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Crash Record WV202129418A

FMCSA crash record in WHEELING on Dec 1, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On December 1, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in WHEELING, West Virginia. The vehicle was operated by WESTERN EXPRESS INC (USDOT 511412). Recorded conditions: 1 / 2 / 2 pavement. Reported by WESTERN EXPRESS INC, FMCSA reference WV202129418A.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 736 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 500+ power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 48 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
1
Carrier
WESTERN EXPRESS INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
736
13 fatal · 208 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
14.4
480 crashes · 3,332 units
Days since prior carrier crash
1
Last on Nov 30, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,855 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within WHEELING, West Virginia, 48 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
2
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 #:
WV202129418A
Date:
Dec 1, 2021
Time:
1513
State:
West Virginia
City:
WHEELING
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
1
Carrier (USDOT):
WESTERN EXPRESS INC (511412)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 3 1FUJHHDR8NLMW2583 U744339 (TN) WESTERN EXPRESS INC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:98:OTHER:GUARDRAIL FACE

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cmroiq15z003zpemc9w9vabll Jul 10, 2026 KY Tow-Away 0 0
cmq1vv00p001fpbjqk3gtbq8i Jun 1, 2026 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cmpaoq9c9000xnu1hqvqf7tln May 13, 2026 AR Injury 0 1
cmoz9e2g10039nufypztut88i May 5, 2026 OR Tow-Away 0 0
cmodru16m004hnvfd1y91643j Apr 20, 2026 TN Tow-Away 0 0
cmo6itlbe00ajo1auw99jsomo Apr 10, 2026 SC Injury 0 1
cr_5126108 Mar 27, 2026 NC Injury 0 4
cr_5126129 Mar 25, 2026 NJ Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5124866 Mar 19, 2026 VA Injury 0 1
cr_5123526 Mar 18, 2026 MI Tow-Away 0 0

Related records

Carrier
WESTERN EXPRESS INC
USDOT 511412 · 6,312 crashes · 20,527 inspections
Vehicle
VIN: 1FUJHHDR8NLMW2583
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State
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Agency
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City
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