Crash Record KS2021E21124

FMCSA crash record in MISSION on Feb 17, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On February 17, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in MISSION, Kansas. The vehicle was operated by S & J TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (USDOT 2496332). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 2 pavement. Reported by S & J TRANSPORTATION CO, FMCSA reference KS2021E21124.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 5 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
S & J TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
5
1 injury · 5 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 54 units
Days since prior carrier crash
118
Last on Oct 22, 2020
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,632 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within MISSION, Kansas, 12 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
1
Weather
1
Road surface
2

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 #:
KS2021E21124
Date:
Feb 17, 2021
Time:
1156
State:
Kansas
City:
MISSION
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 9 3 1XKYAK8XXLJ361994 196257 (KS) S & J TRANSPORTATION CO 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 Fatalities Injuries
cr_4776569 Jun 24, 2024 KS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4706302 Jan 24, 2024 KS Injury 0 1
cr_4058619 Oct 22, 2020 KS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4012508 Jul 24, 2020 KS Injury 0 1
cr_3754423 Feb 27, 2019 KS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3765194 Feb 19, 2019 KS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3723867 Jan 3, 2019 KS Injury 0 1
cr_3621868 Jun 25, 2018 KS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3559770 Jan 15, 2018 KS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3074732 Jul 22, 2015 KS Tow-Away 0 0

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