Fatal crash profile · Model year
2001 Freightliner FLD120
Compared with Freightliner FLD120 · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 19
- Fatal crashes
- 19
- Deaths inside
- 4
- Other deaths
- 17
Between 2020 and 2024, 19 vehicles described as 2001 Freightliner FLD120 were involved in 19 fatal crashes in the United States. 4 people died inside these vehicles and 17 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 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 |
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 the same as the share for Freightliner FLD120: 19%
- About 1.4 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 35 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 |
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
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About double the share for Freightliner FLD120: 5%
- About 1.6 times the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 55 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 FLD120: 2%
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
32%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Freightliner FLD120: 33%
- About three-quarters of the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2001 Freightliner FLD120 | Freightliner FLD120 | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 10.5% | 5.2% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 31.6% | 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 | 15 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Snow | 1 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 14 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 2 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2024 | Haakon County, South Dakota | SR-34 | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2024 | Hansford County, Texas | SR-136 | 2 |
| 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 |
| Apr 18, 2023 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | I-70 RAMP 228196 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Potter County, Texas | RM 1061 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Burnet County, Texas | FM 2657 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | SR-0072 LANCASTER RD | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Canadian County, Oklahoma | CR-234TH ST NW | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Lauderdale County, Mississippi | SR-19 | 1 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | Milford, Ellis County, Texas | US-35E E | 1 |
| May 28, 2021 | Polk County, Florida | US-98 | 1 |
| May 27, 2021 | Llano County, Texas | SR-29 | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2021 | Pierce County, Washington | CR-CANYON RD E | 1 |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Cabot, Lonoke County, Arkansas | US-67-11 | 2 |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Cleveland County, North Carolina | SSR-1352 CROWER RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Limestone County, Alabama | I-65 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | Glynn County, Georgia | US-341/25 SR27 NEW JESUP HWY | 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.