Fatal crash profile · Model year
2022 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2021–2024
- 375
- Fatal crashes
- 373
- Deaths inside
- 45
- Other deaths
- 395
Between 2021 and 2024, 375 vehicles described as 2022 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 373 fatal crashes in the United States. 45 people died inside these vehicles and 395 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 | 33 |
| 2022 | 119 |
| 2023 | 112 |
| 2024 | 111 |
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
10%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 85 percent of 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 34 |
| 2022 | 21 | 120 |
| 2023 | 9 | 131 |
| 2024 | 14 | 110 |
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
4%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 60 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 7%
- About 60 percent of the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About three-quarters of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
53%
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 | 2022 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 4.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 52.8% | 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 | 260 |
| Cloudy | 52 |
| Rain | 28 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 10 |
| Snow | 7 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 162 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 136 |
| Dark - Lighted | 54 |
| Dusk | 9 |
| Dawn | 8 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 38 |
| Texas | 37 |
| Indiana | 21 |
| Arizona | 19 |
| Florida | 19 |
| Georgia | 17 |
| New Mexico | 15 |
| Tennessee | 14 |
| Illinois | 12 |
| Arkansas | 12 |
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 | Hickman County, Tennessee | SR-50 MINNIE PEARL MEMORIAL HW | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Jefferson County, Alabama | I-20 | 2 |
| Apr 2, 2022 | Centre County, Pennsylvania | I-80 Z H CONFAIR MEMORIAL HWY | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Greene County, Alabama | I-59 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina | I-95 | 2 |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Lyon County, Kentucky | I-24 | 2 |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Cooper County, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri | I-57 | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Preble County, Ohio | I-70 | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Fontana, San Bernardino County, California | CHERRY AVE | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Bryan County, Oklahoma | CR-LEAVENWORTH TRAIL | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Decatur County, Iowa | I-35 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Taylor County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Volusia County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Abilene, Taylor County, Texas | I-20 | 2 |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Marshall County, Kentucky | I-24 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | SR-202 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2022 | LaGrange County, Indiana | I-80 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Mono County, California | US-395 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2022 | Richland County, Montana | SR- 16 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2022 | Wayne County, Iowa | SR-14 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2022 | Union City, Fulton County, Georgia | CR-150521 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Lawrence County, Arkansas | US-63 | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | SR-102 E 8 MILE RD | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2022 | Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas | I-10 | 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.