Fatal crash profile · Model

Peterbilt 379

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
794
Fatal crashes
789
Deaths inside
92
Other deaths
826

Between 2020 and 2024, 794 vehicles described as Peterbilt 379 were involved in 789 fatal crashes in the United States. 92 people died inside these vehicles and 826 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 167
2021 208
2022 147
2023 142
2024 130

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

10%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 11%
  • About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 16 169
2021 18 223
2022 31 145
2023 16 152
2024 11 137

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

6%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 6%
  • About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%

1%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 1%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

27%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 80 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 33%
  • About half the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Peterbilt 379 Peterbilt All vehicles
Driver speeding 5.9% 5.6% 19.0%
Driver drinking 1.1% 1.3% 17.7%
At night 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 557
Cloudy 123
Rain 35
Fog, Smog, Smoke 17
Snow 8

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 549
Dark - Not Lighted 158
Dark - Lighted 46
Dusk 14
Dawn 13

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 132
Florida 33
Louisiana 29
Oklahoma 29
Kansas 27
Missouri 27
Tennessee 25
Arkansas 23
Minnesota 23
Alabama 22

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Peterbilt 379 by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 18, 2020 Kootenai County, Idaho 1
Dec 17, 2020 McDonough County, Illinois 1
Dec 17, 2020 Lake County, California 1
Dec 16, 2020 Clinton County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 11, 2020 Hanover County, Virginia 1
Dec 10, 2020 Robertson County, Tennessee 1
Dec 9, 2020 Orange, Orange County, Texas 1
Dec 8, 2020 Itasca County, Minnesota 1
Dec 8, 2020 Mitchell County, Iowa 1
Dec 7, 2020 Bell County, Texas 1
Dec 7, 2020 Washington County, Tennessee 1
Dec 1, 2020 Travis County, Texas 2
Nov 25, 2020 Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky 1
Nov 23, 2020 Becker County, Minnesota 1
Nov 19, 2020 Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa 1
Nov 13, 2020 Lincoln County, Minnesota 1
Nov 11, 2020 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Nov 10, 2020 Dakota County, Nebraska 1
Nov 6, 2020 Monroe County, Tennessee 1
Nov 5, 2020 Sargent County, North Dakota 1
Nov 4, 2020 Scott County, Kansas 2
Oct 30, 2020 Merrick County, Nebraska 1
Oct 29, 2020 Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 28, 2020 Garland, Box Elder County, Utah 1
Oct 27, 2020 Hall County, Texas 1

Compare Peterbilt 379 with another vehicle

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.