Fatal crash profile · Model

Peterbilt 348

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
57
Fatal crashes
57
Deaths inside
8
Other deaths
55

Between 2020 and 2024, 57 vehicles described as Peterbilt 348 were involved in 57 fatal crashes in the United States. 8 people died inside these vehicles and 55 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 15
2021 8
2022 14
2023 7
2024 13

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

13%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.2 times the share for Peterbilt: 11%
  • About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 3 13
2021 0 8
2022 0 15
2023 2 6
2024 3 13

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 1.2 times the share for Peterbilt: 6%
  • About 35 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 Peterbilt: 1%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

12%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 35 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 33%
  • About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Peterbilt 348 Peterbilt All vehicles
Driver speeding 7.0% 5.6% 19.0%
Driver drinking 0.0% 1.3% 17.7%
At night 12.3% 32.9% 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 42
Cloudy 7
Rain 3
Snow 3
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

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 47
Dark - Not Lighted 7
Dark - Lighted 3

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 14
Florida 8
Georgia 4
California 3
Oklahoma 3
Nebraska 2
Indiana 2
Illinois 2
Arizona 2
Arkansas 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 3, 2020 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Jun 17, 2020 Cook County, Georgia 1
Jun 15, 2020 Pasco County, Florida 1
Jun 8, 2020 Catoosa, Rogers County, Oklahoma 1
May 27, 2020 Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas 1
May 6, 2020 Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
Feb 13, 2020 Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas 1

Compare Peterbilt 348 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.