How many truck crashes are reported in the U.S. each week?

The latest complete week on record shows 4,002 reported truck & bus crash records. Across the full window, the long-run 2015–2025 average is about 3,562 records in a typical week. These are reported records — they reflect trucking activity and reporting volume, not fault, cause, or crash risk.

How is this different from your truck crash statistics page?

The truck crash statistics page is the 10-year historical picture (2015–2025): totals by year, state, and severity. This monitor is the live, weekly view — newly-reported records as they enter the public FMCSA crash file, refreshed every Monday. Use the statistics page for context and the monitor for what's new.

What does a 'reported record' mean — does it imply fault?

No. Each figure counts a crash record entered in the public FMCSA crash file. A record reflects that a crash was reported and logged; it is not a determination of fault, cause, crash risk, or a carrier's safety. We report aggregate counts only and never tie a named carrier to a crash.

How current is this, and when do week-over-week numbers appear?

The monitor refreshes weekly from HaulReport's daily capture of the public FMCSA crash file, which began on Jun 12, 2026. Week-over-week change is shown only once two complete weeks have been observed, so we never publish a trend we can't verify.

● National Truck Crash Monitor · Updated weekly

Truck crashes across America, tracked every week.

A live national view of truck-crash records reported to the public FMCSA crash file — refreshed every Monday, state by state. These figures reflect reporting activity, not fault, cause, or safety risk.

5,758

Crash records logged

Since monitoring began Jun 12, 2026 · 11 days.

🔒 Week-over-week change — lockedWe never publish a trend we can't verify. The first real week-over-week comparison unlocks after a second complete week of monitoring.

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Recorded crash records by state · this window

This week vs. a typical week

The latest complete week (Jun 15, 2026 – Jun 21, 2026) compared with the 2015–2025 average for a week this time of year.

+12%above the 10-year weekly average
4,002 this week vs. ~3,562 in a typical week

Typical week · 3,562

4,002

0crash records logged this week4,800

🔒 This compares to the 10-year norm, not last week. A week-over-week change unlocks once we have two complete weeks to compare.

States with the most reported records this window

Raw counts largely track trucking activity and traffic — states with more freight movement report more records. This shows where records were reported, not relative safety or risk.

Show data table

Reported truck & bus crash records by state — top 12 (this window)
State	Crash records
Georgia	115
Texas	107
California	90
Maryland	75
Florida	73
Tennessee	61
Illinois	60
Kentucky	52
North Carolina	52
New Jersey	51
Arizona	49
Missouri	49

By severity (growing sample)

Fatal — 2.0%
Injury — 27.7%
Tow-away (no reported injury/fatality) — 70.3%

Severity is a growing sample: 1,197 of 5,758 records (21%) carry a classified outcome so far, and the share fills in as records are processed. It also records 38 fatalities and 670 injuries in that sample. Each record is counted once, under its most severe reported outcome — not a fault or cause determination.

What this monitor shows — and what it doesn't

Every week, thousands of truck and bus crash records are reported to the federal motor-carrier safety system. Most national crash statistics arrive a year or more later, in annual summaries. This monitor takes a different approach: HaulReport captures the public FMCSA crash file every day and counts what is newly reported, so the national picture is current to the week rather than the year.

A few things to keep in mind when reading the numbers. They are reported records — they reflect how much trucking activity is happening and how quickly crashes are reported, not whether roads are getting more or less safe, and not who was at fault. States with more freight traffic naturally show more records. And because reporting lags, the most recent days always fill in upward as late reports arrive, which is why we anchor on complete weeks and gate week-over-week change until a second full week is verified.

For the long view — ten years of truck-crash statistics by year, state, and severity — see the U.S. truck accident statistics & FMCSA crash data (2015–2025). That page is the historical baseline this weekly monitor is measured against.

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This window at a glance

5,758

Records logged (this window)

4,002

Latest complete week

~3,562

Typical week (2015–2025 avg)

Georgia

Most records this window

Truck crash data by state

Per-state truck-crash statistics for the 51 U.S. states and DC. These pages show the historical record by year and severity; the live weekly count above is national.

Frequently asked questions

How many truck crashes are reported in the U.S. each week?: The latest complete week on record shows 4,002 reported truck & bus crash records. Across the full window, the long-run 2015–2025 average is about 3,562 records in a typical week. These are reported records — they reflect trucking activity and reporting volume, not fault, cause, or crash risk.
How is this different from your truck crash statistics page?: The truck crash statistics page is the 10-year historical picture (2015–2025): totals by year, state, and severity. This monitor is the live, weekly view — newly-reported records as they enter the public FMCSA crash file, refreshed every Monday. Use the statistics page for context and the monitor for what's new.
What does a 'reported record' mean — does it imply fault?: No. Each figure counts a crash record entered in the public FMCSA crash file. A record reflects that a crash was reported and logged; it is not a determination of fault, cause, crash risk, or a carrier's safety. We report aggregate counts only and never tie a named carrier to a crash.
How current is this, and when do week-over-week numbers appear?: The monitor refreshes weekly from HaulReport's daily capture of the public FMCSA crash file, which began on Jun 12, 2026. Week-over-week change is shown only once two complete weeks have been observed, so we never publish a trend we can't verify.

Data: public FMCSA crash file (MCMIS), captured daily by HaulReport's difference monitor since Jun 12, 2026; refreshed Jun 23, 2026. Counts are reported records — reporting and activity volume, not fault, cause, crash risk, or safety, and not official FMCSA statistics. For the 10-year historical picture see truck crash statistics; for method and sources see methodology and data sources.