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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2021 | San Benito County, California | SR-156 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2021 | Cowlitz County, Washington | I-5 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2021 | Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky | I-24 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | Caddo County, Oklahoma | I-40 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Littleton, Aroostook County, Maine | US-1 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Lauderdale County, Mississippi | I-20 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Brunswick County, Virginia | I-85 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Madison County, Indiana | I-69 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Humboldt County, Nevada | US-95 N | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | St. Robert, Pulaski County, Missouri | I-44 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | McKinley County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Yavapai County, Arizona | US-93 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2021 | Anna, Collin County, Texas | US-75 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2021 | Durham County, North Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2021 | Madison County, Florida | I-10 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Bedminster, Somerset County, New Jersey | I-78 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas | US-83 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Bond County, Illinois | I-70 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio | US-35 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Fletcher, Miami County, Ohio | US-36 | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Palo Pinto County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Jun 10, 2021 | Iroquois County, Illinois | I-57 | 1 |
| Jun 7, 2021 | Ward County, Texas | I-20/TEXAS PECOS TRL | 1 |
| May 30, 2021 | Hot Spring County, Arkansas | I-30-210 | 1 |
| May 25, 2021 | Chase County, Kansas | US-50 | 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.