Crash Record TX3PBAHQE1VE

FMCSA crash record in Texas on Dec 28, 2012.

Tow-Away

What happened

On December 28, 2012, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Texas. The vehicle was operated by SAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INC (USDOT 391314). FMCSA reference TX3PBAHQE1VE.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 10 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
SAMUEL J PIAZZA & SON INC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
10
5 injury · 9 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 38 units
Days since prior carrier crash
115
Last on Sep 4, 2012
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,512 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Texas, 31,090 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 #:
TX3PBAHQE1VE
Date:
Dec 28, 2012
Time:
1530
State:
Texas
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_4785836 Jul 19, 2024 CA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4425817 Sep 13, 2022 CA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4045326 Oct 5, 2020 CA Injury 0 1
cr_3963853 Mar 11, 2020 CA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3825947 Jun 26, 2019 CA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3723396 Jan 9, 2019 CA Injury 0 1
cr_3708932 Oct 30, 2018 CA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3642068 Aug 18, 2018 NM Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3650556 Aug 10, 2018 CA Injury 0 1
cr_3559303 Feb 15, 2018 CA Tow-Away 0 0

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