Fatal crash profile · Model year
2010 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 39
- Fatal crashes
- 39
- Deaths inside
- 8
- Other deaths
- 37
Between 2020 and 2024, 39 vehicles described as 2010 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 39 fatal crashes in the United States. 8 people died inside these vehicles and 37 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other medium and heavy trucks or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
18%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.5 times the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 12%
- About 1.3 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 2 | 13 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
10%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.6 times the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 7%
- About 1.6 times the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
59%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 49%
- About 1.4 times the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2010 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 10.3% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 59.0% | 48.5% | 42.7% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 27 |
| Cloudy | 7 |
| Rain | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 18 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 11 |
| Dark - Lighted | 9 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 11 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Florida | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Washington | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2024 | Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California | SR-60 | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Grant County, Washington | CR-ADAMS RD N | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Cumberland County, North Carolina | I-95 | 1 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Kershaw County, South Carolina | I-20 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Montague County, Texas | US-81 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Wake County, North Carolina | US-64 BUS | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | US-51 SR-3 THOMAS ST | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Potter County, Texas | US-287 | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2022 | Coconino County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | Weld County, Colorado | US-34 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Kern County, California | SR-46 | 2 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Gillespie County, Texas | US-87 | 2 |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Glynn County, Georgia | I-95 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2022 | Thornton, Adams County, Colorado | I-25 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Smith County, Tennessee | I-40 | 2 |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Highlands County, Florida | SR-70 | 3 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Richfield, Summit County, Ohio | I-77 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2022 | Osceola County, Florida | CR-531 | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2021 | Los Angeles County, California | CR-AVALON BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 24, 2021 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Trumbull County, Ohio | I-80 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2021 | Anaheim, Orange County, California | SR-57 | 1 |
| Jun 18, 2021 | Wildomar, Riverside County, California | I-15 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2021 | San Joaquin County, California | SR-88 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Delta, Madison Parish, Louisiana | I-20 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.