Crash Record LA0231126027

FMCSA crash record in 1702 on Dec 9, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On December 9, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in 1702, Louisiana. The vehicle was operated by UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (USDOT 21800). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC, FMCSA reference LA0231126027.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 3045 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 500+ power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
3,045
76 fatal · 1132 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
1.7
1,865 crashes · 112,321 units
Days since prior carrier crash
1
Last on Dec 8, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,838 carriers

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 #:
LA0231126027
Date:
Dec 9, 2021
Time:
1540
State:
Louisiana
City:
1702
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 5 12 1FDNF6AY1KDF01594 C0823338 (LA) UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 2 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
cmt5onxzn001bpmdmhgets6gl Aug 18, 2026 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cmt1jo1360061pevkj3jflftt Aug 14, 2026 FL Tow-Away 0 0
cmsw88sbd00bbpev3krucoz20 Aug 8, 2026 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cmscs00180017peturqwgv4y0 Jul 28, 2026 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cmrx2ea3z000npequz3q1blww Jul 17, 2026 OH Tow-Away 0 0
cmrss3uwc000fpefbpnxy28j8 Jul 16, 2026 NJ Tow-Away 0 0
cmrrbu4yx000dpebfj6sd1yvw Jul 15, 2026 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cmrfwlwi0000zmlhry0t0sjyy Jul 6, 2026 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cmr7aydgs002pp8qshe4guwd6 Jun 30, 2026 OK Tow-Away 0 0
cmr7aydhz005dp8qsgy28stx6 Jun 29, 2026 AL Injury 0 1

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