According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), in 2019 alone over 4,000 people were killed in large truck crashes in
the U.S. The majority of those killed were passenger vehicle occupants,
not truck drivers. The same study showed that the majority of these accidents
occurred on interstates, freeways and other major roads. The majority
of these accidents also occurred between 3pm and midnight.
Some studies have also indicated that trucking accidents have increased
during COVID-19 lockdowns, in spite of there being less passenger vehicles
on the road during that time. This can likely be attributed to the increase
in online ordering and delivery and extended truck-driver schedules.