Sources & methodology
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NHTSA, Traffic Safety Facts: Large Trucks (2023 data).
An estimated 528,177 large trucks were involved in
police-reported crashes in the U.S. in 2023;
5,472 people killed and an estimated
153,452 injured.
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49 CFR §382.303. Post-accident testing triggers and windows: alcohol
attempted within 2 hours (attempts documented, cease and record at 8), controlled
substances within 32 hours.
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29 CFR 1904.35 and OSHA guidance. For non-DOT workers, post-incident testing
is generally permissible where there is a reasonable possibility that drug use
contributed, or under a uniformly applied policy or qualifying state provisions.
Requirements vary by state. This page is not legal advice.
Counter methodology: no live national crash feed exists. The counter advances at the
average rate implied by the most recent published annual figure
(528,177 ÷ 365 ≈
1,447 per day ≈ one every
0 seconds), reset at midnight local time. It is
an estimate for illustration, not a report of specific incidents, and is updated when
federal agencies publish new annual data.
