Fatal crash profile · Model
Freightliner FLD120
Compared with Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 58
- Fatal crashes
- 58
- Deaths inside
- 12
- Other deaths
- 50
Between 2020 and 2024, 58 vehicles described as Freightliner FLD120 were involved in 58 fatal crashes in the United States. 12 people died inside these vehicles and 50 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 | 13 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 |
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
19%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.4 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 14 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 12 |
| 2024 | 3 | 9 |
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: 7%
- About 25 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
2%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
33%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About three-quarters of the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Freightliner FLD120 | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 5.2% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.7% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 32.8% | 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 | 42 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 3 |
| Snow | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 42 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dusk | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 15 |
| Alabama | 4 |
| Louisiana | 3 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Missouri | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Freightliner FLD120 by model year
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2024 | Warren County, North Carolina | I-85 S | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Hephzibah, Richmond County, Georgia | SR-121 PEACH ORCHARD RD | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Roosevelt, Duchesne County, Utah | US-40 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Haakon County, South Dakota | SR-34 | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | I-80 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Hansford County, Texas | SR-136 | 2 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | Forest View, Cook County, Illinois | I-55/STEPHENSON EXPWY | 1 |
| May 20, 2024 | Beauregard Parish, Louisiana | SR-112 | 1 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Kendall County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Freeborn County, Minnesota | I-90 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania | SR-453 BIRMINGHAM PKE | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Travis County, Texas | US-183 | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Torrance County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Howard County, Texas | RM 33 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Iowa County, Wisconsin | US-18 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Atascosa County, Texas | FM 791 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Travis County, Texas | US-183 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2023 | El Paso, El Paso County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2023 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | I-44 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Marion County, Texas | US-59 | 2 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Lansing, Cook County, Illinois | I-80 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2023 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | I-70 RAMP 228196 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2023 | Hall County, Nebraska | US-281 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Henry County, Ohio | SR-18 | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Barbour County, Alabama | US-82 SR-6 | 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.