Crash Record LA0200037829

FMCSA crash record in 700 on Jan 10, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On January 10, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in 700, Louisiana. The vehicle was operated by AMERIFIELD INC (USDOT 2998141). Recorded conditions: 2 / 4 / 4 pavement. Reported by AMERIFIELD INC, FMCSA reference LA0200037829.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 55 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 1–5 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
AMERIFIELD INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
55
4 fatal · 18 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 1 units
Days since prior carrier crash
43
Last on Nov 28, 2020
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,554,288 carriers

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
2
Weather
4
Road surface
4

Conditions are mixed. The data does not assign causation; this section reports only what was recorded by the responding officer.

Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
LA0200037829
Date:
Jan 10, 2021
Time:
2327
State:
Louisiana
City:
700
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
AMERIFIELD INC (2998141)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 4 3AKJGLBG9FSGG5350 C191DB (GA) AMERIFIELD INC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

3:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT;4:17:COLLISION INVOLVING ANIMAL;1:21:COLLISION INVOLVING UNKNOWN MOVABLE OBJECT;2:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4174796 Jun 11, 2021 LA Injury 0 1
cr_4079504 Nov 28, 2020 LA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4051593 Oct 26, 2020 AR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4049252 Oct 10, 2020 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4061389 Sep 27, 2020 TX Fatal 1 0
cr_4030135 Sep 4, 2020 TX Injury 0 1
cr_4003957 Jul 19, 2020 LA Injury 0 1
cr_4003956 Jul 18, 2020 LA Fatal 1 1
cr_3998496 Jul 2, 2020 LA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3992364 Jun 21, 2020 LA Injury 0 1

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