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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2023 | Darke County, Ohio | US-127 | 1 |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Centre County, Pennsylvania | SR-322 MT NITTANY EXPY | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Madison County, Florida | I-10 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Osceola County, Michigan | SR-115 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Randall County, Texas | SR-335 LOOP | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan | SR-99 M L KING JR BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2023 | El Paso County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Leawood, Johnson County, Kansas | I-435 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Rosebud County, Montana | I-94 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Tonopah, Maricopa County, Arizona | I-10 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Lee County, Alabama | US-280 SR-1 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Kimball County, Nebraska | SR-71 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | I-71 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida | MU-E SUNRISE BLVD | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Milford Square, Bucks County, Pennsylvania | SR-663 JOHN FRIES HW | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Mississippi County, Arkansas | I-55 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Garland, Dallas County, Texas | SR-78/GARLAND AVE | 1 |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Independence, Jackson County, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-35 | 4 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Jefferson County, Alabama | I-459 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Greenville County, South Carolina | SR-80 J VERNE SMITH PKWY | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | Bates City, Lafayette County, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Parker, La Paz County, Arizona | S CALIFORNIA AVE | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Riverside County, California | I-10 | 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.