Crash Record OR2021340042

FMCSA crash record in NEWBERG on Jul 19, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On July 19, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in NEWBERG, Oregon. The vehicle was operated by BRETTHAUER OIL CO (USDOT 254890). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by BRETTHAUER OIL COMPANY, FMCSA reference OR2021340042.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
BRETTHAUER OIL CO
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
2
0 injury · 2 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 36 units
Days since prior carrier crash
391
Last on Jun 23, 2020
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,512 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within NEWBERG, Oregon, 7 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
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 #:
OR2021340042
Date:
Jul 19, 2021
Time:
0611
State:
Oregon
City:
NEWBERG
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
BRETTHAUER OIL CO (254890)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 7 4 1NKZXPEX9GJ498400 YARV360 (OR) BRETTHAUER OIL COMPANY 3 Yes

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

8 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_3995456 Jun 23, 2020 OR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3534782 Dec 29, 2017 OR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3476785 Sep 1, 2017 OR Injury 0 2
cr_3400765 May 4, 2017 OR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3358388 Jan 8, 2017 OR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3245475 Jul 17, 2016 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_1971885 Apr 2, 2008 OR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_259569 Dec 22, 1998 OR Tow-Away 0 0

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