Truck Accident Profiles: Arkansas
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Note: All values are approximate, based on available crash data.
Tractor Trailer Accident Statistics
2006 |
2007 |
2008
Fatal Truck Accidents: 99 / year
Non-Fatal Truck Accidents: 1717 / year
Accident Locations: 45% (Urban),
54 % (Rural)
Carrier Information:
43% of Arkansas truck accidents involve carriers
whose principle place of business is not AR.
Largest Arkansas Truck Carriers:
- TRANSCO LINES, INC.
- CONLEY TRANSPORT, INC.
- MATLOCK & SONS, INC.
- ALTON BEAN TRUCKING, INC.
- SDS TRANSPORTATION SVC, INC.
- CHRISMAN HEAVY HAULING, INC.
- MARRLIN TRANSIT INC.
- MILLWOOD TRUCKING, INC.
- DON'S EXPRESS INC.
There were no contributing weather conditions in 84% of Arkansas truck accidents.
Car Accident Statistics
Persons Killed in Motor Vehicle
Crashes: 627 / year
Multi-Vehicle Crashes Resulting in Fatalities: 422 / year
Approx. 12% of fatal car accidents occurred at
speeds of 55mph or greater.
Approx.180 of auto accidents resulting in fatalities
were on roads with 3 or more traffic lanes.
Economic Cost of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes: 1.96 billion
/ year
Major Interstates, Intrastates, and Highway Corridors
Major Highways in Arkansas Include: I-30, I-40 and I-55
Interstate 30: Interstate 30 runs 364 miles from Fort Worth Texas at Interstate 20, to Little Rock Arkansas at Interstate 40. In Little Rock, it has spur routes at I-430, I-460, and L-530. Interstate 30 runs for 143 miles through Arkansas, also going through the city of Texarkana.
Interstate 40: Interstate 40 is one of
the major east-west highway in the U.S, running more than
2,500 miles. It begins at Barstow, California
intersecting with Interstate 15. The eastern terminus
is in Wilmington, North Carolina. Through Arkansas, it
extends 284 miles, intersecting with Interstate 30 in Little
Rock, and with a spur route in Fort Smith of I-540.
Interstate 55: Interstate 55 begins at Laplace, Louisiana at
Interstate 10, and ends in Chicago at U.S. Highway 41,
otherwise known as Lake Shore Drive. 72 miles of
Interstate 55 run through eastern Arkansas, and it
intersects with Interstate 40 in West Memphis, AR
About Arkansas
The magnificent splendor of
Arkansas earns it the title ‘The Natural State.’
The mighty
Mississippi
River borders Arkansas to the east, across from which
lie the states of
Tennessee and
Mississippi.
Its other borders are
Missouri,
Texas
and Oklahoma.
Arkansas consists of stupendous mountain ranges, lush
valleys, fertile plains and deep forests.
Census 2000 recorded Arkansas’ population as 2,673,400.
Little Rock’s population is over 188,000. Fayetteville
and Pine Bluff each had over 55,000 residents.
Arkansas, ‘The
Natural State’ offers its residents a low cost of living and
an excellent quality of life. The sumptuous beauty of
Arkansas makes it one of the loveliest in the
U.S.
Arkansas Counties
Baxter
http://www.baxtercounty.org/
Benton http://www.co.benton.ar.us/
Clark http://www.clarkcountyarkansas.com/default.asp
Craighead http://www.craigheadcounty.org/
Crawford http://www.crawford-county.org/
Crittenden
http://www.crittendencounty.org/body_default.asp
Garland http://www.garlandcounty.org/
Jackson http://www.jacksoncountyar.org/
Jefferson http://www.jeffersoncountyark.com/
Mississippi http://www.mcagov.com/
Nevada http://co.nevada.ar.us/
Poinsett http://www.poinsettco.com/index.htm
Pulaski http://www.co.pulaski.ar.us/
Saline http://www.salinecounty.org/
Sebastian http://www.sebastiancountyonline.com/
Sevier http://www.seviercounty-ar.com/
Sharp http://www.sharpcounty.org
Union http://www.co.union.ar.us/
Washington http://www.co.washington.ar.us/
White
http://www.whitecountyar.org/
Truck Accident Lawyers
Did you know that every 16 minutes a person is killed or injured in a truck accident? Did you know that big rig truck accidents continue to increase? Even with these frightening scenarios and statistics, powerful trucking industry lobbyists continue to call for the weakening of truck safety rules and regulations to reap a higher profit.
When truck collisions do occur, trucking companies involved in the accident often send representatives to the accident scene. These agents work to handle everything at the scene of the accident so that they can limit or mitigate their company’s liability.
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