Fatal crash profile · Model year

2014 Peterbilt 388

Compared with Peterbilt 388 · Peterbilt · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
28
Fatal crashes
28
Deaths inside
1
Other deaths
28

Between 2020 and 2024, 28 vehicles described as 2014 Peterbilt 388 were involved in 28 fatal crashes in the United States. 1 person died inside these vehicles and 28 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 5
2021 7
2022 10
2023 2
2024 4

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

3%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 30 percent of the share for Peterbilt 388: 12%
  • About one-third of the share for Peterbilt: 11%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 0 6
2021 0 7
2022 1 9
2023 0 2
2024 0 4

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

4%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 45 percent of the share for Peterbilt 388: 8%
  • About two-thirds of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
  • About 20 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

0%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt 388: 3%
  • About 5 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 1%
  • About 5 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 388: 27%
  • About the same as the share for Peterbilt: 33%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2014 Peterbilt 388 Peterbilt 388 Peterbilt All vehicles
Driver speeding 3.6% 8.1% 5.6% 19.0%
Driver drinking 0.0% 3.0% 1.3% 17.7%
At night 32.1% 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 21
Rain 2
Cloudy 2

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 18
Dark - Not Lighted 4
Dark - Lighted 3
Dusk 2
Dawn 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
California 7
Texas 2
Indiana 2
Louisiana 2
North Dakota 1
Oregon 1
Wyoming 1
Virginia 1
Pennsylvania 1
South Dakota 1

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Jun 22, 2020 Stone County, Mississippi 1
Apr 10, 2020 San Bernardino County, California 1
Mar 8, 2020 Venango County, Pennsylvania 2

Compare 2014 Peterbilt 388 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.