Crash Record VA0000041151

FMCSA crash record in Virginia on Feb 14, 2002.

Tow-Away

What happened

On February 14, 2002, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Virginia. The vehicle was operated by FOREST PRODUCTS INC (USDOT 280601). FMCSA reference VA0000041151.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
FOREST PRODUCTS INC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
1
0 injury · 1 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
25.0
1 crashes · 4 units
Prior carrier crash
No earlier crash on file
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,563,950 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Virginia, 7,709 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 #:
VA0000041151
Date:
Feb 14, 2002
Time:
1515
State:
Virginia
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
FOREST PRODUCTS INC (280601)

Other crashes by this carrier

4 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5012953 Jun 16, 2025 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2841400 Mar 19, 2014 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_1055853 Nov 12, 2002 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_1348076 Jun 8, 2002 TN Tow-Away 0 0

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