Crash Record AZ0012570371

FMCSA crash record in Arizona on Dec 19, 2003.

Tow-Away

What happened

On December 19, 2003, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Arizona. The vehicle was operated by ARNOLD MACHINERY COMPANY (USDOT 122985). FMCSA reference AZ0012570371.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
ARNOLD 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)
4.1
3 crashes · 74 units
Days since prior carrier crash
340
Last on Jan 13, 2003
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,602 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Arizona, 4,456 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 #:
AZ0012570371
Date:
Dec 19, 2003
Time:
0900
State:
Arizona
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_5015583 Jul 15, 2025 WY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4947449 May 7, 2025 UT Injury 0 1
cr_4821393 Sep 18, 2024 AZ Injury 0 1
cr_4809879 Aug 9, 2024 ID Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4690946 Jan 25, 2024 AZ Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4500419 Jan 16, 2023 UT Fatal 1 1
cr_4476243 Dec 7, 2022 UT Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4357053 May 19, 2022 AZ Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4081654 Dec 11, 2020 AZ Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4070643 Nov 30, 2020 AZ Injury 0 1

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