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Crash Record IN0903900570

FMCSA crash record in BUTLER on Oct 25, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On October 25, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in BUTLER, Indiana. The vehicle was operated by TRADITION TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC (USDOT 247552). Recorded conditions: 2 / 2 / 3 pavement. Reported by TRADITION TRANSPORTATION CO LLC, FMCSA reference IN0903900570.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 25 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
1
Carrier
TRADITION TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
25
2 fatal · 6 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 166 units
Days since prior carrier crash
2
Last on Oct 23, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,697 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within BUTLER, Indiana, 7 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
2
Weather
2
Road surface
3

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 #:
IN0903900570
Date:
Oct 25, 2021
Time:
0222
State:
Indiana
City:
BUTLER
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
1
Carrier (USDOT):
TRADITION TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC (247552)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 8 12 3AKJGEDV3JDJH2295 2603663 (IN) TRADITION TRANSPORTATION CO LLC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4740904 Apr 8, 2024 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4710349 Feb 20, 2024 NC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4697852 Jan 16, 2024 PA Fatal 5 1
cr_4694966 Jan 16, 2024 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4658739 Nov 17, 2023 MO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4621156 Sep 11, 2023 OH Injury 0 1
cr_4659495 Aug 17, 2023 IL Injury 0 1
cr_4586458 Jul 6, 2023 OH Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4564499 May 15, 2023 OH Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4557750 May 9, 2023 IN Tow-Away 0 0

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Carrier
TRADITION TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC
USDOT 247552 · 248 crashes · 0 inspections
Vehicle
VIN: 3AKJGEDV3JDJH2295
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State
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Agency
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