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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2023 | Roscommon County, Michigan | SR-55 LAKE CITY RD | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York | I-87/287 | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Albany, Albany County, New York | I-90 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | Mayes County, Oklahoma | I-44 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2023 | Alton, Madison County, Illinois | US-67 LANDMARKS BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Polk County, Iowa | I-35/I-80 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Saline County, Arkansas | I-30 | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2023 | Tucson, Pima County, Arizona | I-10 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | McKinley County, New Mexico | US-491 | 2 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | LONG BEACH AVE | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Rimrock, Yavapai County, Arizona | I-17 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Fairfield County, South Carolina | I-77 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | Smith County, Texas | SR-155/FRANKSTON HWY | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | I-465 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Jefferson County, Alabama | CR-OLD TUSCALOOSA HWY | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Farmington, Ontario County, New York | I-90 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Caldwell County, Kentucky | I-69 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia | SR-61 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2023 | Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida | US-23 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Jefferson County, Florida | US-98 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Ellis County, Texas | I-35 | 2 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Gloucester County, New Jersey | I-295 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Cecil County, Maryland | I-95 JFK MEM HWY | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Cecil County, Maryland | SR-213 | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | Torrance County, New Mexico | I-40 | 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.