Fatal crash profile · Model
Peterbilt 379
Compared with Peterbilt · All vehicles
- 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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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
- 2007 103 crashes
- 2006 78 crashes
- 2005 79 crashes
- 2004 49 crashes
- 2003 46 crashes
- 2002 28 crashes
- 2001 51 crashes
- 2000 85 crashes
- 1999 60 crashes
- 1998 55 crashes
- 1997 35 crashes
- 1996 34 crashes
- 1995 23 crashes
- 1994 11 crashes
- 1993 14 crashes
- 1992 10 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2020 | Newport News, Newport News city, Virginia | I-64 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Codington County, South Dakota | CR-455TH AVE | 1 |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho | US-26 | 2 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | Stark County, Ohio | SR-172 LINCOLN ST | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2020 | Cottageville, Jackson County, West Virginia | SR-62 | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2020 | Oregon County, Missouri | SR-E | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2020 | El Paso County, Colorado | CR-FALCON HWY | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Freestone County, Texas | US-79 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2020 | Cleburne County, Alabama | I-20 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Wilkes County, North Carolina | US-421 BUS/SR-115 STATESVILLE | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Clinton County, Pennsylvania | US-220 FRANK D O REILLY HWY | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Kosciusko County, Indiana | SR-15S | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Pennington County, Minnesota | SR-1 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2020 | Coahoma County, Mississippi | US-61 | 1 |
| Aug 4, 2020 | Shiprock, San Juan County, New Mexico | SR-371 | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Grant County, Washington | CR-ROAD U SE | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Van Buren, Grant County, Indiana | I-69 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2020 | Platte County, Missouri | SR-92 | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2020 | Marshall County, Minnesota | SR-89 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Will County, Illinois | I-80 | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2020 | Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah | US-6 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Conway County, Arkansas | SR-92-01 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-826 NE 167TH ST | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2020 | Meade County, South Dakota | SR-34 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2020 | Hamlin County, South Dakota | CR-465 AVE | 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.