Crash Record LA2150935404

FMCSA crash record in 3601 on Jan 12, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On January 12, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in 3601, Louisiana. The vehicle was operated by CHAIN ELECTRIC CO INC (USDOT 826201). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by CHAIN ELECTRIC CO INC, FMCSA reference LA2150935404.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 9 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 500+ power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
CHAIN ELECTRIC CO INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
9
3 injury · 8 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.7
6 crashes · 850 units
Days since prior carrier crash
109
Last on Sep 25, 2020
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,847 carriers

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
1
Weather
1
Road surface
1

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 #:
LA2150935404
Date:
Jan 12, 2021
Time:
0754
State:
Louisiana
City:
3601
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 5 12 1FVCXDT4GHGS9207 A467536 (MS) CHAIN ELECTRIC CO INC 2 No

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5102465 Dec 9, 2025 MS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4999501 Aug 11, 2025 LA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4931759 Apr 14, 2025 MS Injury 0 2
cr_4885575 Jan 24, 2025 LA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4823293 Oct 10, 2024 AL Injury 0 1
cr_4827965 Oct 8, 2024 MS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4791187 Jul 25, 2024 LA Injury 0 1
cr_4778582 May 13, 2024 MS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4712925 Mar 4, 2024 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4664332 Dec 1, 2023 AR Injury 0 1

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