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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2021 | Terrell County, Texas | US-90 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Riverside, Riverside County, California | I-215 | 1 |
| Mar 29, 2021 | Roanoke County, Virginia | I-81 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Cascade County, Montana | US-87/89 | 2 |
| Mar 24, 2021 | Harris County, Texas | CR-INDEPENDENCE PKWY | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | King County, Washington | SR-018 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2021 | Yankton County, South Dakota | US-81 | 1 |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Sarasota County, Florida | I-75 | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2021 | Berkeley County, South Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California | SR-60 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Culberson County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2021 | San Diego County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-35W TOLLWAY | 6 |
| Jan 22, 2021 | Berkeley, St. Louis County, Missouri | NORTH HANLEY RD | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2021 | Washington County, Pennsylvania | I-70 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2021 | Chestnut Ridge, Rockland County, New York | I-87 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Garfield County, Oklahoma | US-64 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2020 | Hickman County, Tennessee | I-40 | 2 |
| Dec 5, 2020 | Steuben County, Indiana | I-80 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Warren County, New Jersey | US-22 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2020 | Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | I-24 | 2 |
| Nov 19, 2020 | Fresno County, California | GOLDEN STATE BLVD | 1 |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Delaware City, New Castle County, Delaware | US-13 | 2 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | Wilmer, Dallas County, Texas | I-45 | 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.