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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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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Freightliner models

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Apr 20, 2023 Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida 1
Apr 19, 2023 Erie County, Pennsylvania 1
Apr 19, 2023 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Apr 19, 2023 Keith County, Nebraska 1
Apr 19, 2023 Clinton County, Indiana 1
Apr 18, 2023 Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia 2
Apr 18, 2023 Robertson County, Tennessee 1
Apr 18, 2023 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 1
Apr 18, 2023 Homewood, Cook County, Illinois 1
Apr 17, 2023 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Apr 17, 2023 Cecil County, Maryland 1
Apr 17, 2023 Scott County, Arkansas 1
Apr 17, 2023 Blount County, Alabama 1
Apr 16, 2023 Bay County, Michigan 1
Apr 16, 2023 Tamarac, Broward County, Florida 1
Apr 15, 2023 Lakeville, Dakota County, Minnesota 1
Apr 15, 2023 Azusa, Los Angeles County, California 1
Apr 15, 2023 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 2
Apr 14, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 2
Apr 14, 2023 Fulton County, Pennsylvania 1
Apr 14, 2023 Williams County, Ohio 1
Apr 14, 2023 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Apr 14, 2023 Columbia County, Florida 1
Apr 13, 2023 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Apr 13, 2023 Monroe County, Mississippi 1

Compare Freightliner with another vehicle

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.