In 2017, accidents involving large commercial trucks tended to occur in rural areas or on Interstate highways:
61% of fatal crashes occurred in rural areas
27% of fatal crashes occurred on Interstate highways
15% of fatal crashes occurred on rural Interstate highways
There are many causes of truck accidents, but collision with another vehicle was the most common:
73% of fatal crashes involved a collision
83% of injury crashes involved a collision
75% of property-damage only crashes involved a collision
Regardless of how the accident happened, at least 39% of large truck occupants killed in crashes were not wearing a seat belt.