The 10 states with the most truck accidents are named
A report from the Truck Safety Coalition lists states with the highest number of accidents involving heavy trucks.
The most dangerous states per 100,000 population include:
- New Mexico, 4.2
- Arkansas, 3.8
- Mississippi, 3.6
- Montana, 3.4
- Oklahoma, 3.4
- Wyoming, 3.3
- Alabama, 3.0
- Louisiana, 2.9
- Nebraska, 2.9
- Kentucky, 2.8
The national average was 1.7.
The ranking is based on data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis. In a statement about the new report, the coalition called on the federal government to take action to reduce truck crashes.
The steps the organization wants to take include:
• The Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration must urgently finalize automatic emergency braking regulations for all classes of CMV.
• DOT/Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration must urgently finalize the CMV speed limit rule.
• Congress should require DOT/NHTSA to conduct impact testing on side underrun guards; failure to do so is inconsistent with Congressional intent as outlined in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
• Congress must fully fund DOT to carry out its life-saving work without unsafe drivers, which prohibits FMCSA from implementing specific safety provisions for teen drivers in its safe driver education program.
• DOT/FMCSA should immediately require new motor carriers to pass a knowledge test to certify that they know and can comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) necessary for the safe operation of motor carriers, including those transporting hazardous materials.
Currently, the DOT allows anyone to operate in interstate commerce who submits the proper paperwork without requiring any proof that they know the rules that ensure the safety of truck drivers and all road users.
