Fatal crash profile · Model year
1995 Peterbilt 379
Compared with Peterbilt 379 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 23
- Fatal crashes
- 23
- Deaths inside
- 2
- Other deaths
- 21
Between 2020 and 2024, 23 vehicles described as 1995 Peterbilt 379 were involved in 23 fatal crashes in the United States. 2 people died inside these vehicles and 21 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 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 |
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
9%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 85 percent of the share for Peterbilt 379: 10%
- About 80 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 |
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
4%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About three-quarters of the share for Peterbilt 379: 6%
- About three-quarters of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 25 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 379: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
26%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt 379: 27%
- About 80 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1995 Peterbilt 379 | Peterbilt 379 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 4.3% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 26.1% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 15 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
| Oregon | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2024 | Noxubee County, Mississippi | SR-388 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | Barnes County, North Dakota | SR-1 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2024 | McCook County, South Dakota | I-90 W | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Jackson County, Oklahoma | US-283 | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine | SR-26 MAINE ST | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Hill County, Texas | SR-171 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | Carlisle, Lonoke County, Arkansas | I-40 RAMP | 1 |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Hardin County, Kentucky | I-65 | 1 |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Conecuh County, Alabama | US-84 SR-12 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2023 | Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana | SR-24 | 1 |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas | US-59/STALLINGS DR | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2022 | Garvin County, Oklahoma | SR-76 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Barton County, Kansas | NE 130TH AVE | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Weakley County, Tennessee | SR-89 PALMERSVILLE HWY | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Cumberland County, North Carolina | I-95 RAMP | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2021 | St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | SR-21 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 2021 | Clackamas County, Oregon | SR-211 ODOT 161 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2020 | Hanover County, Virginia | I-295 | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Tate County, Mississippi | I-55 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Newport News, Newport News city, Virginia | I-64 | 1 |
| Apr 7, 2020 | Klamath County, Oregon | US-97 ODOT 4 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2020 | St. Lucie County, Florida | CR-603 | 1 |
| Jan 8, 2020 | Eddy County, New Mexico | SR-128 | 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.