Crash Record AL0001655341

FMCSA crash record in RURAL CLEBURNE on May 19, 2021.

Injury Federal Recordable

What happened

On May 19, 2021, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with 2 people hurt in RURAL CLEBURNE, Alabama. The vehicle was operated by SUNSTATE CARRIERS INC (USDOT 947398). Recorded conditions: 3 / 1 / 1 pavement. FMCSA reference AL0001655341.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 15 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 62 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

SUNSTATE CARRIERS INC

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Injury

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

1 fatal · 6 injury

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

4.0

6 crashes · 151 units

Days since prior carrier crash

Last on May 11, 2021

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 27,020 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within RURAL CLEBURNE, Alabama, 62 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

UNKNOWN · 5 reports
GROOME TRANSPORTATION OF TENNESSEE LLC · 4 reports
ALABAMA CARRIERS LLC · 1 reports

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light: 3
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 #:: AL0001655341
Date:: May 19, 2021
Time:: 2006
State:: Alabama
City:: RURAL CLEBURNE
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 2
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 5
Carrier (USDOT):: SUNSTATE CARRIERS INC (947398)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
3	9	3	3AKJGLDV2HSJE6880	JB79IK (FL)	SUNSTATE	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_5082380	Nov 25, 2025	FL	Tow-Away	0
cr_4992233	Aug 14, 2025	FL	Tow-Away	0
cr_4937109	Apr 18, 2025	TX	Injury	1
cr_4876671	Dec 16, 2024	GA	Injury	1
cr_4860191	Dec 9, 2024	SC	Injury	1
cr_4850654	Oct 30, 2024	FL	Tow-Away	0
cr_4880474	Aug 31, 2024	MD	Injury	1
cr_4767331	Jun 17, 2024	VA	Injury	1
cr_4780808	Jun 10, 2024	FL	Injury	1
cr_4752554	May 12, 2024	FL	Tow-Away	0

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Carrier

SUNSTATE CARRIERS INC

USDOT 947398 · 161 crashes · 282 inspections

Safety

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Vehicle

VIN: 3AKJGLDV2HSJE6880

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State

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City

Crashes in RURAL CLEBURNE, AL

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