Fatal crash profile · Model year
2020 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 491
- Fatal crashes
- 489
- Deaths inside
- 75
- Other deaths
- 487
Between 2020 and 2024, 491 vehicles described as 2020 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 489 fatal crashes in the United States. 75 people died inside these vehicles and 487 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 | 15 |
| 2021 | 138 |
| 2022 | 132 |
| 2023 | 114 |
| 2024 | 92 |
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 | 3 | 13 |
| 2021 | 22 | 133 |
| 2022 | 17 | 135 |
| 2023 | 18 | 114 |
| 2024 | 15 | 92 |
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
6%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 85 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 7%
- About 85 percent of the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%
2%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.8 times the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About 1.4 times the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
48%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 49%
- About 1.1 times the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2020 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 5.7% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 2.0% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 48.1% | 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 | 348 |
| Cloudy | 58 |
| Rain | 39 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 11 |
| Snow | 10 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 245 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 154 |
| Dark - Lighted | 69 |
| Dawn | 10 |
| Dusk | 6 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 58 |
| California | 46 |
| Florida | 22 |
| Indiana | 21 |
| Arizona | 20 |
| Georgia | 20 |
| Illinois | 19 |
| Ohio | 18 |
| Alabama | 17 |
| Tennessee | 17 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2022 | Montgomery County, Ohio | CR-87 WEBSTER ST | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Clinton County, Pennsylvania | I-80 Z H CONFAIR MEMORIAL HWY | 1 |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Cumberland County, Pennsylvania | I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HW | 1 |
| May 25, 2022 | Panhandle, Carson County, Texas | US-60/TX PLAINS TRL | 1 |
| May 24, 2022 | Frio County, Texas | US-57 | 3 |
| May 23, 2022 | Fresno County, California | ELM AVE | 1 |
| May 21, 2022 | Richland County, Ohio | I-71 | 2 |
| May 21, 2022 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | US-101 VENTURA FWY | 1 |
| May 19, 2022 | York County, South Carolina | I-77 | 1 |
| May 17, 2022 | Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut | US-5 | 1 |
| May 14, 2022 | Garrett, DeKalb County, Indiana | SR-8 | 1 |
| May 14, 2022 | Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama | SR-1 | 1 |
| May 13, 2022 | Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| May 10, 2022 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | W BELL RD | 1 |
| May 4, 2022 | Chandler, Henderson County, Texas | SR-31 | 1 |
| May 3, 2022 | St. Clair County, Alabama | I-20 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Kay County, Oklahoma | I-35 | 3 |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Irasburg, Orleans County, Vermont | US-5 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Cabot, Lonoke County, Arkansas | US-67 | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Van Horn, Culberson County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Apr 13, 2022 | Denton, Denton County, Texas | I-35E/STEMMONS FWY | 2 |
| Apr 10, 2022 | Hooks, Bowie County, Texas | I-30 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2022 | McHenry County, Illinois | I-90 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2022 | Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana | I-20 | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Whiteside County, Illinois | SR-40 | 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.