Fatal crash profile · Model year

2014 Freightliner Cascadia

Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
203
Fatal crashes
202
Deaths inside
31
Other deaths
213

Between 2020 and 2024, 203 vehicles described as 2014 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 202 fatal crashes in the United States. 31 people died inside these vehicles and 213 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 50
2021 58
2022 43
2023 33
2024 19

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

13%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 12%
  • About the same as the share for Freightliner: 14%
  • About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 8 49
2021 12 67
2022 7 38
2023 4 35
2024 0 24

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 35 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

1%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 85 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Freightliner: 1%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

46%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 49%
  • About the same as the share for Freightliner: 43%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2014 Freightliner Cascadia Freightliner Cascadia Freightliner All vehicles
Driver speeding 6.9% 6.6% 6.6% 19.0%
Driver drinking 1.0% 1.1% 1.4% 17.7%
At night 45.8% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 148
Cloudy 23
Rain 16
Fog, Smog, Smoke 5
Snow 3

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 109
Dark - Not Lighted 57
Dark - Lighted 32
Dawn 2
Dark - Unknown Lighting 2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
California 35
Texas 22
Florida 14
Alabama 10
Tennessee 8
Arizona 8
Ohio 8
North Carolina 7
Illinois 7
Indiana 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Oct 27, 2023 Yuma County, Arizona 1
Oct 12, 2023 Tonopah, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Oct 4, 2023 Auburn, Lee County, Alabama 1
Sep 26, 2023 Orange County, Florida 1
Sep 11, 2023 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas 1
Sep 3, 2023 Forsyth, DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Aug 30, 2023 Custer County, Nebraska 1
Aug 29, 2023 Lake Park, Lowndes County, Georgia 1
Aug 22, 2023 Clearfield County, Pennsylvania 1
Jul 27, 2023 Aiken County, South Carolina 1
Jul 20, 2023 Fayette County, Ohio 1
Jul 17, 2023 Yellowstone County, Montana 1
Jul 13, 2023 Campbell County, Tennessee 1
Jul 13, 2023 San Bernardino County, California 1
Jul 10, 2023 Calera, Bryan County, Oklahoma 1
Jul 4, 2023 Hamilton, Caldwell County, Missouri 2
May 8, 2023 Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania 1
May 1, 2023 St. Lucie County, Florida 2
Apr 19, 2023 Erie County, Pennsylvania 1
Apr 13, 2023 Stanislaus County, California 1
Mar 31, 2023 Bullitt County, Kentucky 1
Mar 29, 2023 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Mar 9, 2023 Marengo County, Alabama 1
Feb 20, 2023 Sanford, Seminole County, Florida 1
Feb 17, 2023 Centre County, Pennsylvania 1

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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.