Fatal crash profile · Model year
2021 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2021–2024
- 332
- Fatal crashes
- 330
- Deaths inside
- 47
- Other deaths
- 350
Between 2021 and 2024, 332 vehicles described as 2021 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 330 fatal crashes in the United States. 47 people died inside these vehicles and 350 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 98 |
| 2022 | 89 |
| 2023 | 81 |
| 2024 | 64 |
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
12%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 12%
- About 85 percent of the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | 108 |
| 2022 | 13 | 96 |
| 2023 | 10 | 78 |
| 2024 | 12 | 68 |
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 the same as 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 80 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About two-thirds of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 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 | 2021 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 7.2% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 48.2% | 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 | 222 |
| Cloudy | 41 |
| Rain | 27 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 9 |
| Snow | 8 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 169 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 107 |
| Dark - Lighted | 45 |
| Dawn | 5 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 32 |
| Tennessee | 19 |
| Arizona | 19 |
| California | 19 |
| Missouri | 16 |
| Indiana | 15 |
| Florida | 14 |
| Virginia | 12 |
| Georgia | 12 |
| Louisiana | 11 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2021 | Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana | US-171 | 1 |
| May 19, 2021 | Grant County, New Mexico | I-10 | 1 |
| May 13, 2021 | Pegram, Cheatham County, Tennessee | US-70 SR-1 PEGRAM AVE | 1 |
| May 13, 2021 | Putnam County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| May 4, 2021 | Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky | SR-245 NEW SHEPHERDSVILLE RD | 1 |
| May 2, 2021 | Canadian County, Oklahoma | I-40 | 1 |
| May 1, 2021 | McCracken County, Kentucky | SR-286 GAGE RD | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Botetourt County, Virginia | I-81 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Fillmore, Millard County, Utah | I-15 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2021 | Rowan County, North Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Colbert County, Alabama | SR-247 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2021 | Delaware County, Indiana | US-35S | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | Richmond Hts, St. Louis County, Missouri | I-64 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2021 | Stanislaus County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Cherokee County, Alabama | SR-9 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Cherokee County, South Carolina | I-85 | 2 |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Harrison County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2021 | Yuma County, Arizona | I-8 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2021 | San Bernardino County, California | I-15 N/B | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2021 | Bedford County, Pennsylvania | I-76 MAINLINE TPKE | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona | SR-202 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-35W TOLLWAY | 6 |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Hillsborough County, Florida | US-301 | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Hopkins County, Kentucky | I-69 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2021 | Adair County, Kentucky | SR-9008 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2021–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.