Odds of winning the lottery: 1 in 135,145,920 (multi-state, mega-millions jackpot)
Lifetime odds of dying in a heavy transport truck crash: 1 in 8,469 (National Safety Council Odds of Dying)
6: Truckers are six times more likely to be killed on the job than other workers.
12: Twelve percent of all worker deaths in the United States occur in the trucking industry.
17: Heavy truck crashes accounted for 17 to 19 per cent of all motor vehicle deaths and five percent of all motor vehicle injuries in Canada in 2001.
18: One in 18 US truck drivers is injured or suffers illness as a result of the job.
30: The injury rate for the trucking injury is 30 percent higher than that of other US industries.
50: Half of all non-fatal truck injuries in the US involve strains and sprains, frequently linked to the unloading of goods by truck drivers.
800-ICW-SAFETY (800.429.7233)
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