Crash Record KS2021E22523

FMCSA crash record in Kansas on Jul 8, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On July 8, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Kansas. The vehicle was operated by UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST INC (USDOT 179522). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST, FMCSA reference KS2021E22523.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 48 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
UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
48
14 injury · 46 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
6.9
6 crashes · 87 units
Days since prior carrier crash
16
Last on Jun 22, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,632 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Kansas, 2,981 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 #:
KS2021E22523
Date:
Jul 8, 2021
Time:
1337
State:
Kansas
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 3HSDZAPR0JN552650 2598489 (IN) UNITED NATURAL FOODS WEST 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:1:NONCOLLISION:RAN OFF ROAD;2:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5110971 Feb 26, 2026 TN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5083851 Nov 26, 2025 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5014669 May 27, 2025 TX Injury 0 1
cr_4944508 May 13, 2025 MT Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4912453 Mar 9, 2025 OR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4874059 Jan 3, 2025 MT Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4787736 Jul 30, 2024 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4706092 Feb 21, 2024 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4661043 Nov 22, 2023 NY Injury 0 2
cr_4662716 Nov 20, 2023 OH Injury 0 1

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