Fatal crash profile · Make
Sterling Truck
Compared with All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 169
- Fatal crashes
- 169
- Deaths inside
- 48
- Other deaths
- 133
Between 2020 and 2024, 169 vehicles described as Sterling Truck were involved in 169 fatal crashes in the United States. 48 people died inside these vehicles and 133 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 | 38 |
| 2021 | 43 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2024 | 29 |
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
27%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About half the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 34 |
| 2021 | 10 | 38 |
| 2022 | 9 | 21 |
| 2023 | 12 | 21 |
| 2024 | 11 | 19 |
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
8%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
4%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About one-quarter of the share for all vehicles: 18%
15%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Sterling Truck | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 8.3% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 4.1% | 17.7% |
| At night | 14.8% | 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 | 118 |
| Cloudy | 32 |
| Rain | 7 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 4 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 137 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 16 |
| Dark - Lighted | 11 |
| Dawn | 4 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 24 |
| Texas | 11 |
| North Carolina | 10 |
| Ohio | 9 |
| Minnesota | 8 |
| Georgia | 7 |
| Indiana | 7 |
| Virginia | 6 |
| South Carolina | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Sterling Truck models
- L9500 series 75 crashes
- A9500 series 30 crashes
- Acterra 13 crashes
- L8500 series 13 crashes
- L7500 series 13 crashes
- L9522 5 crashes
- L9513 4 crashes
- L9511 3 crashes
- SC8000 2 crashes
- Condor 2 crashes
- M7500 Acterra 2 crashes
- LC Series Car Hauler 2 crashes
- ST9500 series 1 crash
- L7501 1 crash
- L8511 1 crash
- M8500 Acterra 1 crash
- 5500 Job Rated 1 crash
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 6, 2024 | Linn County, Iowa | US-151/SR-13 | 2 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Edwardsville, Cleburne County, Alabama | US-78 SR-4 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Newark, Wayne County, New York | SR-31 | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2024 | Volusia County, Florida | SR-44 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | San Joaquin County, California | LONE TREE RD | 1 |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Franklin County, North Carolina | US-401 | 2 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Mims, Brevard County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Opelika, Lee County, Alabama | SR-51 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee | SR-18 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2023 | LaGrange County, Indiana | SR-120 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Baxter County, Arkansas | SR-5 | 2 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina | US-64 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Dunklin County, Missouri | SR-25 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Lee County, Florida | CR-78 | 1 |
| Aug 9, 2023 | Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Florida | CR-2001 OLD KINGS RD | 1 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Carteret County, North Carolina | SR-58 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Hardin County, Texas | SR-105 | 1 |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Volusia County, Florida | CR-415 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Sells, Pima County, Arizona | SR-86 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | Bedford County, Pennsylvania | US-30 LINCOLN HWY | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Upton County, Texas | US-67 | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | King William County, Virginia | CR-604 | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | New York City, Queens County, New York | LEFFERTS BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Freeborn County, Minnesota | I-90 | 1 |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Linn County, Iowa | TS-COUNTY HOME RD | 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.