Crash Record MO0000072284

FMCSA crash record in Missouri on Mar 4, 2018.

Injury

What happened

On March 4, 2018, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with 2 people hurt in Missouri. The vehicle was operated by POLAR EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2022546). FMCSA reference MO0000072284.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Vehicles
Carrier
POLAR EXPRESS INC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Injury

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
2
1 injury · 2 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 8 units
Days since prior carrier crash
454
Last on Dec 5, 2016
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,690 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Missouri, 8,446 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 #:
MO0000072284
Date:
Mar 4, 2018
Time:
1430
State:
Missouri
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
2
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
POLAR EXPRESS INC (2022546)

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4742722 Apr 29, 2024 IL Injury 0 1
cr_4716931 Oct 26, 2023 IL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4659509 Aug 18, 2023 IL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4562753 May 3, 2023 TX Injury 0 3
cr_4308329 Jan 14, 2022 IA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3765581 Mar 31, 2019 TX Injury 0 2
cr_3485937 Dec 5, 2016 IL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3127173 Oct 27, 2015 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2974959 Dec 1, 2014 MO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2756978 Aug 25, 2013 TX Injury 0 1

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