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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2020 | Lincoln County, Nevada | US-93 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2020 | Downey, Los Angeles County, California | HALL RD | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2020 | Niskayuna, Schenectady County, New York | SR-7 TROY SCHENECTADY RD | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2020 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | I-35 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2020 | Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-934 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2020 | Pulaski County, Virginia | I-81 | 2 |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Botetourt County, Virginia | I-81 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Will County, Illinois | I-80 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2020 | St. Francis County, Arkansas | I-40-51 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2020 | Leake County, Mississippi | SR-35 | 2 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Stevenson, Jackson County, Alabama | US-72 SR-2 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Saguache County, Colorado | US-285 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2020 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado | US-24 E FOUNTAIN BLVD | 2 |
| May 30, 2020 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | BROADWAY | 1 |
| May 28, 2020 | Kern County, California | SR-166 | 1 |
| May 17, 2020 | Clark County, Ohio | I-70 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2020 | Allegany County, Maryland | I-68 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2020 | Union County, Pennsylvania | I-80 Z H CONFAIR MEMORIAL HWY | 1 |
| Apr 21, 2020 | Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio | I-270 | 2 |
| Apr 11, 2020 | Wayne County, North Carolina | SSR-1120 SLEEPY CREEK RD | 2 |
| Mar 7, 2020 | Clearfield County, Pennsylvania | I-80 Z H Confair Memorial Hwy | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2020 | Contra Costa County, California | I-680 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2020 | Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina | SSR-1745 CUNNINGHAM RD | 1 |
| Mar 2, 2020 | McClain County, Oklahoma | I-35 | 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.