Fatal crash profile · Model year
2011 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 105
- Fatal crashes
- 105
- Deaths inside
- 11
- Other deaths
- 118
Between 2020 and 2024, 105 vehicles described as 2011 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 105 fatal crashes in the United States. 11 people died inside these vehicles and 118 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 | 34 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 |
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
9%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About three-quarters of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 12%
- About 60 percent of the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 36 |
| 2021 | 1 | 33 |
| 2022 | 6 | 25 |
| 2023 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 12 |
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
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 7%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%
3%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About double the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About double the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
43%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 90 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 49%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2011 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 42.9% | 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 | 67 |
| Cloudy | 21 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 8 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 56 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 30 |
| Dark - Lighted | 12 |
| Dawn | 6 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 21 |
| California | 21 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| Florida | 5 |
| South Carolina | 5 |
| Alabama | 5 |
| Georgia | 4 |
| Wisconsin | 3 |
| Virginia | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2022 | Hendry County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Glynn County, Georgia | I-95 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Franklin County, Missouri | I-44 | 2 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | I-12 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Clark County, Illinois | I-70 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington | SR-167 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Grant County, Wisconsin | US-18 | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Granville County, North Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2022 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | I-15 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Montrose, Laurens County, Georgia | I-16 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Santa Barbara County, California | US-101 | 1 |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Riverside County, California | W 14TH AVE | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Coconino County, Arizona | I-40 | 2 |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Eddy County, New Mexico | SR-128 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2022 | San Bernardino County, California | NATIONAL TRAILS HWY | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Stafford County, Virginia | I-95 | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Winkler County, Texas | SR-302 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Roosevelt County, New Mexico | SR-206 | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Dane County, Wisconsin | I-39 | 4 |
| Dec 24, 2021 | Brown County, Kansas | US-75 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2021 | Archuleta County, Colorado | US-160 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Groveland Corners, Livingston County, New York | I-390 | 1 |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Fresno County, California | SR-33 DERRICK AVE | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2021 | Kings County, California | 6TH AVE | 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.