Crash Record CA8552002181
FMCSA crash record in California on Aug 18, 2020.
Tow-Away
What happened
On August 18, 2020, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in California. The vehicle was operated by CENTRAL VALLEY AUTO TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 978079). FMCSA reference CA8552002181.
Carrier pattern note
This is the carrier's 7 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
—
Vehicle Type
—
Severity
Tow-Away
This carrier's crash pattern
Derived from the carrier's full crash history.
Carrier crashes (24 mo)
7
0 injury · 7 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
5.3
4 crashes · 76 units
Days since prior carrier crash
60
Last on Jun 19, 2020
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 27,189 carriers
Geographic context
How this crash sits in its setting.
Within California, 15,275 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.
Agencies most active in this area:
- LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY · 177 reports
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC · 126 reports
- FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION · 117 reports
Crash details
Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.
- Report #:
- CA8552002181
- Date:
- Aug 18, 2020
- Time:
- 1705
- State:
- California
- Fatalities:
- 0
- Injuries:
- 0
- Tow-Away:
- Yes
- HazMat:
- No
- Carrier (USDOT):
- CENTRAL VALLEY AUTO TRANSPORT INC (978079)
Other crashes by this carrier
10 additional crash record(s) on file.
| Record | Date | State | Severity | Fatalities | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cr_5032951 | Aug 19, 2025 | CA | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4948294 | May 2, 2025 | CA | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4943220 | Apr 24, 2025 | CA | Injury | 0 | 4 |
| cr_4852067 | Nov 25, 2024 | AZ | Injury | 0 | 1 |
| cr_4733380 | Mar 21, 2024 | OR | Fatal | 1 | 2 |
| cr_4653886 | Oct 20, 2023 | CA | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4450618 | Sep 16, 2022 | CA | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4376688 | Apr 27, 2022 | CA | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4254923 | Oct 5, 2021 | CA | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4193629 | May 28, 2021 | CA | Injury | 0 | 4 |
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