Fatal crash profile · Model year

2007 Peterbilt 379

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
103
Fatal crashes
103
Deaths inside
10
Other deaths
107

Between 2020 and 2024, 103 vehicles described as 2007 Peterbilt 379 were involved in 103 fatal crashes in the United States. 10 people died inside these vehicles and 107 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 17
2021 35
2022 21
2023 18
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 0 20
2021 3 40
2022 3 19
2023 2 18
2024 2 10

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

2%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About one-third of the share for Peterbilt 379: 6%
  • About one-third of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
  • About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

2%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.7 times the share for Peterbilt 379: 1%
  • About 1.5 times the share for Peterbilt: 1%
  • About 10 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

32%

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%
Crash factors compared
Category 2007 Peterbilt 379 Peterbilt 379 Peterbilt All vehicles
Driver speeding 1.9% 5.9% 5.6% 19.0%
Driver drinking 1.9% 1.1% 1.3% 17.7%
At night 32.0% 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

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 73
Cloudy 18
Rain 5
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Snow 1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 68
Dark - Not Lighted 21
Dark - Lighted 10
Dusk 3
Dawn 1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Texas 18
Minnesota 6
Iowa 5
Illinois 4
Kansas 4
Colorado 4
Alabama 4
Pennsylvania 4
Mississippi 4
Louisiana 3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 23, 2024 Belfry, Pike County, Kentucky 1
Dec 11, 2024 Pike County, Missouri 1
Nov 14, 2024 Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 1
Nov 7, 2024 Windom, Cottonwood County, Minnesota 1
Oct 11, 2024 Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri 1
Aug 27, 2024 Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Jun 19, 2024 Cheyenne County, Colorado 1
Apr 23, 2024 Horry County, South Carolina 1
Apr 18, 2024 Pontotoc County, Mississippi 1
Apr 17, 2024 Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Mar 6, 2024 Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia 1
Jan 2, 2024 Cascade County, Montana 1
Dec 8, 2023 Bibb County, Alabama 1
Nov 27, 2023 Bleckley County, Georgia 1
Nov 9, 2023 Mt Laurel, Burlington County, New Jersey 1
Nov 2, 2023 Walworth County, South Dakota 1
Sep 22, 2023 Lauderdale County, Mississippi 1
Sep 1, 2023 Washington County, Maryland 2
Aug 31, 2023 Madison County, Ohio 1
Aug 16, 2023 Freeborn County, Minnesota 1
Aug 11, 2023 Logan County, Kentucky 1
Aug 9, 2023 Leon County, Texas 1
Aug 2, 2023 Coles County, Illinois 2
Jun 18, 2023 Tom Green County, Texas 1
Jun 1, 2023 Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey 1

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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.