Crash Record CO2020001071

FMCSA crash record in Colorado on Jul 26, 2020.

Tow-Away

What happened

On July 26, 2020, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Colorado. The vehicle was operated by BLUE DOLPHIN TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2305744). FMCSA reference CO2020001071.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
BLUE DOLPHIN TRANSPORT INC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
3
1 injury · 2 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
12.4
13 crashes · 105 units
Days since prior carrier crash
272
Last on Oct 28, 2019
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,672 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Colorado, 3,180 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 #:
CO2020001071
Date:
Jul 26, 2020
Time:
1832
State:
Colorado
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_5066384 Oct 19, 2025 FL Injury 0 1
cr_5045171 Sep 28, 2025 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5031898 Sep 15, 2025 AZ Injury 0 2
cr_5021879 Aug 28, 2025 WV Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4989482 Jul 27, 2025 AZ Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4954116 May 29, 2025 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4945412 May 21, 2025 KY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4939314 Apr 18, 2025 FL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4932452 Apr 16, 2025 FL Injury 0 1
cr_4930876 Mar 26, 2025 TX Tow-Away 0 0

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