Why your Truck Insurance is so High

In 2021, fatalities in crashes involving at least one large truck were up 13% compared to 2020, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s latest traffic fatalities estimates report.

Traffic fatalities overall for the year show an increase of about 10.5% compared to reported fatalities in 2020.

The report shows that fatalities in crashes involving large trucks — characterized by NHTSA as both commercial and non-commercial trucks with a gross vehicle weight greater than 10,000 pounds — increased from April to July and November to December.

There were 5,601 fatalities involving at least one large truck in 2021, compared to 4,965 fatalities in 2020.

In overall fatality numbers, NHTSA projects that an estimated 42,915 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes last year, a 10.5% increase from the 38,824 fatalities in 2020. The projection is the highest number of fatalities since 2005 and the largest annual percentage increase in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System’s history.

This is why motor carriers should join NorthAmerican Transportations Association and enroll their drivers and contractors into NTA’s CDL Legal and Carrier Guard.

CDL Legal is has an 95% overall success rate for tickets reduced or dismissed in court.

CDL Legal is the leader in CDL Defense and CSA Management. When drivers get citations, we hire and pay for one of our experienced attorneys to defend them in court. We work with our carriers to keep them informed of every citation we are working through our online portal. Once a case is completed, we obtain the proper court docs to file with the FMCSA to remove negative points from your CSA score. We also provide you with online CSA management tools giving you better visibility to your CSA data.