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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2023 | San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California | SR-66 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Lincoln County, North Carolina | SR-16 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Parker County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | Montgomery County, Ohio | I-75 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2022 | Fayette County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Sangamon County, Illinois | I-55 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | I-10 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Searcy County, Arkansas | US-65 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2022 | Sherman County, Texas | US-54 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Ward County, Texas | RM 2355 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah | US-6 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Piedmont, Calhoun County, Alabama | US-278 SR-74 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Macon County, Missouri | US-36 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Bleckley County, Georgia | I-16 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2022 | Greene County, Alabama | I-59 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2022 | Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana | I-70 | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2022 | Dane County, Wisconsin | I-39 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Lawrence County, Arkansas | US-63 | 2 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | DeWitt County, Texas | US-87 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | San Bernardino County, California | I-15 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2022 | Federal Way, King County, Washington | I-5 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Cumberland County, North Carolina | I-95 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Mobile County, Alabama | US-98 SR-42 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Cromwell, Middlesex County, Connecticut | I-91 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Rapides Parish, Louisiana | SR-28 | 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.