Fatal crash profile · Model year
2023 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2022–2024
- 264
- Fatal crashes
- 261
- Deaths inside
- 33
- Other deaths
- 272
Between 2022 and 2024, 264 vehicles described as 2023 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 261 fatal crashes in the United States. 33 people died inside these vehicles and 272 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 41 |
| 2023 | 122 |
| 2024 | 101 |
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
11%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 50 |
| 2023 | 12 | 130 |
| 2024 | 18 | 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
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 7%
- About 1.2 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 the same as the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About 80 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
49%
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 | 2023 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 49.2% | 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 | 173 |
| Cloudy | 40 |
| Rain | 29 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 7 |
| Snow | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 122 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 90 |
| Dark - Lighted | 35 |
| Dawn | 7 |
| Dusk | 6 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 28 |
| California | 22 |
| Arizona | 18 |
| Florida | 16 |
| Alabama | 15 |
| Missouri | 13 |
| Georgia | 11 |
| Tennessee | 10 |
| Illinois | 9 |
| Indiana | 8 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2024 | Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey | AVENUE C | 1 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Polk County, Florida | SR-60 | 2 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Coconino County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Laurens County, South Carolina | I-26 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Kendall County, Texas | US-87 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Goldsby, McClain County, Oklahoma | I-35 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2024 | Fresno County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Mineral County, Nevada | US-95 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Donegal, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | I-76 MAINLINE TNPK | 1 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Benton, Saline County, Arkansas | I-30 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Harford County, Maryland | I-95 JFK HWY | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Bullock County, Alabama | SR-51 | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2024 | Hawthorne, Alachua County, Florida | US-301 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | Adelanto, San Bernardino County, California | US-HWY 395 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Warrick County, Indiana | I-64 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | La Plata County, Colorado | US-160 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Montague County, Texas | US-81 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2024 | San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | US-281 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Laguna, Cibola County, New Mexico | I-40 | 2 |
| Oct 4, 2024 | St. Charles Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Knox County, Tennessee | CR-NATIONAL DR | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | Fairburn, Fulton County, Georgia | MU-902800 CASCADE PALMETTO HWY | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Berkeley County, West Virginia | CR-32 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Mobile County, Alabama | CR-MCDONALD RD | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Dimmit County, Texas | US-83 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2022–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.