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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2022 | Prince William County, Virginia | I-66 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Sacramento, Sacramento County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | I-81 AMERICAN LEGION MEM HWY | 6 |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Tulare County, California | SR-190 AVE 144 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Washtenaw County, Michigan | I-94 | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas | I-70 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri | I-57 | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee | I-40 | 2 |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Lincoln County, Wisconsin | US-8 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Laramie County, Wyoming | US-85 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Garfield County, Colorado | I-70 | 2 |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Jerome County, Idaho | I-84 | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Seward County, Nebraska | I-80 | 3 |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Coconino County, Arizona | I-40 | 2 |
| Mar 6, 2022 | Lincoln County, Colorado | I-70 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Livingston Parish, Louisiana | I-12 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Yucca, Mohave County, Arizona | ALAMO RD | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Callaway County, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2022 | McKinley County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2022 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | SR-15 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2022 | Adair County, Iowa | I-80/US-6/GRAND ARMY OF THE RE | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Tucker, DeKalb County, Georgia | I-285 RAMP | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Walton County, Florida | I-10 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2022 | San Bernardino County, California | I-215 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana | I-70 | 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.