Ahead of a hearing tomorrow in the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, Advocates has sent a letter for the hearing record highlighting the challenges and solutions related to truck safety. In 2023, 5,472 people were killed and over 153,000 people were injured in crashes involving large trucks. Since 2009, the number of fatalities in large truck crashes has increased by 62 percent. In that same timespan, the number of people injured in crashes involving large trucks rose by 107 percent.
Read the full letter here.