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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2021 | Jackson County, Texas | SR-111 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2021 | Lenzburg, St. Clair County, Illinois | SR-13 | 2 |
| Jan 13, 2021 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | SR-6 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Marion County, Florida | SR-326 E | 1 |
| Dec 9, 2020 | Carroll County, Kentucky | I-71 | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Hart County, Kentucky | SR-88 | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2020 | Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey | CR-674 W GARDEN RD | 1 |
| Nov 10, 2020 | DeSoto County, Mississippi | I-55 | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2020 | Highlands County, Florida | SR-66 FLORIDA CRACKER TR | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Celina, Collin County, Texas | DALLAS PKWY | 1 |
| Oct 8, 2020 | Cimarron County, Oklahoma | US-287 | 1 |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Weatherford, Parker County, Texas | SR-171/MAIN ST | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Fairfax County, Virginia | SR-286/I-66 RAMP | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Ventura County, California | SR-126 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Sioux County, Iowa | CR-B30/340TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | Gahanna, Franklin County, Ohio | I-270 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Washtenaw County, Michigan | CR-ELLSWORTH RD | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Warren County, Mississippi | SR-3 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Macon County, Georgia | SR-49 ANDERSONVILLE TRL | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Magnolia, Columbia County, Arkansas | US-79-04B | 2 |
| Aug 5, 2020 | McMinn County, Tennessee | SR-305 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2020 | El Paso County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2020 | Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia | I-20 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2020 | Hillsborough County, Florida | I-275 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut | I-95 | 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.