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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2024 | Huntsville, Walker County, Texas | I-45 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2024 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | SR-283 283RD FIELD ARTILLERY | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Collier County, Florida | CR-846 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 2024 | St. Clair County, Illinois | I-55/I-64/US-40/SR-3 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Dixie County, Florida | US-19 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Ozark, Christian County, Missouri | SR-14 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Joplin, Newton County, Missouri | I-44 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Paragonah, Iron County, Utah | I-15 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Coconino County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | I-59 | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Callaway County, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | MU-EWING DR | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Placer County, California | I-80 WESTBOUND | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Cumberland County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Fort Stockton, Pecos County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2024 | Vail, Pima County, Arizona | I-10 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | Sebastian County, Arkansas | US-71 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Amarillo, Potter County, Texas | I-40 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Cook County, Illinois | I-57/DAN RYAN EXPY | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Jay, Delaware County, Oklahoma | US-59 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Huntington County, Indiana | I-69 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Dodge County, Wisconsin | CR-A | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | Boundary County, Idaho | US-95 | 2 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Putnam County, Indiana | I-70 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Cleburne County, Alabama | US-431 SR-1 | 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.