ATA Cites Improvement in Lower Truck Crash Rate

Officials with the American Trucking Associations (ATA) highlighted the release of new federal data showing a drop in the large truck-involved crash rates in 2013.

After the release of data from the Federal Highway Administration of estimated miles traveled by large trucks in 2013, ATA was able to calculate the large truck-involved crash fatality rate as 1.44 per 100 million miles traveled – a 1.6% decline from the 1.465 per 100 million miles traveled in 2012.

With 2013’s decline, the fatality rate has plummeted 39.2% over the past decade.

The injury rate saw a 34.2% decline over the past decade as well. “The trucking industry’s efforts to improve safety on our highways are showing results,” said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. “While there is still much work to do, we should feel good that because of the efforts of ATA and others in the industry, our highways are safer, even as our trucks deliver more goods all across our nation.”

ATA calculated the fatality and injury rates using the figure for truck miles traveled – 275,018,000,000 miles in 2013 according to FHWA – and the number of truck-involved fatalities and injuries – to calculate the rates.

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