Florida Truck Crash Statistics and Hotspots 2025
Large trucks can weigh 20 to 30 times more than passenger cars, meaning crashes involving them can have particularly severe consequences. In 2023, 5,472 people were killed in crashes involving large trucks across the US, a 40% increase over the previous decade1.
Passenger vehicle occupants accounted for 70% of these deaths, while 18% were truck occupants and 12% were non-occupants, including pedestrians and cyclists.
To explore the issue in Florida, the team at The G Law Group analyzed Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration crash data from 2021 to 2025, focusing on the latest available figures from 2025, examining where and when crashes occur, as well as the vehicles, drivers and conditions involved.
Key findings for Florida:
Mornings were the most common time for crashes, with 38.49% of crashes recorded between 6am and 11:59am, and the 6am to 8:59am period accounted for the highest share at 19.39%.
Monday was the deadliest day, with 51 fatalities across 1,358 crashes. Tuesday recorded the most crashes, with 1,371 and 47 fatalities.
Jacksonville recorded the highest number of crashes reported for the fifth consecutive year, with 469 in 2025. Orlando ranked second with 231, followed by Tampa with 141.
When crashes involving trucks occur in Florida
Monday was the deadliest day of the week, with 51 fatalities recorded across 1,358 crashes reported. However, Tuesday recorded the highest number of crashes, at 1,371, alongside 47 fatalities.
Weekends recorded the fewest fatalities overall. On Sundays, 381 crashes were reported, resulting in 16 fatalities, the lowest total of any day of the week. Saturday recorded 528 and 35 fatalities.
Days of the Week With the Highest Number Crashes Reported Involving Trucks 2025 | |||
Day of the Week | No. of Crashes Reported | No. of Fatalities | No. of Injuries |
Sunday | 381 | 16 | 220 |
Monday | 1,358 | 51 | 720 |
Tuesday | 1,371 | 47 | 695 |
Wednesday | 1,254 | 38 | 602 |
Thursday | 1,265 | 38 | 655 |
Friday | 1,211 | 41 | 612 |
Saturday | 528 | 35 | 351 |
January recorded the highest number of crashes involving trucks in Florida in 2025, with 795, closely followed by March with 790. January and March recorded the highest number of fatalities, with 30 each, alongside 366 and 385 injuries, respectively. November recorded the fewest crashes (483) and the fewest fatalities at nine.
Months With the Highest Number of Crashes Reported Involving Trucks 2025 | |||
Month of Year | No. of Crashes Reported | No. of Fatalities | No. of Injuries |
January | 795 | 30 | 366 |
February | 689 | 27 | 351 |
March | 790 | 30 | 385 |
April | 697 | 14 | 312 |
May | 513 | 18 | 254 |
June | 561 | 29 | 289 |
July | 510 | 22 | 300 |
August | 623 | 17 | 375 |
September | 553 | 17 | 308 |
October | 520 | 24 | 259 |
November | 483 | 9 | 254 |
December | 634 | 29 | 402 |
Between 6am and 11:59am, 38.49% of all crashes involving trucks were recorded. The three-hour period between 6am and 8:59am accounted for 19.39% of all crashes reported in 2025 (1,429 crashes and 43 fatalities), compared with just 7.95% (586 crashes) between 6pm and 8:59pm.
This means around 2.4 times as many crashes were reported involving trucks between 6am and 8:59am than between 6pm and 8:59pm.
Times of Day With the Highest Number of Crashes Reported Involving Trucks 2025 | |||
Time of the Day | No. of Crashes Reported | No. of Fatalities | No. of Injuries |
12:00 AM - 2:59 AM | 360 | 32 | 210 |
3:00 AM - 5:59 AM | 611 | 39 | 337 |
6:00 AM - 8:59 AM | 1,429 | 43 | 734 |
9:00 AM - 11:59 AM | 1,407 | 34 | 674 |
12:00 PM - 2:59 PM | 1,397 | 36 | 776 |
3:00 PM - 5:59 PM | 1,137 | 37 | 553 |
6:00 PM - 8:59 PM | 586 | 24 | 305 |
9:00 PM - 11:59 PM | 441 | 21 | 266 |
Truck crash hotspots across Florida
Jacksonville recorded more crashes involving trucks than any other Florida city in each of the last five years (2021-2025). While the total has fallen from 615 in 2021 to 469 in 2025, it remains the state's leading hotspot for truck-related crashes.
Orlando and Tampa have consistently ranked second and third over the same period. Like Jacksonville, both cities have seen the number of crashes recorded decline, with Orlando's total falling from 378 in 2021 to 231 in 2025, while Tampa has seen the largest reduction in the top three, dropping from 297 to 141. Outside the three largest hotspots, Miami has remained among the five cities with the highest number of crashes recorded involving trucks every year.
Cities With the Highest Number of Crashes Reported Involving Trucks 2025 | |||
City | No. of Crashes Reported | No. of Fatalities | No. of Injuries |
Jacksonville | 469 | 13 | 211 |
Orlando | 231 | 2 | 111 |
Tampa | 141 | 5 | 62 |
Miami | 86 | 4 | 36 |
Davie | 73 | 4 | 34 |
Lakeland | 58 | 2 | 20 |
Ocala | 55 | 0 | 28 |
Pompano Beach | 52 | 1 | 22 |
West Palm Beach | 51 | 1 | 23 |
Hialeah | 51 | 1 | 12 |
Large truck crashes are most likely to occur in rural areas and on Interstate highways. Nationally, around 54% of fatal crashes involving large trucks occur in rural areas, while 26% take place on Interstate highways(1).
A further 12% occur on rural Interstate highways, highlighting the elevated risks associated with these roads. Florida's 2025 data reflects this trend, with the state's busiest Interstate corridors recording the highest number of crashes involving trucks.
Among the 20 roads analyzed, Interstate 75 recorded the highest number of crashes involving trucks in Florida in 2025, at 744, followed closely by Interstate 95 at 721.
I-75 also recorded the highest number of fatalities and injuries, with 24 deaths and 409 injuries. Despite ranking 11th for the number of crashes reported, Highway 60 recorded 13 fatalities, the third-highest total among the top 20 roads.
Roads With the Highest Number of Crashes Reported Involving Trucks 2025 | ||||
Crash Location | No. of Crashes Reported | No. of Fatalities | No. of Injuries | County with Most Crashes Reported |
Interstate 75 | 744 | 24 | 409 | Marion (113) |
Interstate 95 | 721 | 21 | 400 | Palm Beach (125) |
State Road 91 | 451 | 21 | 245 | Palm Beach (101) |
Interstate 4 | 271 | 6 | 133 | Hillsborough (74) |
Interstate 10 | 264 | 6 | 167 | Duval (58) |
Highway 27 | 203 | 6 | 142 | Polk (71) |
Interstate 295 | 140 | 5 | 42 | Duval (138) |
Highway 301 | 113 | 6 | 89 | Hillsborough (30) |
Highway 441 | 110 | 5 | 60 | Orange (39) |
Highway 41 | 97 | 5 | 49 | Hillsborough (27) |
Highway 60 | 75 | 13 | 50 | Polk (38) |
State Road 821 | 69 | 3 | 25 | Miami-Dade (50) |
Interstate 275 | 67 | 0 | 46 | Hillsborough (45) |
Highway 98 | 60 | 6 | 26 | Polk (23) |
Highway 17 | 58 | 6 | 28 | Polk (19) |
State Road 826 | 52 | 0 | 25 | Miami-Dade (52) |
State Road 70 | 48 | 3 | 21 | Highlands (12) |
State Road 80 | 40 | 1 | 20 | Palm Beach (28) |
State Road 417 | 34 | 0 | 15 | Orange (24) |
Interstate 595 | 33 | 1 | 15 | Broward (33) |
Most truck crashes occur in daylight and dry conditions
Almost nine in ten (88.42%) crashes reported involving trucks were on dry roads, while 11.22% were on wet roads. Ice accounted for just 0.26%, with all other road conditions making up less than 0.1% each.
More than nine in ten (91.45%) crashes were recorded in no adverse weather conditions, while 7.33% were recorded in the rain. Just 1.01% were recorded in fog, with all other weather conditions accounting for less than 0.2% combined.
More than two-thirds (69.28%) of crashes were recorded in daylight. Only 13.79% were recorded in darkness on lighted roads and 11.24% on unlighted roads, and one in four (25.03%) crashes were recorded in dark conditions.
Driver age and vehicle weight of trucks involved
Truck drivers aged 46 to 55 accounted for the highest proportion of crashes recorded involving trucks (24.79%), followed closely by those aged 36 to 45 (23.67%) and 56 to 65 (20.66%).
More than three-quarters (77.82%) of trucks involved were heavy-duty trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than 26,000 pounds, equivalent to semi-trucks and tractor-trailers. A further 22.16% were medium-duty trucks with a GVWR of 10,001 to 26,000 pounds, while just one vehicle (0.01%) weighed 10,000 pounds or less.
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While the overall decline in crashes involving trucks is encouraging, the slower reduction in fatalities shows that their consequences remain severe. The findings highlight the roads, locations and times where crashes are most common, helping to build a clearer picture of truck crash risks across Florida.
Continued efforts to improve road safety will be important in reducing both crashes and their impact.
Methodology & Sources:
The G Law Group analyzed data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Crash Query Tool. The study examined crashes involving trucks in Florida between 2021 and 2025, focusing primarily on the latest available data from 2025 to identify the cities, counties, roads and conditions associated with the most crashes. Road rankings are approximate, as some records contained incomplete, misspelled or ambiguous road names that required standardization.
FMCSA's Motor Carrier Management Information System records are considered preliminary for 22 months as additional information being reported may change the data. For this analysis, data was collected and analyzed between 22nd July and 5th August.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Crash Query Tool:
Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2021:
Research Dataset: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1buHEEOB4SJuvLbet2K8KOHI9MJlXIXkrN3XUS0XM9qc/edit?usp=sharing
Citation:
If you use the data in this release, please kindly reference the work with a link back to The G Law Group’s website, here: https://www.theglawgroup.com/.
Disclaimer:
This analysis is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Individuals should consult an attorney regarding their specific situation.
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