Crash Record AR0009061519

FMCSA crash record in Arkansas on Oct 30, 2009.

Tow-Away

What happened

On October 30, 2009, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Arkansas. The vehicle was operated by FRIEND TIRE COMPANY (USDOT 70376). FMCSA reference AR0009061519.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 8 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
FRIEND TIRE COMPANY
Vehicle Type
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
8
3 injury · 8 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 105 units
Days since prior carrier crash
196
Last on Apr 17, 2009
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,602 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Arkansas, 4,778 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 #:
AR0009061519
Date:
Oct 30, 2009
Time:
1215
State:
Arkansas
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
FRIEND TIRE COMPANY (70376)

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4672080 Oct 24, 2023 OK Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4468549 Nov 18, 2022 FL Injury 0 2
cr_4420562 Sep 2, 2022 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4320447 Mar 16, 2022 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4289252 Jan 5, 2022 LA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4278417 Dec 23, 2021 MO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4096098 Dec 21, 2020 MS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4086196 Nov 6, 2020 IA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4025693 Aug 26, 2020 OK Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3979214 May 12, 2020 MO Injury 0 1

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