Michigan named third safest state for truck drivers
In a study using data from the Federal Highway Administration, Michigan’s roads were declared the safest in the country.
For truck drivers hauling freight across the country, Michigan is one of the safest states. According to a truck safety study by the Parrish law firm, Michigan was named the third safest state for truck drivers, surpassed only by Maine and Massachusetts.
The study pulled data from the Federal Highway Administration’s 2022 crash reports in each state and broke down the numbers to calculate an average of casualties per billion miles driven (PBM). They found that in 2022, truck drivers in Michigan were responsible for 93 reported crashes in the region, resulting in seven casualties. Among the 6.4 million truck drivers allowed to drive through Michigan in 2022, it was the third safest state in the country.
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With Michigan in third place, these are the ten safest states for truck drivers, according to the study:
The ten safest states for truck drivers
- Maine (0.21 PBM victims)
- Massachusetts (0.25 PBM victims)
- Michigan (0.27 losses per BM)
- New Hampshire (0.28 losses per year)
- Delaware (0.32 losses per 100,000 residents)
- Minnesota (0.33 losses per year)
- Idaho (0.38 losses per 100,000 inhabitants)
- California (0.40 losses PBM)
- Alaska (0.42 PBM victims)
- Hawaii (0.45 victims per year)
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The most dangerous states
New Mexico is the most dangerous state for truck drivers in the United States, with 2.77 traffic deaths per billion miles driven, followed by Vermont with 2.49 and Iowa with 2.21.
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