Crash Record IN0904005209

FMCSA crash record in LAKE STATION on Mar 24, 2022.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On March 24, 2022, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in LAKE STATION, Indiana. The vehicle was operated by BEST WAY LOGISTICS 1 INC (USDOT 1916638). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. FMCSA reference IN0904005209.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 14 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 81 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

BEST WAY LOGISTICS 1 INC

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

4 injury · 14 tow-away

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

7.4

13 crashes · 176 units

Days since prior carrier crash

Last on Feb 3, 2022

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 26,885 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within LAKE STATION, Indiana, 81 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

UNKNOWN · 5 reports
ALWAYS THERE LOGISTICS INC · 1 reports
ALTA INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY LLC · 1 reports

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 #:: IN0904005209
Date:: Mar 24, 2022
Time:: 1447
State:: Indiana
City:: LAKE STATION
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 3
Carrier (USDOT):: BEST WAY LOGISTICS 1 INC (1916638)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
3	9	3	4V4NC9EJXKN218122	P1063538 (IL)	BEST WAY LOGISTICS 1 INC	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_5097823	Jan 28, 2026	NC	Tow-Away	0
cr_5067378	Nov 13, 2025	IL	Tow-Away	0
cr_5032056	Aug 20, 2025	CT	Tow-Away	0
cr_5000012	Jul 21, 2025	MA	Injury	1
cr_5000664	Jun 13, 2025	MI	Tow-Away	0
cr_4999325	Jun 11, 2025	MA	Tow-Away	0
cr_4956585	Jun 4, 2025	OH	Tow-Away	0
cr_5018909	Jun 2, 2025	NY	Injury	1
cr_4868065	Dec 22, 2024	PA	Injury	1
cr_4877189	Dec 19, 2024	IL	Tow-Away	0

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Carrier

BEST WAY LOGISTICS 1 INC

USDOT 1916638 · 85 crashes · 696 inspections

Vehicle

VIN: 4V4NC9EJXKN218122

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State

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