Fatal crash profile · Make
Freightliner
Compared with All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 7,215
- Fatal crashes
- 6,865
- Deaths inside
- 1,173
- Other deaths
- 7,181
Between 2020 and 2024, 7,215 vehicles described as Freightliner were involved in 6,865 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,173 people died inside these vehicles and 7,181 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 | 1,274 |
| 2021 | 1,600 |
| 2022 | 1,549 |
| 2023 | 1,428 |
| 2024 | 1,364 |
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
14%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 202 | 1,276 |
| 2021 | 265 | 1,589 |
| 2022 | 268 | 1,556 |
| 2023 | 222 | 1,445 |
| 2024 | 216 | 1,315 |
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
7%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
43%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Freightliner | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 6.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.4% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 4,865 |
| Cloudy | 916 |
| Rain | 518 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 142 |
| Snow | 115 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 3,761 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 1,921 |
| Dark - Lighted | 867 |
| Dawn | 161 |
| Dusk | 96 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 977 |
| California | 659 |
| Florida | 457 |
| Georgia | 325 |
| Illinois | 245 |
| Indiana | 238 |
| Tennessee | 231 |
| Ohio | 225 |
| Arizona | 223 |
| North Carolina | 211 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Freightliner models
- Cascadia 3,991 crashes
- M2 844 crashes
- Columbia 541 crashes
- New Cascadia 126" Sleepercab 197 crashes
- Long Conv. 193 crashes
- CST120 167 crashes
- Coronado 155 crashes
- USF-1E 98 crashes
- B2 Bus Chassis 93 crashes
- 114SD 69 crashes
- SD122 65 crashes
- CC Conventional 59 crashes
- FLD120 58 crashes
- FLD132 48 crashes
- New Cascadia 126" Day cab 47 crashes
- MT 45G Front Gasoline Engine Walk in Van Chassis 39 crashes
- MT 45 Chassis 30 crashes
- Med. Conv. 26 crashes
- Sprinter 23 crashes
- FL70 22 crashes
- New Cascadia 116" Day cab 20 crashes
- 108SD 18 crashes
- MT 55 Chassis 16 crashes
- Freightliner 14 crashes
- MT 55G Front Gasoline Engine Walk in Van Chassis 14 crashes
- Classic 13 crashes
- FL112 13 crashes
- C120 12 crashes
- XC-M Modular Rail Rear Engine Motor Home Chassis 11 crashes
- FL60 9 crashes
- FS 65 Chassis 8 crashes
- XC-R Raised Rail Rear Engine Motor Home Chassis 8 crashes
- XC Chassis 8 crashes
- FL80 7 crashes
- Conventional 7 crashes
- New Cascadia 116" Sleepercab 6 crashes
- XC-S Straight Rail Rear Engine Motor Home Chassis 6 crashes
- FLD112 5 crashes
- CST112 4 crashes
- C.O.E. 3 crashes
- MBC Front Engine Commercial Bus Chassis 3 crashes
- XC Raised Rail Rear Engine Motor Home Chassis 3 crashes
- FL50 3 crashes
- S2G Conventional Full Cab and Chassis 3 crashes
- Argosy 2 crashes
- High COE 2 crashes
- FL106 2 crashes
- MB80 2 crashes
- S2 106 Bus Chassis 1 crash
- VCL Chassis 1 crash
- MC Chassis 1 crash
- MB70 1 crash
- S2C 106 Conventional Cab & Chassis 1 crash
- eCascadia 116” Day cab 1 crash
- XCS Chassis 1 crash
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2023 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | SR-15 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Maverick County, Texas | US-57 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Cisco, Eastland County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Jackson County, Indiana | CR-600 | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina | SSR-1145 VIRGINIA ST | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia | US-278 GORDON HWY | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Phillips County, Colorado | CR-37 | 1 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Kern County, California | SR-99 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Orangeburg County, South Carolina | US-301 FIVE CHOP RD | 3 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Winslow, Camden County, New Jersey | CR-561 SOUTH EGG HARBOR RD | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | I-10 | 1 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Placentia, Orange County, California | SR-57 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | US-176 S PINE STREET | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina | I-74 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona | SR-377 | 1 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, Alabama | SR-38 US-280 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Montague County, Texas | US-81 | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | McHenry County, North Dakota | US-2W | 1 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Grass Valley, Nevada County, California | SR-49 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Denison, Grayson County, Texas | US-75 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Aiken County, South Carolina | SR-260 WRIGHTS MILL RD | 2 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Jasper County, South Carolina | US-17 SPEEDWAY BLVD | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Bolivar County, Mississippi | SR-8 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Hart County, Kentucky | I-65 | 1 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Alachua County, Florida | I-75 | 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.