Newark truck accident statistics (2025)
From 2019 to 2025, 1,864 crashes in Newark involved a large truck or bus, injuring 1,159 people who needed medical care and killing 29. That's more than any other Essex County town. 37% of the trucks and buses belonged to companies based outside New Jersey. Counselworthy's count of FMCSA records, updated November 7, 2026.
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Newark truck accident statistics by year
203 crashes in Newark involved a large truck or bus in 2025. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2025)
From 2019 to 2025, 1,864 crashes in Newark involved a large truck or bus, about 22 a month. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
Newark's truck and bus crashes fell 22% from 2024 to 2025, from 261 to 203. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2024 and 2025)
| Year | Crashes | Crashes, as a bar | People hurt, taken for care | People killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 332 | 213 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 263 | 149 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 300 | 199 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 266 | 152 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 239 | 172 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 261 | 147 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 203 | 127 | 6 |
Newark truck accident injuries and deaths
From 2019 to 2025, 1,159 people hurt in Newark truck and bus crashes were taken for medical care. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025) After a truck accident
Newark truck and bus crashes killed 29 people from 2019 to 2025. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
Essex County truck accident statistics by town
Newark had more truck and bus crashes than any other Essex County town from 2019 to 2025. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
New Jersey had 39,476 crashes involving a large truck or bus from 2019 to 2025. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
| Town | Crashes | Crashes, as a bar | Hurt someone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark | 1,864 | 778 | |
| East Orange | 205 | 104 | |
| West Orange | 143 | 66 | |
| Irvington | 115 | 57 | |
| Montclair | 111 | 29 | |
| Millburn | 94 | 33 | |
| Fairfield | 93 | 33 | |
| Bloomfield | 92 | 34 | |
| Belleville | 83 | 37 | |
| City of Orange | 83 | 36 |
Most first, the 10 of 22 towns with the most. Every crash police placed in a town, highways included, so towns that big highways cross run higher. It isn't a risk score for anyone driving there.
Trucking companies in Newark truck accidents
Trucks and buses from at least 1,124 companies were in Newark crashes from 2019 to 2025. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
37% of trucks and buses in Newark crashes belonged to companies based outside New Jersey. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
78% of them were run by companies that operate across state lines. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
Crash reports named NJ Transit Corporation in 146 Newark crashes from 2019 to 2025, more than any other company. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
| Company and USDOT number | Based in | Crashes | Hurt someone |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJ Transit CorporationUSDOT 74293 | NJ | 146 | 75 |
| Ryder Truck Rental IncUSDOT 16130 | FL | 13 | 4 |
| United Parcel Service IncUSDOT 21800 | GA | 13 | 9 |
| J B Hunt Transport IncUSDOT 80806 | AR | 11 | 5 |
| New Jersey Transit Fleet ServicesUSDOT 880979 | NJ | 11 | 5 |
| F Basso Jr Rubbish Removal IncUSDOT 3220395 | NJ | 10 | 7 |
| Direct Waste Services IncUSDOT 1781070 | NJ | 8 | 2 |
| Evans Delivery Company IncUSDOT 38111 | PA | 7 | 4 |
| First Transit IncUSDOT 1002211 | IL | 7 | 5 |
| Interstate Waste Services IncUSDOT 825796 | NJ | 7 | 5 |
A company is listed when its truck or bus was in the crash, whoever caused it. Big fleets drive more miles, so a higher count isn't a safety score. Only companies with 5 or more crashes, under a business name.
Types of trucks and buses in Newark crashes
14% of the large vehicles in Newark truck and bus crashes were buses. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
37% of them were tractor-trailers. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
73% of them had a weight rating of more than 26,000 pounds. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
Newark roads with the most truck accidents
I-95 had more truck and bus crashes than any other Newark road from 2019 to 2025. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
| Road, as police wrote it | Crashes | Crashes, as a bar | Hurt someone |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-95 | 361 | 145 | |
| I-78 | 207 | 87 | |
| US 1 | 180 | 84 | |
| Route 21 | 126 | 50 | |
| I-280 | 85 | 40 |
Counts aren't adjusted for traffic or road length. A crash at a corner counts on both roads. See every crash on the Newark crash map.
When Newark truck accidents happen
90% of Newark truck and bus crashes happened Monday to Friday. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
53% of Newark truck and bus crashes happened between 8 am and 4 pm. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
More Newark truck and bus crashes happened from 8 am to noon than in any other 4 hours. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
23% of Newark truck and bus crashes happened in the dark. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
15% of Newark truck and bus crashes happened on wet roads. (Counselworthy analysis of FMCSA's Crash File, 2019 to 2025)
1,854 of 1,864 crashes had a time on the report. By day, Monday first: Monday 338, Tuesday 367, Wednesday 334, Thursday 313, Friday 317, Saturday 118, Sunday 77.
New Jersey truck accident laws, in numbers
In New Jersey, an injury lawsuit generally must be filed within 2 years. (N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2(a), checked October 7, 2026) The deadline to sue, explained
For-hire interstate trucks of 10,001 pounds or more hauling general freight need at least $750,000 in liability coverage. (49 CFR 387.9, checked October 14, 2026) How a truck accident lawsuit works
Federal rules let a truck driver hauling property drive 11 hours after 10 hours off duty. (49 CFR 395.3(a), checked October 11, 2026)
A trucking company must keep a register of its accidents for 3 years after each one. (49 CFR 390.15(b), checked October 20, 2026)
New Jersey's lawsuit limit may not apply to a claim against a truck used in a business. (N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a), checked October 21, 2026) The lawsuit limit, explained
General information, not legal advice.
Sources and how we counted
Sources
- FMCSA's Crash File · checked November 7, 2026
- FMCSA's data dictionary for the Crash File · checked November 7, 2026
- N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2(a) · checked October 7, 2026
- 49 CFR 387.9 · checked October 14, 2026
- 49 CFR 395.3(a) · checked October 11, 2026
- 49 CFR 390.15(b) · checked October 20, 2026
- N.J.S.A. 39:6A-8(a) · checked October 21, 2026
How we counted
- Every crash FMCSA's Crash File lists for Newark from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2025, read November 7, 2026. States send FMCSA each crash that involved a large truck or bus and killed someone, injured someone who was taken for medical treatment, or left a vehicle towed away. 2026 is left out while reports are still coming in.
- A crash counts once, however many trucks or buses were in it. Companies, vehicle types and home states count each truck or bus.
- People hurt are FMCSA's count of people injured and taken to a medical facility for immediate medical attention. People killed are its count of deaths, as police recorded them.
- The town and road are the ones police wrote on the report. Spellings of one road count together, and a crash at a corner counts on both roads. Road counts aren't adjusted for traffic or road length.
- A company is the one the crash report names, by its USDOT number. That says whose truck or bus was there, not who caused the crash. Big fleets drive more miles, so a higher count isn't a safety score. 463 of the 2,016 trucks and buses had no USDOT number on the report and count toward no company. A company is named only with 5 or more crashes, under a business name.
- New Jersey's reports to FMCSA rarely say what a truck or bus hit, so this page doesn't count crashes with people on foot or on bikes.
- Percents are rounded to whole numbers. A share of fewer than 20 crashes or vehicles isn't given. A time or road is called the most only when it leads the next by at least 10%.
- General information, not legal advice. Crash numbers never change a law firm's score.
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