Crash Record GA0008459560

FMCSA crash record in DALTON on Mar 15, 2022.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On March 15, 2022, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in DALTON, Georgia. The vehicle was operated by NATIONAL DRAYAGE SERVICES (DE) LLC (USDOT 1747093). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by NATIONAL DRAYAGE SERVICES DE LLC, FMCSA reference GA0008459560.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 24 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: 42 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
NATIONAL DRAYAGE SERVICES (DE) LLC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
24
1 fatal · 5 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
3.9
20 crashes · 508 units
Days since prior carrier crash
29
Last on Feb 14, 2022
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,838 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within DALTON, Georgia, 42 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
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 #:
GA0008459560
Date:
Mar 15, 2022
Time:
1011
State:
Georgia
City:
DALTON
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 9 3 4V4NC9GH16N441570 2974594 (IN) NATIONAL DRAYAGE SERVICES DE LLC 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_5109893 Feb 22, 2026 VA Injury 0 1
cr_5110291 Feb 13, 2026 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5119529 Feb 5, 2026 LA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5091074 Dec 31, 2025 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5089817 Dec 24, 2025 DE Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5084757 Dec 16, 2025 GA Injury 0 1
cr_5072131 Nov 20, 2025 TX Injury 0 1
cr_5032346 Sep 15, 2025 NY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5029811 Sep 10, 2025 GA Injury 0 1
cr_5030774 Sep 3, 2025 TX Tow-Away 0 0

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