Fatal crash profile · Model
Freightliner Classic
Compared with Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 13
- Fatal crashes
- 13
- Deaths inside
- 5
- Other deaths
- 9
Between 2020 and 2024, 13 vehicles described as Freightliner Classic were involved in 13 fatal crashes in the United States. 5 people died inside these vehicles and 9 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 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 |
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
36%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 3 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
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
15%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About double the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 80 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: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
38%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Freightliner Classic | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 15.4% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 38.5% | 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 | 11 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Maine | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2024 | Douglas County, Oregon | I-5 | 1 |
| May 2, 2024 | Bartow County, Georgia | CR-045200 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Washington County, Maine | SR-9 AIRLINE RD | 2 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Butler County, Kansas | SR-96 | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2023 | Gallipolis Ferry, Mason County, West Virginia | SR-2 HUNTINGTON RD | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Bradford County, Pennsylvania | SSR-4013 BERWICK TURNPIKE RD | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Lenoir County, North Carolina | US-70 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Payson, Utah County, Utah | I-15 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Wyoming County, Pennsylvania | US-6 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2021 | Porter County, Indiana | I-94 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Panola County, Texas | FM 2517 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2020 | Blytheville, Mississippi County, Arkansas | SR-151-2 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Stanislaus County, California | SR-108 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.