Fatal crash profile · Model
Peterbilt 377
Compared with Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 17
- Fatal crashes
- 17
- Deaths inside
- 3
- Other deaths
- 17
Between 2020 and 2024, 17 vehicles described as Peterbilt 377 were involved in 17 fatal crashes in the United States. 3 people died inside these vehicles and 17 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 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 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
15%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.4 times the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About 30 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
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
12%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About double the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About two-thirds 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%
35%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About 70 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Peterbilt 377 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 11.8% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 35.3% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 13 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Cloudy | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 12 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 1 |
| Dark - Lighted | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Iowa | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2024 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | SR-85 | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Webster County, Iowa | CR-D20/230TH ST | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | CR-A | 1 |
| May 29, 2024 | Henderson County, North Carolina | SSR-1006 HOWARD GAP RD | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Petersburg, Petersburg city, Virginia | MU-9013 HALIFAX RD | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana | I-55 | 3 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | Reno County, Kansas | SR-96 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | I-25 | 1 |
| May 20, 2023 | Nye County, Nevada | US-95 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Queen Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona | N GARY RD | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky | US-119 | 2 |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah | BANGERTER PKWY | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2020 | Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | US-190 | 1 |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Bedford County, Virginia | SR-24/STEWARTSVILLE RD | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2020 | Akron, Summit County, Ohio | SR-8 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | 32ND AVE | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Alliance, Pamlico County, North Carolina | SR-55 | 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.