Fatal crash profile · Model year
2005 Peterbilt 379
Compared with Peterbilt 379 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 79
- Fatal crashes
- 79
- Deaths inside
- 8
- Other deaths
- 84
Between 2020 and 2024, 79 vehicles described as 2005 Peterbilt 379 were involved in 79 fatal crashes in the United States. 8 people died inside these vehicles and 84 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 | 17 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 |
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 | 1 | 18 |
| 2021 | 1 | 24 |
| 2022 | 5 | 16 |
| 2023 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 1 | 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%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.1 times 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%
34%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.3 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 | 2005 Peterbilt 379 | Peterbilt 379 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 3.8% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 34.2% | 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 | 53 |
| Cloudy | 14 |
| Rain | 4 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 3 |
| Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 47 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 21 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
| Dusk | 3 |
| Dawn | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 13 |
| Tennessee | 5 |
| South Dakota | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 5 |
| Florida | 5 |
| Louisiana | 5 |
| Kentucky | 5 |
| Colorado | 3 |
| North Carolina | 3 |
| Indiana | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2024 | Pettis County, Missouri | SR-O | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Bonneville County, Idaho | US-26 | 1 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Dunlap, Sequatchie County, Tennessee | SR-28 | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Hutchinson County, South Dakota | US-81 | 2 |
| May 16, 2024 | El Paso County, Texas | US-62/MONTANA AVE | 1 |
| May 2, 2024 | Harrison County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | US-20 OLD BOSTON RD | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Claiborne County, Mississippi | US-61 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Yoakum County, Texas | SR-83 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2024 | Fennimore, Grant County, Wisconsin | US-18 12TH ST | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2024 | Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | I-55 | 1 |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee | I-40 | 1 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Grady County, Oklahoma | I-44 | 3 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana | US-167 | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana | SR-14 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Partridge, Reno County, Kansas | SR-61 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Adams County, Wisconsin | SR-13 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Baltimore County, Maryland | SR-151 NORTH POINT BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Clark County, Illinois | I-70 | 1 |
| May 31, 2023 | Sanborn County, South Dakota | 241ST ST | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2023 | McLennan County, Texas | US-84/BELL DR | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Harris County, Texas | MU-BREEN RD | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Jo Daviess County, Illinois | US-20 SR-64 | 2 |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Cloverport, Breckinridge County, Kentucky | US-60 | 1 |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Granville County, North Carolina | I-85 | 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.