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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2024 | Morgan, Morgan County, Utah | I-84 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Greenwood, Caddo Parish, Louisiana | US-79 | 1 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Kandiyohi County, Minnesota | US-71 | 2 |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Union City, Fulton County, Georgia | US-29 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona | SR-377 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Sacaton, Pinal County, Arizona | SR-87 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Lanett, Chambers County, Alabama | I-85 S | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2023 | Russellville, Fayette County, West Virginia | SR-61 | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Will County, Illinois | I-80 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | I-265 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Winston County, Alabama | US-278 SR-74 | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Smith County, Texas | SR-323 | 2 |
| Dec 5, 2023 | Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama | SR-GAULT AVE N | 1 |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Macon County, Illinois | CR-121 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Lansing, Eaton County, Michigan | N CANAL RD | 1 |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Humboldt County, California | US-101 REDWOOD HIGHWAY | 2 |
| Nov 22, 2023 | Rainbow City, Etowah County, Alabama | MU-PLEASANT VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Smyth County, Virginia | I-81 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky | I-75 NB | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Bedford County, Pennsylvania | SR-QUAKER VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Harrison, Westchester County, New York | I-287 | 1 |
| Nov 12, 2023 | Wheeler County, Texas | I-40 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Saline County, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Union Parish, Louisiana | SR-15 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Maynardville, Union County, Tennessee | SR-33 MAYNARDVILLE HWY | 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.