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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2024 | Colfax County, New Mexico | I-25 | 1 |
| May 29, 2024 | Columbus County, North Carolina | SSR-1004 ROUGH AND READY RD | 2 |
| May 24, 2024 | Benton County, Washington | CR-E SELLARDS ROAD | 1 |
| May 1, 2024 | Richland County, Ohio | I-71 | 2 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Los Angeles County, California | SR-138 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Motley County, Texas | US-62 | 2 |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Odessa, Ector County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Walker County, Alabama | I-22 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Carter County, Kentucky | I-64 | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2024 | Black Canyon City, Yavapai County, Arizona | I-17 NONCARD | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Oldham County, Texas | I-40 | 3 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Cecil County, Maryland | I-95 | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Kimball County, Nebraska | I-80 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Goochland County, Virginia | I-64 | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Cecil County, Maryland | SR-279 ELKTON RD | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Stanislaus County, California | I-5 WESTSIDE FWY | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Lebanon County, Pennsylvania | SR-645 HILLTOP RD | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Port Saint Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida | I-95 | 2 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | Ward County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Livingston Parish, Louisiana | I-12 | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho | US-20 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Pasco County, Florida | US-301 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Madera County, California | SR-152 | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Bexar County, Texas | US-90 | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2024 | Anderson County, South Carolina | I-85 | 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.