Fatal crash profile · Model year
2025 Freightliner Cascadia
Compared with Freightliner Cascadia · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2024–2024
- 32
- Fatal crashes
- 32
- Deaths inside
- 5
- Other deaths
- 30
In 2024, 32 vehicles described as 2025 Freightliner Cascadia were involved in 32 fatal crashes in the United States. 5 people died inside these vehicles and 30 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 |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 |
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
14%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 12%
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 30 |
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
3%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About half the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 7%
- About half the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
63%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.3 times the share for Freightliner Cascadia: 49%
- About 1.5 times the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2025 Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner Cascadia | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 3.1% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 62.5% | 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 | 27 |
| Cloudy | 3 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 4 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| Indiana | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Illinois | 2 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| Montana | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2024 | Noxubee County, Mississippi | US-45-ALT | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2024 | McLennan County, Texas | I-35 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Torrance County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Fountain County, Indiana | I-74 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Peoria County, Illinois | I-74 | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Beaverhead County, Montana | I-15 | 1 |
| Nov 28, 2024 | Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi | I-55 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Santa Fe County, New Mexico | I-25 | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Allen County, Indiana | US-27 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Schroon Lake, Essex County, New York | I-87 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Polk County, Florida | US-192 | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Opelika, Lee County, Alabama | I-85 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Caroline County, Maryland | SR-318 FEDERALSBURG HWY | 2 |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Clark County, Illinois | I- 70 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2024 | Irving, Dallas County, Texas | I-635/LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | I-820/WEST LOOP SOUTH | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | SSR-1011 RAILROAD AVE | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2024 | DeSoto County, Mississippi | I-22 | 2 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Sacramento, Sacramento County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Henry County, Ohio | US-6 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | St. Louis County, Missouri | I-55 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Placer County, California | I-80 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Anderson County, Texas | SR-19 | 2 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Warren County, Kentucky | I-65 | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | Bartow County, Georgia | I-75 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.