Crash Record OR2004420066

FMCSA crash record in Oregon on May 25, 2004.

Tow-Away

What happened

On May 25, 2004, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Oregon. The vehicle was operated by KAM-WAY EXPRESS INC (USDOT 814963). FMCSA reference OR2004420066.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 6 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 6–50 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
KAM-WAY EXPRESS INC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
6
0 injury · 6 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
3.6
1 crashes · 28 units
Days since prior carrier crash
122
Last on Jan 24, 2004
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,651 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Oregon, 3,140 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
OR2004420066
Date:
May 25, 2004
Time:
1400
State:
Oregon
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
KAM-WAY EXPRESS INC (814963)

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5050453 Sep 22, 2025 CA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4771809 Jun 28, 2024 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4663403 Nov 19, 2023 OR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4304450 Feb 3, 2022 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4264451 Nov 16, 2021 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4030737 Aug 19, 2020 ID Injury 0 1
cr_3866379 Oct 4, 2019 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3768759 Feb 28, 2019 CA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3506552 Dec 5, 2017 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3450074 Aug 6, 2017 OR Injury 0 2

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