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 11, 2022 | Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Bradley, Raleigh County, West Virginia | I-77 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Lake County, Illinois | I-94 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY | 6 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Pliny, Putnam County, West Virginia | US-35 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri | I-57 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri | I-57 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Ford County, Kansas | US-54 | 3 |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia | SR-4 | 2 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-821 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | St. Francis County, Arkansas | I-40 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Adel, Dallas County, Iowa | US-6/GREENE ST | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Santa Fe County, New Mexico | I-25 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Gates County, North Carolina | US-13 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina | US-52 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Guadalupe County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | I-35 | 1 |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado | I-25 | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Columbia County, Wisconsin | SR-33 | 2 |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Nelson County, Virginia | US-29 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Lawrence County, Missouri | I-44 | 1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina | US-70 SALISBURY RD | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2021 | Ottawa County, Oklahoma | I-44 WILL ROGERS TPK | 2 |
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.