Fatal crash profile · Model

Freightliner Long Conv.

Compared with Freightliner · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 193
Fatal crashes: 193
Deaths inside: 39
Other deaths: 175

Between 2020 and 2024, 193 vehicles described as Freightliner Long Conv. were involved in 193 fatal crashes in the United States. 39 people died inside these vehicles and 175 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	40
2021	49
2022	36
2023	29
2024	39

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

18%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.3 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	8	35
2021	7	47
2022	5	40
2023	9	22
2024	10	31

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

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.2 times the share for Freightliner: 7%
About 40 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for Freightliner: 1%
About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

35%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About 80 percent of the share for Freightliner: 43%
About 70 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Freightliner Long Conv.	Freightliner	All vehicles
Driver speeding	7.8%	6.6%	19.0%
Driver drinking	1.6%	1.4%	17.7%
At night	35.2%	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

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	144
Cloudy	26
Rain	13
Fog, Smog, Smoke	4
Snow	2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	113
Dark - Not Lighted	50
Dark - Lighted	19
Dawn	6
Dusk	3

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
Texas	37
Florida	16
Georgia	13
Tennessee	13
South Carolina	10
Kentucky	10
Mississippi	8
Missouri	7
Arkansas	7
Alabama	6

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Freightliner Long Conv. by model year

2000 76 crashes
1999 52 crashes
1998 30 crashes
1997 18 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Sep 27, 2023	Seymour, Baylor County, Texas	US-277	1
Sep 25, 2023	Eastland County, Texas	US-183	1
Sep 19, 2023	Todd County, South Dakota	SR-63	1
Sep 17, 2023	Stoddard County, Missouri	SR-WW	1
Sep 6, 2023	Dillon County, South Carolina	I-95	1
Aug 25, 2023	Elk Grove Village, Cook County, Illinois	E DEVON AVE	1
Aug 22, 2023	Kaufman County, Texas	I-20	1
Aug 17, 2023	Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey	CR-638 NORTH BURLINGTON RD	1
Aug 6, 2023	Rutherford County, Tennessee	I-840	1
Aug 3, 2023	Nye County, Nevada	SR-361	1
Jun 17, 2023	Graves County, Kentucky	SR-97	1
Jun 9, 2023	Lake County, Florida	SR-33	3
Apr 27, 2023	Whitley County, Kentucky	US-25	1
Mar 29, 2023	Fulton County, Pennsylvania	I-76 MAINLINE TPKE	1
Mar 20, 2023	Hanover County, Virginia	CR-623	1
Mar 2, 2023	Lauderdale County, Tennessee	CR-ARP CENTRAL RD	1
Feb 24, 2023	Hidalgo County, Texas	FM 2812	1
Jan 9, 2023	Augusta County, Virginia	I-81	1
Dec 16, 2022	Madison County, Alabama	US-72 SR-2	1
Dec 9, 2022	Parker County, Texas	I-20	1
Dec 6, 2022	Midland County, Texas	FM 307	1
Dec 6, 2022	Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana	I-49	3
Oct 27, 2022	Barry County, Missouri	SR-76	1
Oct 7, 2022	Chesterfield County, South Carolina	US-601 HWY 601	1
Oct 4, 2022	Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana	SR-10	1

Compare Freightliner Long Conv. with another vehicle

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.