DATA REFERENCES

Our New Brunswick semi-truck accident litigation is backed by hard technical data. This repository contains the formal documentation and source links for all safety statistics cited on this site.

[1]

Traffic Safety Facts: Large Trucks (2022 Data)

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Data confirming that large trucks are significantly more likely to be involved in fatal collisions per mile traveled compared to passenger vehicle occupants on interstate corridors.

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[2]

FMCSA Safety Measurement System (SMS) Methodology

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

The federal scoring system used to identify high-risk carriers based on crash history, maintenance violations, and HOS compliance failures.

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[3]

Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS)

FMCSA / U.S. DOT

Comprehensive forensic data showing that driver fatigue and brake system failures are the leading proximate causes of multi-vehicle commercial collisions.

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[4]

Analysis of Commercial Vehicle Braking Performance

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)

Technical standards for tractor-trailer stopping distances, establishing the 400% delta between commercial and passenger vehicle kinetic physics.

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