Fatal crash profile · Model year
2015 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 312
- Fatal crashes
- 311
- Deaths inside
- 49
- Other deaths
- 311
Between 2020 and 2024, 312 vehicles described as 2015 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 311 fatal crashes in the United States. 49 people died inside these vehicles and 311 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 | 74 |
| 2021 | 78 |
| 2022 | 55 |
| 2023 | 53 |
| 2024 | 52 |
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
14%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times 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 | 11 | 73 |
| 2021 | 13 | 74 |
| 2022 | 7 | 55 |
| 2023 | 8 | 56 |
| 2024 | 10 | 53 |
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
6%
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%
2%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About double the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About 1.6 times the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
49%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 49%
- About 1.1 times the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2015 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.1% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 48.7% | 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 | 228 |
| Cloudy | 42 |
| Rain | 19 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 5 |
| Snow | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 152 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 95 |
| Dark - Lighted | 43 |
| Dusk | 11 |
| Dawn | 8 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 44 |
| Texas | 40 |
| Florida | 19 |
| Ohio | 15 |
| Georgia | 14 |
| Indiana | 13 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 |
| South Carolina | 9 |
| Arizona | 9 |
| Louisiana | 8 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2020 | New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana | POLAND AVE | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2020 | Roane County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2020 | Franklin County, Georgia | I-85 N | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2020 | Sacramento County, California | SR-160 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2020 | Jefferson County, Alabama | I-459 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2020 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | TL-5/DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Cooke County, Texas | I-35 | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama | I-459 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2020 | Meade County, Kansas | US-54 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Williamson County, Texas | I-35/PURLPLE HEART TRL | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | I-264 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2020 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | I-65 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2020 | Henderson County, Texas | US-175G BUS | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2020 | Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2020 | Riverside County, California | I-15 RAMP | 1 |
| Jun 3, 2020 | Stafford, Genesee County, New York | I-90 | 1 |
| May 29, 2020 | Polk County, Florida | SR-60 | 1 |
| May 21, 2020 | Rice, Navarro County, Texas | I-45 | 1 |
| May 7, 2020 | Camden, Camden County, New Jersey | I-676 | 1 |
| May 5, 2020 | Oldham County, Texas | I-40 | 2 |
| May 5, 2020 | Ouachita Parish, Louisiana | I-20 | 1 |
| May 5, 2020 | Montgomery County, Indiana | I-74E RAMP | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2020 | Odessa, Ector County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California | I-15 | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida | NW 13TH ST | 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.