Crash Record VA0202275198

FMCSA crash record in Virginia on Aug 13, 2020.

Tow-Away

What happened

On August 13, 2020, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Virginia. The vehicle was operated by PINECREST TIMBER COMPANY (USDOT 405080). FMCSA reference VA0202275198.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
PINECREST TIMBER COMPANY
Vehicle Type
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
2
0 injury · 2 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
17.6
3 crashes · 17 units
Days since prior carrier crash
52
Last on Jun 22, 2020
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,424 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Virginia, 8,050 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 #:
VA0202275198
Date:
Aug 13, 2020
Time:
1646
State:
Virginia
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4929849 Apr 16, 2025 VA Injury 0 1
cr_4826208 Oct 10, 2024 VA Injury 0 3
cr_4821748 Oct 7, 2024 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4751547 May 14, 2024 VA Fatal 1 0
cr_4693178 Jan 30, 2024 VA Injury 0 1
cr_4660107 Nov 20, 2023 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4569883 Jun 6, 2023 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4420746 Sep 6, 2022 VA Injury 0 2
cr_4398028 Aug 1, 2022 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4345133 Apr 25, 2022 VA Tow-Away 0 0

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