truck fatalities

Data from regulators reveals improvements in truck safety last year, with the fewest deaths in five years. 

Fatalities in crashes involving at least one large truck jumped 13% in 2021, hitting a “crisis” level, according to federal regulators.

Work-related fatalities for trucking and delivery driver jobs increased 4% year-over-year in 2019, when 1,005 drivers were killed on the nation’s streets and highways.

Latest NHTSA data show truck occupant fatalities increased 0.2% in 2019.