Crash Record AL0008611594

FMCSA crash record in Alabama on Jan 31, 2018.

Injury

What happened

On January 31, 2018, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with one person hurt in Alabama. The vehicle was operated by HEPACO LLC (USDOT 471541). FMCSA reference AL0008611594.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 4 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Vehicles
Carrier
HEPACO LLC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Injury

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
4
2 injury · 3 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
1.0
4 crashes · 407 units
Days since prior carrier crash
186
Last on Jul 29, 2017
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,632 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Alabama, 5,737 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 #:
AL0008611594
Date:
Jan 31, 2018
Time:
0615
State:
Alabama
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
1
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
HEPACO LLC (471541)

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5036989 Sep 8, 2025 IL Injury 0 1
cr_4948916 May 21, 2025 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4882888 Jan 20, 2025 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4821920 Oct 3, 2024 TN Injury 0 3
cr_4740054 Apr 24, 2024 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4733795 Apr 12, 2024 KY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4577324 May 24, 2023 GA Injury 0 1
cr_4545416 Apr 19, 2023 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4519666 Mar 3, 2023 NC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4436130 Sep 30, 2022 VA Tow-Away 0 0

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