As the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reminds us, fully loaded 18-wheelers may weigh up to 80,000 pounds. Many serious accidents are the result of this kind of collision when these trucks collide with Over 4,900 people have been killed in large truck crashes during the latest reporting year in the US, affecting approximately 151,000 people.
Texas State DOT data indicates that semi-trucks in Texas were involved in:
465 fatal crashes
786 crashes with serious injuries are suspected
The number of suspected non-incapacitating injury crashes was 2,530.
A total of 3,406 injury crashes may have occurred.