Crash Record TN0103120458
FMCSA crash record in Tennessee on Oct 21, 2021.
Fatal
Federal Recordable
What happened
On October 21, 2021, FMCSA recorded a fatal crash that resulted in one death in Tennessee. The vehicle was operated by HAPPY TRUCKING CO INC (USDOT 464309). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by HAPPY TRUCKING CO INC, FMCSA reference TN0103120458.
Fatalities
1
Injuries
1
Vehicles
2
Carrier
HAPPY TRUCKING CO INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Fatal
This carrier's crash pattern
Derived from the carrier's full crash history.
Carrier crashes (24 mo)
3
1 fatal · 2 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 15 units
Days since prior carrier crash
23
Last on Sep 28, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 314,194 carriers
Geographic context
How this crash sits in its setting.
Within Tennessee, 7,167 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.
Agencies most active in this area:
- UNKNOWN · 80 reports
- FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION · 30 reports
- NEW PRIME INC · 25 reports
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 #:
- TN0103120458
- Date:
- Oct 21, 2021
- Time:
- 0957
- State:
- Tennessee
- Fatalities:
- 1
- Injuries:
- 1
- Tow-Away:
- Yes
- HazMat:
- No
- Vehicles:
- 2
- Carrier (USDOT):
- HAPPY TRUCKING CO INC (464309)
Vehicles / units involved
1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.
| # | Config | Cargo Type | VIN | Plate | Carrier | GVW | HazMat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 14 | 1XP5DB9X57N635166 | L3582HY (TN) | HAPPY TRUCKING CO INC | 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_4650293 | Nov 7, 2023 | KY | Injury | 0 | 1 |
| cr_4458299 | Nov 17, 2022 | TN | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4392072 | Jul 11, 2022 | TN | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4282254 | Jan 4, 2022 | TN | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4227763 | Sep 28, 2021 | TN | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_3986978 | Jun 16, 2020 | TN | Injury | 0 | 1 |
| cr_3848139 | Sep 5, 2019 | TN | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_3725246 | Jan 23, 2019 | TN | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_3587052 | May 7, 2018 | TN | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_3327008 | Dec 1, 2016 | TN | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
Related records
Vehicle
2007 PETERBILT 379
NHTSA recalls and complaints for this make/model/year.
Recall
15V132000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Recall
13V593000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Recall
10V634000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Carrier
HAPPY TRUCKING CO INC
USDOT 464309 · 30 crashes · 57 inspections
Vehicle
VIN: 1XP5DB9X57N635166
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State
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Agency
HAPPY TRUCKING CO INC
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