Fatal crash profile · Model year
2018 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 335
- Fatal crashes
- 333
- Deaths inside
- 43
- Other deaths
- 365
Between 2020 and 2024, 335 vehicles described as 2018 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 333 fatal crashes in the United States. 43 people died inside these vehicles and 365 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 | 42 |
| 2021 | 92 |
| 2022 | 78 |
| 2023 | 66 |
| 2024 | 57 |
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
11%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 12%
- About three-quarters of the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 48 |
| 2021 | 11 | 97 |
| 2022 | 11 | 90 |
| 2023 | 6 | 76 |
| 2024 | 9 | 54 |
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 1.1 times the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 7%
- About 1.1 times the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.3 times the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
52%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 49%
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2018 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 7.5% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 51.9% | 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 | 231 |
| Cloudy | 42 |
| Rain | 19 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 10 |
| Snow | 9 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 155 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 111 |
| Dark - Lighted | 45 |
| Dawn | 8 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 8 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 36 |
| California | 26 |
| Florida | 17 |
| Georgia | 17 |
| Pennsylvania | 16 |
| Arizona | 16 |
| North Carolina | 15 |
| Ohio | 12 |
| Virginia | 11 |
| Oklahoma | 11 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2024 | Emmet County, Michigan | US-131 | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Wythe County, Virginia | I-81 | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut | I-91 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | MU-WAYSIDE | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona | I-10 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | Brevard County, Florida | US-192 | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Klamath County, Oregon | US-97 ODOT 4 | 2 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | I-110 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | McKenzie County, North Dakota | SR-23 | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Greenfield, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | CR-Y W LAYTON AVE | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2024 | Lea County, New Mexico | SR-128 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Hazen, Prairie County, Arkansas | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Williams, Coconino County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2024 | Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio | I-75 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | US-22 LEHIGH VALLEY THRUWAY | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | Adair, Mayes County, Oklahoma | SR-28 E MAIN ST | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Abilene, Taylor County, Texas | US-83 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania | I-80 KEYSTONE SHORTWAY RD | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Lincoln County, Tennessee | US-64 SR-15 PULASKI HWY | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Harris County, Texas | SR-99/GRAND PKWY | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2024 | Franklin County, Missouri | I-44 | 3 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Parker County, Texas | I-30/WEST FWY | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | I-465 EB | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Madera County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2024 | Thompson Springs, Grand County, Utah | I-70 | 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.