Fatalities News Updates

Business, Safety

Truck-Crash Deaths Down

The rate and total number of fatalities involving trucks weighing at least 10,000 pounds declined in 2014 from the prior year, according to newly released federal data.

January 18, 2016
Business, Safety

Truck-Involved Fatality Rate Up 9% in 2010, DOT Data Show

The rate at which fatalities occurred in truck-involved crashes increased 9.4% in 2010 from the previous year’s all-time low, according to an analysis of Department of Transportation mileage data made public last week.

March 12, 2012
Business, Safety

Highway Fatality Rate Falls Again

The rate at which fatalities occurred in highway accidents involving large trucks dropped to the lowest level on record, falling 14.1% in 2009 from the previous year, according to an analysis of Department of Transportation data by American Trucking Associations.

April 18, 2011