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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2021 | Grand County, Colorado | SR-9 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Brown Deer, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | SR-100 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2021 | Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2021 | Allegany County, Maryland | I-68 | 1 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma | I-35 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Malheur County, Oregon | US-95 ODOT 456 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2021 | Fort Griswold (Historical), New London County, Connecticut | I-395 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2021 | West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2021 | Clark County, Nevada | I-15 | 2 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Yavapai County, Arizona | I-17 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2021 | Lee County, Mississippi | I-22 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | Grand Traverse County, Michigan | US-31 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan | US-131 RAMP 077H | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Bucks County, Pennsylvania | SR-2019 KNIGHTS RD | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma | N ELM PL | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Sandy City, Salt Lake County, Utah | I-15 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Carbon County, Wyoming | I-80 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2021 | Hancock County, Ohio | CR-126 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2021 | Camden, Camden County, New Jersey | CR-561 HADDON AVE | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2021 | Amarillo, Potter County, Texas | I-40 SVRD | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Fontana, San Bernardino County, California | I-15 SB ONTARIO FWY | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Weld County, Colorado | SR-14 | 2 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Jefferson County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Union County, Arkansas | SR-7-020 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Deming, Luna County, New Mexico | I-10 | 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.