Fatal crash profile · Model year
2007 Peterbilt 379
Compared with Peterbilt 379 · Peterbilt · All vehicles
- 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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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 | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2022 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma | N BRYANT AVE | 1 |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Chaves County, New Mexico | US-285 | 1 |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Richland Parish, Louisiana | US-425 | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Somervell County, Texas | US-67 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2021 | Falls County, Texas | FM 147 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Ellsworth County, Kansas | SR-156 | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas | I-35 KTA TPKE | 1 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Lumberton, Hardin County, Texas | US-69/LHS DR | 1 |
| Oct 21, 2021 | Clay County, Tennessee | CR-BAKERTON RD | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Hudson, Black Hawk County, Iowa | SR-58/S HUDSON RD | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Story County, Iowa | I-35 | 2 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado | US-40 W COLFAX AVE | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Barbour County, West Virginia | US-33 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2021 | Wood County, Wisconsin | SR-73 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2021 | San Bernardino County, California | SR-138 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2021 | Butler County, Ohio | I-75 | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2021 | Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas | SR-42 | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2021 | Cheyenne County, Colorado | US-40 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Macon County, Illinois | US-36 | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Franklin County, Arkansas | I-40-12 | 2 |
| May 16, 2021 | Dawson County, Texas | SR-349 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2021 | Jasper County, Texas | US-96 | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Monticello, Wright County, Minnesota | SR-25 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Spencer County, Indiana | US-231N | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2021 | Gaines County, Texas | SR-214 | 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.