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
| 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%
| 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
8%
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%
2%
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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2021 | Sauk County, Wisconsin | SR-136 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2021 | Butler County, Ohio | US-127 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Glades County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Walker County, Texas | I-45 | 2 |
| Aug 9, 2021 | Emanuel County, Georgia | SR-4 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Chickamauga, Walker County, Georgia | SR-1 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Grant County, Washington | SR-26 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Mason County, West Virginia | US-35 | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2021 | Lane County, Oregon | SR-58 ODOT 18 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee | I-75 US-74 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Churchville, Monroe County, New York | SR-252 BEAVER RD | 1 |
| May 19, 2021 | Thurston County, Washington | CR-93RD AVE SE | 1 |
| May 6, 2021 | Butler County, Missouri | SR-B | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Josephine County, Oregon | US-199 ODOT 25 | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Victoria County, Texas | SR-185 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan | SR-102 8 MILE RD | 1 |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | ED BLUESTEIN BLVD SVRD NB BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2021 | Elkhart County, Indiana | US-6 | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2021 | Howard County, Texas | SR-350 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | Bensenville, DuPage County, Illinois | YORK RD | 1 |
| Feb 27, 2021 | Nowata County, Oklahoma | US-169 | 2 |
| Feb 22, 2021 | Patterson, Pierce County, Georgia | SR-38 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | I-35 SB | 2 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky | I-65 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2021 | Lake County, Florida | CR-33 | 2 |
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.