Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration February 2004   2002 Police-Reported Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes Crash Type Large Trucks All Vehicles Fatal 4,183 38,309 Injury 90,000 1,929,000 Property Damage Only 322,000 4,348,000 Total 416,000 6,305,000 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.   2002 Traffic Crash Victims   In Large Truck Crashes In All Vehicle Crashes Killed 4,897 42,815 Injured 130,000 2,926,000 Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and General Estimates System (GES).   2002 Fatality and Injury Rates   Large Trucks All Vehicles Vehicle Miles Traveled 214,530,000,000 2,855,756,000,000 Fatality Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled 2.3 1.5 Injury Rate per 100 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled 60.5 102.5 Sources: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Highway Statistics 2002, Table VM-1; and NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and General Estimates System (GES).   1997-1999 Average Costs of Truck Crashes (2002 Dollars) Average Cost per Crash $59,153 Average Total Cost per Year $19.6 billion Source: Ted Miller, Eduard Zaloshnja, Rebecca Spicer, Revised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002).   Registered Vehicles and Companies 2002 All Vehicles 225,684,815 2002 Large Trucks 7,927,280 2002 Commercial Buses 669,780 2004 Active Interstate Truck and Bus Companies 662,392 2004 Active Hazardous Material Companies 43,543 2004 Active Passenger Carrier Companies 20,094 Sources: FHWA, Highway Statistics 2002, 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.   Truck Drivers 2000 Employed Truck Drivers 3.0 million to 3.3 million 2003 Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Records 11 million Sources: Employed Truck Drivers: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), based on U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2000 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (occupational employment statistics); and 2000-10 National Employment Matrix (detailed occupation by industry, employment projections). CDL Records: FMCSA, Commercial Drivers License Information System (CDLIS). Note: Denotes records in CDLIS, not active CDL drivers or CDL holders.   Hours of Service (HOS) Related Statistics for Large Trucks 1997-2000 Average Fatalities in Fatigue-Related Crashes 375 1997-2000 Average Injuries in Fatigue-Related Crashes 7,500 2002 Total Cost of Fatigue-Related Crashes (1999 Dollars) $2.3 billion Lives That Could Have Been Saved in 2002 by 100% HOS Compliance* 75 to 120 Estimated Annual Cost Savings to Motor Carriers of 100% HOS Compliance* $900 million to –$1.3 billion Net Benefits of Rule* $1.1 billion to –$600 million *Depending on baseline. Positive dollar figures are based on the assumption that all drivers were in compliance with the old HOS regulations. Negative dollar figures are based on the assumption that some drivers were not in compliance with the old HOS regulations. Source: FMCSA Regulatory Evaluation, “Hours of Service of Drivers; Driver Rest and Sleep for Safe Operations,” RIN2126-AA23.   FY 2003 Roadside Inspections and Out-Of-Service (OOS) Rates for Commercial Vehicles   Large Trucks Commercial Buses Driver Inspections 2,962,274 24,637 Driver OOS Rate 6.9% 5.7% Vehicle Inspections 2,115,384 35,584 Vehicle OOS Rate 23.2% 10.3% Source: FMCSA, Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS).

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