Fatal crash profile · Model year

1994 Peterbilt 379

Compared with Peterbilt 379 · Peterbilt · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
11
Fatal crashes
11
Deaths inside
4
Other deaths
12

Between 2020 and 2024, 11 vehicles described as 1994 Peterbilt 379 were involved in 11 fatal crashes in the United States. 4 people died inside these vehicles and 12 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 3
2021 2
2022 1
2023 3
2024 2

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

25%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About double the share for Peterbilt 379: 10%
  • About double the share for Peterbilt: 11%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 3 0
2021 1 1
2022 0 6
2023 0 3
2024 0 2

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

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 3 times the share for Peterbilt 379: 6%
  • About 3 times the share for Peterbilt: 6%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

0%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt 379: 1%
  • About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 1%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

9%

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

  • About one-third of the share for Peterbilt 379: 27%
  • About 30 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 33%
  • About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 1994 Peterbilt 379 Peterbilt 379 Peterbilt All vehicles
Driver speeding 18.2% 5.9% 5.6% 19.0%
Driver drinking 0.0% 1.1% 1.3% 17.7%
At night 9.1% 26.8% 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 6
Cloudy 2
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1
Rain 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 9
Dark - Not Lighted 2

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
Florida 2
California 1
Texas 1
Tennessee 1
Pennsylvania 1
South Dakota 1
Missouri 1
Utah 1
Georgia 1
Oklahoma 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 31, 2024 Talbot County, Georgia 1
Feb 2, 2024 Charles Mix County, South Dakota 1
Jul 26, 2023 Jasper, Marion County, Tennessee 1
Jul 26, 2023 Lee County, Florida 1
Jan 11, 2023 Los Indios, Cameron County, Texas 1
Mar 22, 2022 Tishomingo, Johnston County, Oklahoma 6
Nov 6, 2021 Clay County, Florida 1
May 20, 2021 Beaver, Beaver County, Utah 1
Dec 19, 2020 San Diego County, California 1
Aug 11, 2020 Clinton County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 1, 2020 Cole County, Missouri 1

Compare 1994 Peterbilt 379 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.