Fatal crash profile · Model year
2016 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 396
- Fatal crashes
- 394
- Deaths inside
- 60
- Other deaths
- 400
Between 2020 and 2024, 396 vehicles described as 2016 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 394 fatal crashes in the United States. 60 people died inside these vehicles and 400 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 | 82 |
| 2021 | 98 |
| 2022 | 89 |
| 2023 | 71 |
| 2024 | 56 |
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 1.1 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 | 4 | 89 |
| 2021 | 25 | 90 |
| 2022 | 14 | 87 |
| 2023 | 14 | 74 |
| 2024 | 3 | 60 |
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 one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 20 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About 20 percent 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 | 2016 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.8% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 46.5% | 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 | 273 |
| Cloudy | 50 |
| Rain | 32 |
| Snow | 15 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 6 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 198 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 129 |
| Dark - Lighted | 55 |
| Dawn | 6 |
| Dusk | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 54 |
| California | 46 |
| Indiana | 20 |
| Florida | 19 |
| Georgia | 19 |
| Ohio | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 |
| Missouri | 16 |
| Illinois | 14 |
| Tennessee | 10 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2024 | San Bernardino County, California | SR-62 AQUEDUCT RD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Fairfax County, Virginia | SR-28 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas | US-82 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Clatsop County, Oregon | US-30 ODOT 92 | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Scipio, Millard County, Utah | I-15 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | SR-288/SOUTH FWY | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Orange County, New York | I-87 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | West Point, Harris County, Georgia | SR-103 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2024 | Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida | CAPE CORAL PKWY W | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | West Sacramento, Yolo County, California | INDUSTRIAL BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | Quay County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Clark County, Nevada | I-15 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Republic County, Kansas | US-36 | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi | US-49 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Cooper, Delta County, Texas | SR-24 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Milam County, Texas | FM 487 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Depew, Creek County, Oklahoma | I-44 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | MU-ASHLAND AVE | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Greene County, Ohio | US-35 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | I-76 | 3 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | St. Francis County, Arkansas | I-40 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | MU- LOWER WACKER AVE | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Cherokee County, South Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | ANAHEIM 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.