Fatal crash profile · Model year
1996 Freightliner USF-1E
Compared with Freightliner USF-1E · Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 27
- Fatal crashes
- 27
- Deaths inside
- 3
- Other deaths
- 30
Between 2020 and 2024, 27 vehicles described as 1996 Freightliner USF-1E were involved in 27 fatal crashes in the United States. 3 people died inside these vehicles and 30 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 | 5 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
9%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 60 percent of the share for Freightliner USF-1E: 15%
- About two-thirds of the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
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
0%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner USF-1E: 3%
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 5 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 USF-1E: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
37%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.3 times the share for Freightliner USF-1E: 29%
- About 85 percent of the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1996 Freightliner USF-1E | Freightliner USF-1E | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 0.0% | 3.1% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 37.0% | 28.6% | 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 | 21 |
| Cloudy | 2 |
| Rain | 2 |
| Snow | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 16 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 5 |
| South Carolina | 4 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Indiana | 2 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
| Washington | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Nevada | 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 2, 2024 | Robertson County, Texas | SR-14 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2024 | Lyon County, Nevada | US-50 | 1 |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Harnett County, North Carolina | SSR-1128 DARROCH | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Gadsden, Crockett County, Tennessee | US-70A/79 SR-76 | 3 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Pahokee, Palm Beach County, Florida | US-441 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Whitewright, Grayson County, Texas | US-69 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Chambers County, Alabama | CR-278 | 1 |
| May 2, 2023 | Sanford, Seminole County, Florida | SR-46 | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Sampson County, North Carolina | SSR-1004 NEEDMORE RD | 2 |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Orangeburg County, South Carolina | I-95 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2022 | Okeechobee County, Florida | US-441 | 1 |
| Dec 28, 2021 | LaPorte County, Indiana | US-20 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Olmsted County, Minnesota | US-52 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Pooler, Chatham County, Georgia | US-80 | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Williamsburg County, South Carolina | SR-41 COUNTY LINE RD | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2021 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | SR-310 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2021 | Union County, Mississippi | SR-15 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Monrovia, Morgan County, Indiana | I-70 | 1 |
| May 28, 2021 | Converse, Bexar County, Texas | SR-1604 LOOP | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | Conway, Horry County, South Carolina | US-501 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2020 | Berkeley County, South Carolina | SR-503 | 3 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Polk County, Florida | SR-60 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Carroll County, Mississippi | I-55 NORTH | 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.