Automobile wrecks involving large semi-tractor trailer trucks or other commercial vehicles are about 6% of the approximate total of 3,000 commercial vehicle accidents in Louisiana. On Interstate 10 between Baton Rouge and Laffeyette there are an average of 800 to 900 crashes each year. New Orleans also sees a significant number of truck accidents because of city congestion and truck traffic that’s passing through the city on Interstate 10 and the 610 bypass.