Fatal crash profile · Model year
2006 Peterbilt 379
Compared with Peterbilt 379 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 78
- Fatal crashes
- 78
- Deaths inside
- 11
- Other deaths
- 76
Between 2020 and 2024, 78 vehicles described as 2006 Peterbilt 379 were involved in 78 fatal crashes in the United States. 11 people died inside these vehicles and 76 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 | 16 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 13 |
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 1.3 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 | 3 | 17 |
| 2021 | 2 | 24 |
| 2022 | 4 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 2 | 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
9%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.5 times the share for Peterbilt 379: 6%
- About 1.6 times the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About half 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%
22%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 80 percent of the share for Peterbilt 379: 27%
- About two-thirds of the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2006 Peterbilt 379 | Peterbilt 379 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 9.0% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 21.8% | 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 | 49 |
| Cloudy | 10 |
| Rain | 5 |
| Blowing Sand, Soil, Dirt | 2 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 59 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 10 |
| Dark - Lighted | 3 |
| Dawn | 3 |
| Dusk | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 15 |
| Kansas | 6 |
| Iowa | 4 |
| Mississippi | 4 |
| Missouri | 3 |
| Illinois | 3 |
| Utah | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Alabama | 3 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2024 | Polk County, Iowa | US-65/HUBBELL AVE | 1 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Carbon County, Pennsylvania | I-476 PA TPKE | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | Thomasville, York County, Pennsylvania | US-30 LINCOLN HWY | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Frederick County, Maryland | SR-491 RAVEN ROCK RD | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Covington County, Mississippi | SR-37 | 1 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | Garland, Dallas County, Texas | I-30 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Howell County, Missouri | US-63 | 1 |
| May 8, 2024 | Newton County, Mississippi | SR-503 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Potosi, Washington County, Missouri | SR-8 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Waller County, Texas | FM 2855 | 1 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | MU-LIBERTY AVE | 1 |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Tipton County, Indiana | SR-28 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Bell County, Texas | SR-95 | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Clay County, Mississippi | SR-50 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | Rapides Parish, Louisiana | SR-28 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2023 | Shelby County, Alabama | SR-25 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Nacogdoches County, Texas | US-59 | 1 |
| May 5, 2023 | Pushmataha County, Oklahoma | CR-CLOUDY RD 1931 RD | 1 |
| May 1, 2023 | Montgomery County, Illinois | I-55 | 2 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Bates County, Missouri | SR-18 | 1 |
| Mar 28, 2023 | Fort Thomas, Graham County, Arizona | US-70 | 1 |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kansas | SR-156 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2022 | Cherokee County, Oklahoma | US-62 | 1 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Mexican Hat, San Juan County, Utah | US-163 | 1 |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Ford County, Kansas | US-283 | 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.