cost of all large truck crashes is about $91,000 per crash.
The good news is that many crashes are preventable. For example:
- In 1997, 22% of large truck fatal crashes involving more than one vehicle were speeding related.
- In 2003, about 2% of drivers with a commercial driver's license (CDL) used controlled substances, and 0.2% used alcohol (0.04 or higher blood alcohol content) while performing their duties.
- 5.5% of fatal truck crashes are caused by driver fatigue.
- A 2006 study found that only 59% of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers wear safety belts. In 2005, of the 696 CMV drivers who died in truck crashes, 344 were not wearing safety belts.
- Research has shown that there is a significant relationship between driver job change rate (turnover) and crash involvement.
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