Data · Crashes · 4 minute read · For release November 2026
Dump truck crash rates, and why miles matter
392
Crashes per million miles is the fairest way to compare a big fleet with a small one, if the miles are right.
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0.23
crashes per million miles, dirt, rock and aggregate haulers
11,055
reportable crashes in 24 months, carriers that reported miles
143,522
average miles reported per year by one-truck carriers
Crash rate
Dirt, rock and aggregate haulers that reported their miles had 11,055 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, over 24,409,300,781 reported miles a year: 0.23 crashes per million miles. Dry bulk haulers: 0.64.
Crashes per million miles by fleet size
Dirt, rock and aggregate haulers that reported miles; crashes in 24 months over twice the reported annual miles.
FMCSA SMS Input - Crash (4wxs-vbns), census (az4n-8mr2)
Severity
392
people killed in crashes involving dump truck haulers, last 24 months
5,869
people injured
41.2%
of their crashes killed or injured someone; all carriers 37.5%
Of 11,302 crashes involving dirt, rock and aggregate haulers in 24 months, 348 killed someone and 4,303 more injured someone. 392 people died, more than one every two days, and 5,869 were injured, counting everyone in the crash, not only the truck's occupants.
Crashes by severity
Share of reportable crashes, last 24 months, each counted once by its worst outcome.
FMCSA SMS Input - Crash (4wxs-vbns), census (az4n-8mr2)
Self-reported miles
By these numbers, one-truck carriers have one of the lowest crash rates. They reported an average of 143,522 miles a year on one truck, about 550 miles every weekday: high for short runs between a pit and a job. If those miles are overstated, the rate looks better than it is.
The miles come from the carrier's own registration form. FMCSA doesn't check them, and many carriers update the form every two years or not at all. 19,559 dirt, rock and aggregate haulers report no miles and can't be rated.
Next steps
Use the rate to compare haulers of similar size whose miles look reasonable. When miles per truck look high for dump truck work, trust the crash count over the rate. Crash records carry no finding of fault. Check a hauler on HaulStanding for its crash count over the last 24 months, then weigh it against the miles it reports.
How we counted. FMCSA public tables on data.transportation.gov, counted October 13, 2026. "Dump truck haulers" are active for-hire carriers that describe their cargo as dirt, rock, aggregate, asphalt, frac sand or dump work, or whose name says the work. FMCSA does not record truck body type. How we define the groups. Reportable crashes per FMCSA: a fatality, an injury treated away from the scene, or a vehicle towed from the scene. The rate leaves out carriers with no reported miles; the severity figures include them and were counted October 14, 2026.
Public records as FMCSA publishes them, which can contain errors. Figures describe groups, not any one carrier. Not legal advice.
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