Crash Record MS0100000210

FMCSA crash record in Mississippi on Oct 4, 2002.

Tow-Away

What happened

On October 4, 2002, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Mississippi. The vehicle was operated by PUCKETT MACHINERY COMPANY (USDOT 309124). FMCSA reference MS0100000210.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
PUCKETT MACHINERY COMPANY
Vehicle Type
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
3
2 injury · 3 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
2.3
3 crashes · 129 units
Days since prior carrier crash
77
Last on Jul 19, 2002
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,602 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Mississippi, 2,892 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

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Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
MS0100000210
Date:
Oct 4, 2002
Time:
1345
State:
Mississippi
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5115011 Mar 4, 2026 LA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4870399 Dec 20, 2024 MS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4800553 Aug 29, 2024 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4144834 Mar 10, 2021 MS Injury 0 1
cr_4103492 Jan 14, 2021 MS Injury 0 1
cr_4067781 Nov 5, 2020 MS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3911882 Dec 27, 2019 MS Injury 0 1
cr_3875165 Oct 14, 2019 MS Injury 0 1
cr_3837285 Aug 13, 2019 MS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3836646 Aug 9, 2019 MS Tow-Away 0 0

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