1. There are approximately 500,000 accidents involving tractors/trailers every year. That’s about 2.5% of all vehicle accidents and 84% of the time; the tractor/trailer is NOT at fault.

2. More than 9,000,000 people are employed in the trucking industry, accounting for about one in every fourteen U.S. jobs.

3. The trucking industry accounts for almost 13% of all the fuel purchased in the United States.