Washington DC Trucking Accident Attorneys / Maryland Personal Injury Lawyers, Wrongful Death

The estimated number of commercial truck and bus drivers in the U.S. is more than 11.4 million.
In 2007, there were about 2.49 million people injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes, compared to 2.58 million in 2006.
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in 2007 there were 54,961 large trucks and 6,709 buses involved in injury crashes.
In 2007, 136,438 large trucks and 12,498 buses were involved in non-fatal crashes.
There were 80,752 injuries in 2007 from crashes involving large trucks and 15,297 injuries in crashes involving buses.
In 2007, 2,231 large trucks and 10 buses were involved in hazmat placard crashes.
In 2007, there were 802 people killed in large truck crashes; another 23,000 were injured.
According to a 2007 federal study, in descending order the top 10 factors implicated in wrecks for large trucks and their drivers are:

From 1986 to 2006, there was a 49-percent increase in registered large trucks and a 76-percent increase in miles traveled by large trucks.
From 1996 to 2006, there was a 23-percent increase in registered large trucks and a 22-percent increase in miles traveled by large trucks.
In 2006, 4,732 large trucks were involved in fatal crashes, 80,000 were involved in injury crashes, and 300,000 were involved in property damage only crashes.
Large trucks made up 8 percent of all vehicles in fatal crashes, 3 percent of all vehicles in injury crashes, and 4 percent of all vehicles in property damage only crashes.
Hazardous materials (HM) placards were present on 4 percent of the large trucks involved in fatal crashes and 2 percent of those in nonfatal crashes. HM was released from the cargo compartments of 12 percent of the placarded trucks.

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