Crash Record TX5QA9HQE1L6
FMCSA crash record in Texas on Apr 25, 2020.
Tow-Away
What happened
On April 25, 2020, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Texas. The vehicle was operated by TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC (USDOT 325836). FMCSA reference TX5QA9HQE1L6.
Carrier pattern note
This is the carrier's 18 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
—
Carrier
TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC
Vehicle Type
—
Severity
Tow-Away
This carrier's crash pattern
Derived from the carrier's full crash history.
Carrier crashes (24 mo)
18
1 fatal · 6 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.7
2 crashes · 282 units
Days since prior carrier crash
24
Last on Apr 1, 2020
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 27,029 carriers
Geographic context
How this crash sits in its setting.
Within Texas, 28,803 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.
Agencies most active in this area:
- UNKNOWN (USE ONLY FOR ACCIDENTS) · 272 reports
- METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY (HOUSTON METRO TRANSIT AUTHORITY) · 104 reports
- FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION · 94 reports
Crash details
Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.
- Report #:
- TX5QA9HQE1L6
- Date:
- Apr 25, 2020
- Time:
- 1145
- State:
- Texas
- Fatalities:
- 0
- Injuries:
- 0
- Tow-Away:
- Yes
- HazMat:
- No
- Carrier (USDOT):
- TRI STAR FREIGHT SYSTEM INC (325836)
Other crashes by this carrier
10 additional crash record(s) on file.
| Record | Date | State | Severity | Fatalities | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cr_5125911 | Mar 25, 2026 | SD | Injury | 0 | 2 |
| cr_5064497 | Nov 19, 2025 | VA | Injury | 0 | 1 |
| cr_4829223 | Sep 18, 2024 | GA | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4787386 | Jul 3, 2024 | GA | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4784359 | Jun 28, 2024 | GA | Injury | 0 | 1 |
| cr_4741055 | Apr 22, 2024 | TX | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4649266 | Oct 25, 2023 | TX | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4620322 | Aug 22, 2023 | TX | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4605866 | Jul 31, 2023 | GA | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4695986 | Jul 19, 2023 | MD | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
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