Crash Record SC010027311A

FMCSA crash record in South Carolina on Mar 9, 2010.

Tow-Away

What happened

On March 9, 2010, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in South Carolina. The vehicle was operated by WHITESIDE COTTON CARRIERS INC (USDOT 795485). FMCSA reference SC010027311A.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
WHITESIDE COTTON CARRIERS INC
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 · 2 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
50.0
1 crashes · 2 units
Days since prior carrier crash
190
Last on Aug 31, 2009
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,561,123 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within South Carolina, 6,794 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 #:
SC010027311A
Date:
Mar 9, 2010
Time:
2015
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_4817323 Sep 26, 2024 NC Injury 0 1
cr_2786578 Dec 11, 2013 NC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2158695 Aug 31, 2009 NC Injury 0 1
cr_2053168 Oct 13, 2008 SC Injury 0 2
cr_1897084 Nov 20, 2007 NC Injury 0 3
cr_1889941 Nov 1, 2007 NC Injury 0 1
cr_1827019 Aug 8, 2006 NC Injury 0 1
cr_1454373 Jan 6, 2005 NC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_1390658 Jun 28, 2004 NC Fatal 1 0
cr_326191 Jan 8, 2002 NC Injury 0 2

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