Fatal crash profile · Model

Peterbilt 387

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 72
Fatal crashes: 72
Deaths inside: 8
Other deaths: 71

Between 2020 and 2024, 72 vehicles described as Peterbilt 387 were involved in 72 fatal crashes in the United States. 8 people died inside these vehicles and 71 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	20
2021	20
2022	13
2023	13
2024	6

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	1	19
2021	2	20
2022	2	16
2023	2	11
2024	1	5

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

10%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.7 times the share for Peterbilt: 6%
About half the share for all vehicles: 19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About double the share for Peterbilt: 1%
About 15 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

50%

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

About 1.5 times the share for Peterbilt: 33%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Peterbilt 387	Peterbilt	All vehicles
Driver speeding	9.7%	5.6%	19.0%
Driver drinking	2.8%	1.3%	17.7%
At night	50.0%	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	53
Cloudy	8
Rain	4
Blowing Snow	1
Fog, Smog, Smoke	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	35
Dark - Not Lighted	27
Dark - Lighted	6
Dusk	2
Dark - Unknown Lighting	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	21
Florida	5
Ohio	4
California	4
Arkansas	3
Illinois	3
Idaho	3
Colorado	2
Wisconsin	2
Georgia	2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Peterbilt 387 by model year

2010 10 crashes
2007 13 crashes
2006 11 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
Aug 22, 2022	Adams County, Wisconsin	SR-21	3
Aug 20, 2022	St. Francis County, Arkansas	I-40	1
Aug 12, 2022	Marshall County, Illinois	I-39	1
Jul 31, 2022	Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas	SR-18	1
Jul 7, 2022	Fairfield County, South Carolina	I-77	1
Mar 12, 2022	Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida	I-95	1
Feb 20, 2022	Travis County, Texas	SR-71	1
Dec 29, 2021	Spartanburg County, South Carolina	SR-101 HWY 101	1
Dec 8, 2021	Zavalla, Angelina County, Texas	SR-63/MAIN ST	1
Nov 8, 2021	Richland County, Ohio	I-71	1
Oct 14, 2021	Fresno County, California	MOUNT WHITNEY AVE	1
Sep 21, 2021	Mineral County, Colorado	US-160	1
Aug 23, 2021	Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri	US-54	2
Jul 31, 2021	Moss Point, Jackson County, Mississippi	SR-63	1
Jun 11, 2021	Allen County, Ohio	SR-117	1
Jun 1, 2021	La Paz County, Arizona	I-10	1
May 22, 2021	Crockett County, Texas	I-10	1
May 14, 2021	White County, Illinois	I-64	1
Apr 4, 2021	Bell County, Texas	SR-36/AIRPORT RD	1
Apr 4, 2021	Morgan County, Colorado	US-34	2
Mar 23, 2021	Pecos, Reeves County, Texas	BI-20 3RD ST	1
Mar 21, 2021	Crane County, Texas	US-385	1
Mar 17, 2021	Jackson County, Texas	SR-111	1
Mar 1, 2021	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio	I-270	1
Feb 25, 2021	Deuel County, Nebraska	I-80	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.