Fatal crash profile · Model
Freightliner USF-1E
Compared with Freightliner · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 98
- Fatal crashes
- 98
- Deaths inside
- 17
- Other deaths
- 93
Between 2020 and 2024, 98 vehicles described as Freightliner USF-1E were involved in 98 fatal crashes in the United States. 17 people died inside these vehicles and 93 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 | 19 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 12 |
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
15%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Freightliner: 14%
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 17 |
| 2021 | 2 | 23 |
| 2022 | 3 | 15 |
| 2023 | 3 | 27 |
| 2024 | 3 | 11 |
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
3%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About half the share for Freightliner: 7%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About two-thirds of the share for Freightliner: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
29%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About two-thirds of the share for Freightliner: 43%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Freightliner USF-1E | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 3.1% | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.0% | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 75 |
| Cloudy | 9 |
| Rain | 8 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
| Freezing Rain or Drizzle | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 61 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 24 |
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Dawn | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 20 |
| North Carolina | 11 |
| Florida | 11 |
| Georgia | 7 |
| South Carolina | 5 |
| Arkansas | 4 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Mississippi | 3 |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Indiana | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Freightliner USF-1E by model year
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2021 | Converse, Bexar County, Texas | SR-1604 LOOP | 1 |
| May 5, 2021 | Harris County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | Conway, Horry County, South Carolina | US-501 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Davenport, Scott County, Iowa | US-61/US-461/W RIVER DR | 1 |
| Nov 25, 2020 | New Madrid County, Missouri | US-61 | 2 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | Wilmer, Dallas County, Texas | I-45 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2020 | Moore County, North Carolina | US-1 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2020 | Berkeley County, South Carolina | SR-503 | 3 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida | SR-710 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Alachua, Alachua County, Florida | US-441 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Polk County, Florida | SR-60 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Garza County, Texas | US-84 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Barry County, Missouri | SR-39 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2020 | Greene County, Arkansas | US-49-2 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Carroll County, Mississippi | I-55 NORTH | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2020 | Custer County, South Dakota | US-385 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2020 | Douglas County, Oregon | CR-LOON LAKE RD | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2020 | Madison County, Florida | I-10 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2020 | Yakima County, Washington | CR-LATERAL A RD | 2 |
| Jun 2, 2020 | Neshoba County, Mississippi | SR-16 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Kent, King County, Washington | ORILLIA RD S | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2020 | Hays County, Texas | SR-21 | 1 |
| Jan 2, 2020 | Wharton County, Texas | US-59 | 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.