Crash Record KY0072689686

FMCSA crash record in SPRINGFIELD on Oct 28, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On October 28, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in SPRINGFIELD, Kentucky. The vehicle was operated by CHALLENGER MOTOR FREIGHT INC (USDOT 247765). Recorded conditions: 2 / 8 / 2 pavement. Reported by CHALLENGER MOTOR FREIGHT INC, FMCSA reference KY0072689686.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 20 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 500+ power units.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

CHALLENGER MOTOR FREIGHT INC

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

1 fatal · 5 injury

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

1.3

11 crashes · 833 units

Days since prior carrier crash

Last on Oct 15, 2021

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 3,850 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within SPRINGFIELD, Kentucky, 13 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

CME TRANSCO LLC · 1 reports
EQUIPMENTSHARECOM INC · 1 reports
BLACK HORSE INC · 1 reports

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light: 2
Weather: 8
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 #:: KY0072689686
Date:: Oct 28, 2021
Time:: 2020
State:: Kentucky
City:: SPRINGFIELD
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 2
Carrier (USDOT):: CHALLENGER MOTOR FREIGHT INC (247765)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
1	9	3	4V4NC9EH9GN949161	7244PT (ON)	CHALLENGER MOTOR FREIGHT 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_5115770	Feb 26, 2026	TX	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_5102582	Jan 25, 2026	OH	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_5070758	Dec 2, 2025	OH	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_5080132	Dec 2, 2025	PA	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_5035900	Sep 22, 2025	OH	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_5005228	Jul 25, 2025	OH	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_5025387	Jun 10, 2025	IN	Injury	0	1
cr_4901059	Feb 26, 2025	OH	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_4856368	Nov 25, 2024	IL	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_4896462	Nov 17, 2024	MO	Fatal	3	3

Related records

Carrier

CHALLENGER MOTOR FREIGHT INC

USDOT 247765 · 530 crashes · 803 inspections

Vehicle

VIN: 4V4NC9EH9GN949161

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State

Crashes in Kentucky

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Agency

CHALLENGER MOTOR FREIGHT INC

Crashes reported by this law-enforcement agency.

City

Crashes in SPRINGFIELD, KY

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