Crash Record SC0019501394

FMCSA crash record in South Carolina on Jan 3, 2019.

Injury

What happened

On January 3, 2019, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with one person hurt in South Carolina. The vehicle was operated by ARD TIMBER CO INC (USDOT 2130363). FMCSA reference SC0019501394.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 4 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 6–50 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Vehicles
Carrier
ARD TIMBER CO INC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Injury

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
4
4 injury · 4 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
9.1
1 crashes · 11 units
Days since prior carrier crash
170
Last on Jul 17, 2018
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 313,483 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within South Carolina, 6,805 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 #:
SC0019501394
Date:
Jan 3, 2019
Time:
0625
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
1
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
ARD TIMBER CO INC (2130363)

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5051489 Oct 20, 2025 SC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4066299 Nov 19, 2020 SC Injury 0 1
cr_3840236 Aug 19, 2019 SC Injury 0 1
cr_3624493 Jul 17, 2018 SC Injury 0 1
cr_3559672 Mar 13, 2018 SC Injury 0 2
cr_3555155 Mar 6, 2018 SC Injury 0 2
cr_3298087 Oct 21, 2016 SC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3265268 Aug 15, 2016 SC Injury 0 1
cr_3366363 Jun 9, 2016 SC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3088139 Aug 21, 2015 SC Injury 0 1

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