Crash Record KS2017E13306

FMCSA crash record in Kansas on May 20, 2017.

Tow-Away

What happened

On May 20, 2017, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Kansas. The vehicle was operated by AKAL EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1803439). FMCSA reference KS2017E13306.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 6 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 1–5 power units.

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

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
6
3 injury · 6 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
100.0
1 crashes · 1 units
Days since prior carrier crash
25
Last on Apr 25, 2017
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 Kansas, 2,878 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 #:
KS2017E13306
Date:
May 20, 2017
Time:
0935
State:
Kansas
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
AKAL EXPRESS INC (1803439)

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4903258 Feb 17, 2025 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4749189 May 3, 2024 MO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4175710 Jun 11, 2021 MO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4046709 Sep 27, 2020 MO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4032391 Aug 19, 2020 KS Injury 0 1
cr_4017724 Aug 11, 2020 IN Injury 0 2
cr_3786521 May 1, 2019 MO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3772898 Apr 5, 2019 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3515663 Dec 23, 2017 OH Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3507166 Apr 25, 2017 IL Tow-Away 0 0

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