Fatal crash profile · Model

Peterbilt 388

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 99
Fatal crashes: 99
Deaths inside: 13
Other deaths: 96

Between 2020 and 2024, 99 vehicles described as Peterbilt 388 were involved in 99 fatal crashes in the United States. 13 people died inside these vehicles and 96 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	16
2021	26
2022	31
2023	14
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

12%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.1 times the share for Peterbilt: 11%
About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	0	18
2021	2	28
2022	7	27
2023	2	13
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

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.4 times the share for Peterbilt: 6%
About 45 percent of 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%

27%

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

About 85 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 33%
About 55 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Peterbilt 388	Peterbilt	All vehicles
Driver speeding	8.1%	5.6%	19.0%
Driver drinking	3.0%	1.3%	17.7%
At night	27.3%	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	72
Cloudy	12
Rain	7
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	15
Dark - Lighted	10
Dawn	4
Dusk	2

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	20
California	19
Pennsylvania	7
Minnesota	6
Louisiana	5
Oklahoma	5
Indiana	4
Michigan	2
Tennessee	2
Nebraska	2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Peterbilt 388 by model year

2014 28 crashes
2013 17 crashes
2012 21 crashes
2011 11 crashes
2008 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 16, 2024	Boone County, Indiana	SR-47	1
Aug 29, 2024	Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California	SR-12	1
Aug 5, 2024	Atascosa County, Texas	SR-97	1
Aug 5, 2024	Adams County, Indiana	US-27	1
Jul 20, 2024	St. Francis County, Arkansas	I-40	1
Jun 27, 2024	Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana	CR-HANO ROAD	1
Jun 21, 2024	Crane County, Texas	US-385	1
Jun 19, 2024	Lassen County, California	US-395	1
Apr 14, 2024	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	BROADWAY	1
Mar 21, 2024	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	CR-563 RIDGE RD	1
Mar 4, 2024	Caddo County, Oklahoma	US-277	1
Mar 1, 2024	Montgomery County, Texas	FM 1314	1
Dec 14, 2023	Placer County, California	SR-49 EL DORADO ST	1
Oct 20, 2023	Newaygo County, Michigan	SPRUCE AVE	1
Oct 11, 2023	Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino County, California	SR-62	1
Oct 9, 2023	Richmond, Contra Costa County, California	I-580 JOHN T KNOTTS FWY	1
Sep 14, 2023	Goodhue County, Minnesota	CR-2	1
Aug 14, 2023	Gaines County, Texas	SR-214	2
Jul 25, 2023	Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania	US-22 WILLIAM PENN HWY	1
Jun 16, 2023	DeKalb County, Alabama	SR-75	1
Jun 1, 2023	Taylor County, Texas	US-83/TEXAS FORTS TRL	1
Mar 24, 2023	Olmsted County, Minnesota	US-63	1
Mar 14, 2023	Mason County, Illinois	SR-10	1
Feb 16, 2023	Fairfield, Butler County, Ohio	CR-2821 SEWARD RD	1
Jan 24, 2023	Mason County, Michigan	US-31	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.