Fatal crash profile · Model
Peterbilt 579
Compared with Peterbilt · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 683
- Fatal crashes
- 678
- Deaths inside
- 82
- Other deaths
- 703
Between 2020 and 2024, 683 vehicles described as Peterbilt 579 were involved in 678 fatal crashes in the United States. 82 people died inside these vehicles and 703 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 | 112 |
| 2021 | 128 |
| 2022 | 145 |
| 2023 | 149 |
| 2024 | 149 |
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 | 11 | 111 |
| 2021 | 20 | 134 |
| 2022 | 18 | 148 |
| 2023 | 20 | 152 |
| 2024 | 13 | 158 |
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
5%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 85 percent of the share for Peterbilt: 6%
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 19%
1%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About two-thirds of the share for Peterbilt: 1%
- About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
46%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.4 times the share for Peterbilt: 33%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Peterbilt 579 | Peterbilt | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 4.7% | 5.6% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 0.9% | 1.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 46.4% | 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 | 460 |
| Cloudy | 96 |
| Rain | 66 |
| Snow | 13 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 11 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 338 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 226 |
| Dark - Lighted | 86 |
| Dawn | 15 |
| Dusk | 8 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 83 |
| California | 70 |
| Illinois | 39 |
| Florida | 31 |
| Indiana | 30 |
| Georgia | 30 |
| Oklahoma | 30 |
| New Mexico | 25 |
| Pennsylvania | 22 |
| Missouri | 22 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Peterbilt 579 by model year
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2022 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | I-24 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Kingman County, Kansas | US-54 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | St. Francis County, Arkansas | I-40 | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Shonto, Navajo County, Arizona | US-160 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Morrow County, Ohio | I-71 | 1 |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Elkhart County, Indiana | US-20 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Kern County, California | SR-119 TAFT HWY | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Brownfield, Terry County, Texas | US-62/SEAGRAVES HWY | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Shasta County, California | SR-299 | 1 |
| Aug 13, 2022 | Mohave County, Arizona | I-40 | 2 |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Malheur County, Oregon | US-95 ODOT 456 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Bolingbrook, Will County, Illinois | REMINGTON | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2022 | Clark County, Illinois | I-70 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | Chesterfield County, Virginia | SR-288/WORLD WAR II VETERANS | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | Mercer County, Pennsylvania | I-80 Z H CONFAIR HWY | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Wentzville, St. Charles County, Missouri | I-70 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Yucaipa, San Bernardino County, California | I-10 | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | HARDING ST | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Guadalupe County, New Mexico | US-54 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2022 | Bridgeview, Cook County, Illinois | ROBERTS RD | 2 |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Grovetown, Columbia County, Georgia | I-20 | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia | SR-1 | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2022 | Leon County, Texas | US-79 | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | San Joaquin County, California | SR-4 | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Martin, Weakley County, Tennessee | SR-431 MAIN ST | 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.