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
Mar 31, 2021	Vernon Parish, Louisiana	SR-8	1
Mar 29, 2021	Lake County, Minnesota	CR-2	1
Mar 24, 2021	St. Johns County, Florida	I-95	1
Mar 10, 2021	Washita County, Oklahoma	SR-54	1
Feb 1, 2021	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	I-40	1
Jan 21, 2021	Kern County, California	OLD RIVER RD	1
Jan 13, 2021	La Salle County, Texas	I-35	3
Jan 5, 2021	McKean County, Pennsylvania	SR-146	1
Dec 23, 2020	Mauricetown, Cumberland County, New Jersey	SR-47	1
Dec 21, 2020	St. Lucie County, Florida	SR-607 EMERSON AVENUE	1
Dec 5, 2020	Lehigh County, Pennsylvania	US-22 LEHIGH VALLEY TRWY	1
Dec 1, 2020	Lebanon County, Pennsylvania	SR-343 PINE GROVE ST	1
Oct 10, 2020	Freestone County, Texas	I-45	1
Sep 28, 2020	Marin County, California	POINT REYES PETALUMA RD	1
Sep 8, 2020	Palmdale, Los Angeles County, California	SR-138	1
Aug 13, 2020	Stevens County, Kansas	SR-25	1
Jun 29, 2020	Mercer County, West Virginia	I-77	1
Jun 22, 2020	Stone County, Mississippi	SR-26	1
Jun 18, 2020	Carroll County, Georgia	US-27 SR1	2
Apr 30, 2020	Crowley County, Colorado	SR-96	1
Apr 10, 2020	San Bernardino County, California	I-15	1
Mar 30, 2020	Glasscock County, Texas	RM 2401	1
Mar 8, 2020	Venango County, Pennsylvania	SR-208 CLINTONVILLE RD	2
Feb 4, 2020	Karnes County, Texas	SR-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.