AN ANALYSIS OF FATAL LARGE TRUCK CRASHES

The objective of this study was to examine the characteristics of large truck fatal crashes. Fatal crashes involving single-unit trucks and combination trucks were studied. Two-vehicle crashes consisting of a large truck and one other vehicle were examined for vehicle-related factors and driver-related factors. Using data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 1996-2000 and from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute's Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents Survey (TIFA), characteristics of large truck crashes, including rollovers and jackknifes were analyzed.

• Record URL:
  • http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/809-569.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Date on documentation page: March 2003; date on cover: June 2003.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Center for Statistics and Analysis

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Moonesinghe, R
  • Longthorne, A
  • Shankar, U
  • Singh, S
  • Subramanian, R
  • Tessmer, J
• Publication Date: 2003-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 54 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash characteristics; Fatalities; Jackknifing; Rollover crashes; Truck crashes
• Identifier Terms: Fatality Analysis Reporting System
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00943409
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-809 569,, NHTSA Technical Report
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 4 2003 12:00AM