Crash Record CA0003838654

FMCSA crash record in California on Aug 21, 2008.

Tow-Away

What happened

On August 21, 2008, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in California. The vehicle was operated by C & T PRODUCE WHOLESALE INC (USDOT 1602039). FMCSA reference CA0003838654.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
C & T PRODUCE WHOLESALE INC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
1
0 injury · 1 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 22 units
Days since prior carrier crash
866
Last on Apr 8, 2006
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,424 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within California, 17,555 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 #:
CA0003838654
Date:
Aug 21, 2008
Time:
0604
State:
California
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_4267743 Dec 7, 2021 AR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3998174 Jun 29, 2020 CA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3896940 Dec 1, 2019 LA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3700181 Nov 24, 2018 LA Fatal 1 0
cr_3651066 Aug 28, 2018 LA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3622960 Jun 28, 2018 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3443828 Aug 8, 2017 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3370765 Mar 7, 2017 AZ Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3184960 Mar 8, 2016 OK Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3166334 Feb 11, 2016 NC Tow-Away 0 0

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