Fatal crash profile · Model year
2000 Peterbilt 379
Compared with Peterbilt 379 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 85
- Fatal crashes
- 85
- Deaths inside
- 13
- Other deaths
- 91
Between 2020 and 2024, 85 vehicles described as 2000 Peterbilt 379 were involved in 85 fatal crashes in the United States. 13 people died inside these vehicles and 91 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 | 18 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 |
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 379: 10%
- About 1.2 times the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 18 |
| 2021 | 2 | 28 |
| 2022 | 6 | 20 |
| 2023 | 3 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 11 |
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
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.4 times the share for Peterbilt 379: 6%
- About 1.5 times the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt 379: 1%
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
29%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt 379: 27%
- About 90 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2000 Peterbilt 379 | Peterbilt 379 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.2% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 29.4% | 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 | 62 |
| Cloudy | 14 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 59 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 20 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dusk | 1 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 14 |
| Colorado | 6 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| Ohio | 5 |
| Florida | 4 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| North Carolina | 4 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| Idaho | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2020 | Hays, Ellis County, Kansas | US-183 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2020 | Union County, Mississippi | SR-30 | 1 |
| May 20, 2020 | Plano, Collin County, Texas | US-75 | 2 |
| May 20, 2020 | Evangeline Parish, Louisiana | SR-13 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2020 | Liberty, Waldo County, Maine | SR-220 PINNACLE RD | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Seneca County, Ohio | SR-18 | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2020 | Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida | SR-39 | 1 |
| Feb 24, 2020 | Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri | US-63 | 1 |
| Jan 25, 2020 | Alameda County, California | I-580 | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2020 | Socorro County, New Mexico | US-60 | 2 |
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.