Crash Record IN0901217583

FMCSA crash record in Indiana on Nov 18, 2009.

Tow-Away

What happened

On November 18, 2009, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Indiana. The vehicle was operated by K EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1248031). FMCSA reference IN0901217583.

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

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
2
0 injury · 2 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
17.2
5 crashes · 29 units
Days since prior carrier crash
628
Last on Feb 29, 2008
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,424 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Indiana, 9,400 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 #:
IN0901217583
Date:
Nov 18, 2009
Time:
0329
State:
Indiana
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
K EXPRESS INC (1248031)

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5110565 Dec 18, 2025 IL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5005337 Jun 17, 2025 OH Injury 0 1
cr_4948718 May 27, 2025 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4904628 Feb 5, 2025 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4881933 Jan 21, 2025 OH Injury 0 1
cr_4775845 Jun 27, 2024 OH Fatal 1 0
cr_4752096 May 3, 2024 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4744774 Apr 17, 2024 MI Injury 0 1
cr_4165149 May 10, 2021 OH Fatal 2 0
cr_4164946 May 4, 2021 OH Injury 0 1

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