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The chance of accident involvements of the Interstate Commerce Commission-authorized, large, single-unit trucks and tractor-trailers was investigated using the 1977 Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety accident and the Highway Cost Allocation Study exposure data. The model used was discrete-multivariate and capable of simultaneously analyzing both the accidents and the exposure. The variables that were found to be important predictors of accident involvements include trailer style, vehicle configuration, number of axles of power unit, trip length, road class, road surface condition, loading status, day/night, driver experience, and driver age. Particularly high accident involvement rates, of 200 involvements per 10 to the 8th power mi or higher, were shown by all van singles in local service, 3-axle-tractor singles in local service, 2-axle straight trucks in local service, and flatbed doubles in over-the-road service. Low accident involvement rates, less than 50 involvements per 10 to the 8th power mi, were shown by all 3-axle straight trucks and 2-axle straight trucks in over-the-road service. Van singles and tanker singles in over-the-road service showed moderate involvement rates (less than 100 involvements per 10 to the 8th power mi), while 2-axle-tractor van doubles and 2-axle-tractor tanker doubles showed higher rates (120 to 200 involvements per 10 to the 8th power mi).

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Age; Axle load force; Classification; Crash analysis; Crash causes; Crash rates; Drivers; Evaluation; Heavy vehicles; Highways; Multivariate analysis; Pavements; Tractor trailer combinations; Traffic crashes; Trip length; Vehicle classification

Driver age; Highway classification; Pavement conditions

Data and Information Technology; Highways; Motor Carriers; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure

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