Crash Record AL0001727793

FMCSA crash record in RURAL SHELBY on Nov 4, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On November 4, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in RURAL SHELBY, Alabama. The vehicle was operated by B WHITLOW TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1382149). Recorded conditions: 1 / 2 / 2 pavement. Reported by B WHITLOW TRUCKING, FMCSA reference AL0001727793.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 60 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

B WHITLOW TRUCKING INC

USDOT 1382149

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

0 injury · 1 tow-away

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

12.5

2 crashes · 16 units

Days since prior carrier crash

742

Last on Oct 24, 2019

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 315,833 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within RURAL SHELBY, Alabama, 60 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

EARTHWORKS LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC · 2 reports
ALABAMA POWER COMPANY · 1 reports
ACME BRICK COMPANY · 1 reports

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 #:: AL0001727793
Date:: Nov 4, 2021
Time:: 0820
State:: Alabama
City:: RURAL SHELBY
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 2
Carrier (USDOT):: B WHITLOW TRUCKING INC (1382149)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
1	9	3	3HSDJAPR3HN429250	A84360 (KY)	B WHITLOW TRUCKING	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	Injuries
cr_4988701	Aug 14, 2025	AL	Injury	1
cr_4950549	May 29, 2025	AL	Injury	1
cr_4800542	Aug 27, 2024	AL	Tow-Away	0
cr_3870404	Oct 24, 2019	AR	Tow-Away	0
cr_3801136	Jun 11, 2019	KY	Tow-Away	0
cr_3484966	Oct 16, 2017	AR	Tow-Away	0
cr_3353204	Dec 16, 2016	KY	Tow-Away	0
cr_3263955	Aug 23, 2016	FL	Tow-Away	0
cr_3094090	Aug 11, 2015	KY	Tow-Away	0
cr_3070383	Jun 12, 2015	KY	Injury	1

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Carrier

B WHITLOW TRUCKING INC

USDOT 1382149 · 13 crashes · 65 inspections

Safety

Carrier inspections

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Vehicle

VIN: 3HSDJAPR3HN429250

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State

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Agency

B WHITLOW TRUCKING

Crashes reported by this law-enforcement agency.

City

Crashes in RURAL SHELBY, AL

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Station

I-65

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