Fatal crash profile · Model year
2001 Peterbilt 379
Compared with Peterbilt 379 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 51
- Fatal crashes
- 51
- Deaths inside
- 4
- Other deaths
- 61
Between 2020 and 2024, 51 vehicles described as 2001 Peterbilt 379 were involved in 51 fatal crashes in the United States. 4 people died inside these vehicles and 61 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 | 8 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 |
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
6%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 60 percent of the share for Peterbilt 379: 10%
- About 55 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 11%
- About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 20 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0 | 12 |
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 two-thirds of the share for Peterbilt 379: 6%
- About two-thirds of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About 20 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%
31%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Peterbilt 379: 27%
- About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2001 Peterbilt 379 | Peterbilt 379 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 3.9% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 31.4% | 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 | 40 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 33 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 13 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 12 |
| Arkansas | 4 |
| Missouri | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| Indiana | 2 |
| Oregon | 2 |
| Louisiana | 2 |
| Tennessee | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2021 | Lake Village, Chicot County, Arkansas | US-65-02 | 2 |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Hunt County, Texas | US-69 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2021 | Pulaski County, Arkansas | I-530-3 | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas | US-412 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2021 | Bridgewater, Somerset County, New Jersey | I-287 | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2021 | Sac County, Iowa | SR-175/370TH ST | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2021 | San Felipe, Austin County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2021 | Pike County, Kentucky | SR-3218 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Bowie County, Texas | US-82 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2021 | North Bend, Coos County, Oregon | US-101 ODOT 9 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2021 | Rogers County, Oklahoma | I-44 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Floyd County, Texas | FM 2301 | 3 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Logan County, Arkansas | SR-22-3 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2021 | Robbinsville, Mercer County, New Jersey | I-95 | 2 |
| Apr 19, 2021 | Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky | SR-90 | 1 |
| Apr 3, 2021 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | Weld County, Colorado | SR-392 | 1 |
| Feb 28, 2021 | Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma | SR-33 | 2 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Lake County, California | SR-29 | 1 |
| Dec 10, 2020 | Robertson County, Tennessee | US-431 SR-65 | 1 |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Travis County, Texas | RM 1826 | 2 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Columbia County, Georgia | I-20 | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Hollister, Taney County, Missouri | US-65 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Van Buren, Grant County, Indiana | I-69 | 1 |
| May 25, 2020 | Somerset County, Pennsylvania | SR-2031 GARRETT SHORTCUT RD | 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.