Crash Record TN0102809663

FMCSA crash record in Tennessee on Oct 16, 2020.

Tow-Away

What happened

On October 16, 2020, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Tennessee. The vehicle was operated by SIMMONS FARMS LLC (USDOT 1580491). FMCSA reference TN0102809663.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
SIMMONS FARMS LLC
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 · 3 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 19 units
Days since prior carrier crash
36
Last on Sep 10, 2020
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 313,835 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Tennessee, 7,210 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 #:
TN0102809663
Date:
Oct 16, 2020
Time:
1850
State:
Tennessee
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
SIMMONS FARMS LLC (1580491)

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4800855 Aug 29, 2024 TN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4663751 Dec 7, 2023 TN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4649828 Nov 10, 2023 TN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4325198 Mar 21, 2022 TN Injury 0 2
cr_4220117 Sep 15, 2021 TN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4212099 Sep 1, 2021 TN Injury 0 1
cr_4175589 Jun 21, 2021 TN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4030550 Sep 10, 2020 TN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3747022 Feb 28, 2019 TN Injury 0 1
cr_3308989 Nov 16, 2016 MO Injury 0 1

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