Fatal crash profile · Model year

2014 Freightliner Cascadia

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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
Aug 19, 2020 Fresno County, California 2
Aug 18, 2020 Henderson County, Kentucky 2
Aug 17, 2020 Columbia County, Florida 1
Aug 14, 2020 Reeves County, Texas 1
Jul 24, 2020 Independence County, Arkansas 1
Jul 16, 2020 Bamberg County, South Carolina 1
Jul 8, 2020 Dickson County, Tennessee 1
Jul 4, 2020 Irwindale, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jun 30, 2020 Lehigh County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 23, 2020 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jun 9, 2020 Sherman County, Texas 2
Jun 4, 2020 Lakeland, Polk County, Florida 1
May 29, 2020 Medina County, Ohio 1
May 18, 2020 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
May 17, 2020 Kern County, California 1
May 14, 2020 Bartholomew County, Indiana 1
May 14, 2020 Baldwin County, Georgia 1
May 7, 2020 Laurel County, Kentucky 1
Apr 25, 2020 Martin County, Minnesota 1
Apr 17, 2020 Kirkwood, Broome County, New York 1
Mar 21, 2020 Stanislaus County, California 2
Mar 5, 2020 Lupton, Apache County, Arizona 1
Feb 12, 2020 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Feb 6, 2020 Caswell County, North Carolina 2
Feb 1, 2020 Conecuh County, Alabama 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.