Crash Record IN0903721382

FMCSA crash record in HAMMOND on Jan 8, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On January 8, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in HAMMOND, Indiana. The vehicle was operated by FREIGHT LEADERS INC (USDOT 3033290). Recorded conditions: 3 / 8 / 1 pavement. Reported by FREIGHT LEADERS, FMCSA reference IN0903721382.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 6 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 6–50 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 199 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

FREIGHT LEADERS INC

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

0 injury · 6 tow-away

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

3.2

1 crashes · 31 units

Days since prior carrier crash

Last on Dec 29, 2020

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 312,651 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within HAMMOND, Indiana, 199 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

UNKNOWN · 18 reports
J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC · 4 reports
SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS INC · 3 reports

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light: 3
Weather: 8
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 #:: IN0903721382
Date:: Jan 8, 2021
Time:: 0000
State:: Indiana
City:: HAMMOND
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 2
Carrier (USDOT):: FREIGHT LEADERS INC (3033290)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
1	9	3	1FUJBBCK45LU78458	3035767 (IN)	FREIGHT LEADERS	3	No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record	Date	State	Severity	Injuries
cr_4833155	Oct 16, 2024	TX	Injury	1
cr_4359736	Feb 26, 2022	IL	Tow-Away	0
cr_4461406	Feb 17, 2022	IL	Tow-Away	0
cr_4268305	Dec 8, 2021	WI	Tow-Away	0
cr_4183967	May 8, 2021	IL	Injury	1
cr_4116623	Feb 20, 2021	PA	Tow-Away	0
cr_4112326	Feb 8, 2021	OH	Tow-Away	0
cr_4114606	Jan 24, 2021	GA	Tow-Away	0
cr_4097873	Dec 29, 2020	IL	Tow-Away	0
cr_4091020	Dec 3, 2020	PA	Tow-Away	0

Related records

Vehicle

2005 FREIGHTLINER CST120

NHTSA recalls and complaints for this make/model/year.

Carrier

FREIGHT LEADERS INC

USDOT 3033290 · 16 crashes · 0 inspections

Vehicle

VIN: 1FUJBBCK45LU78458

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State

Crashes in Indiana

Statewide crash records.

Agency

FREIGHT LEADERS

Crashes reported by this law-enforcement agency.

City

Crashes in HAMMOND, IN

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