Burbank Glendale Pasadena Truck Driving Statistics

Truck driving is a very dangerous profession, with very high demands and little room for error. Specifically, there is an average of one truck driving fatality every daylight hour. Therefore, clearly as a result of these demands, there have been an increasing number of serious truck driving accidents which also result in fatalities due to the negligence of the truck drivers. Below are some statistics as to truck driving accidents:

Approximately 600 truck drivers are killed in highway accidents each year;
Driving hazardous tankers and certain flatbeds are one of the most dangerous occupatons in the country;
Approximately half of all truck driver fatalities occur in rollover accidents;
About 10% of truck driver fatalities occur due to fuel / gasoline / oil fires;
Every 16 minutes a person is injured or killed in a truck accident;
Trucking revenues totatled $610 Billion in 2008;
Trucking revenue is expected to total $1.2 Trillion by 2015;
98% of tractor trailer fatalities are those individuals who are in the passenger vehicles;
1 out of every 8 driving fatalities in the US are the result of semi tractor trailer large trucks;
Every year, half a million trucks (500,000) large trucks are involved in a a truck accident;
Of the 500,000 truck accidents, 5,000 of these accidents involve truck accident fatalities;
Of the 500,000 truck accidents, 94,000 of these accidents result in serious injuries;
The fatality rates for passenger occupants and truck drivers is 21 to 1;
Most truck accidents occur in rural areas during the daylight hours on weekdays.

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