Fatal crash profile · Model year
2024 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2023–2024
- 155
- Fatal crashes
- 155
- Deaths inside
- 18
- Other deaths
- 159
Between 2023 and 2024, 155 vehicles described as 2024 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 155 fatal crashes in the United States. 18 people died inside these vehicles and 159 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 43 |
| 2024 | 112 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 43 |
| 2024 | 13 | 116 |
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
5%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 80 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 7%
- About 80 percent of the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 25 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 55 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About 45 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
52%
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 | 2024 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 5.2% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 52.3% | 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 | 117 |
| Rain | 11 |
| Cloudy | 9 |
| Snow | 8 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 70 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 46 |
| Dark - Lighted | 26 |
| Dusk | 8 |
| Dawn | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 13 |
| Arizona | 11 |
| California | 10 |
| New Mexico | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 |
| Florida | 7 |
| Tennessee | 7 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| Missouri | 5 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2024 | New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware | US-I95 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Grant County, Washington | SR-281 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona | SR-85 NONCARD | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | I-10 | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania | WALNUT ST | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York | SR-394 S PORTAGE RD | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Hollis Center, York County, Maine | SR-117 CAPE RD | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Golden Valley, Mohave County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Santa Fe County, New Mexico | I-25 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Warrick County, Indiana | SR-68 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | Linden, Union County, New Jersey | US-1 | 2 |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee | MU-N BELVEDERE DR | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | SR-342/LANCASTER RD | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Chilton County, Alabama | I-65 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Park County, Wyoming | US-14A/WY-114 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2024 | Frankfort, Will County, Illinois | I- 80 | 2 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Mississippi County, Missouri | I-57 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Ohio County, West Virginia | I-70 | 3 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Yucca, Mohave County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Walker County, Alabama | CR-ARKADELPHIA RD | 2 |
| Sep 7, 2024 | Orangeburg County, South Carolina | US-601 | 2 |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Jefferson County, Missouri | US-67 | 1 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | Houck, Apache County, Arizona | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Moultrie County, Illinois | SR- 121 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | San Luis Obispo County, California | US-101 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2023–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.