Crash Record GA0008668044

FMCSA crash record in Georgia on Aug 25, 2022.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On August 25, 2022, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Georgia. The vehicle was operated by CDS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 484907). Recorded conditions: 1 / 2 / 2 pavement. Reported by CDS TRANSPORT INC, FMCSA reference GA0008668044.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 11 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
CDS TRANSPORT INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
11
1 fatal · 1 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
1.1
2 crashes · 184 units
Days since prior carrier crash
21
Last on Aug 4, 2022
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,833 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Georgia, 15,014 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
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 #:
GA0008668044
Date:
Aug 25, 2022
Time:
1515
State:
Georgia
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
CDS TRANSPORT INC (484907)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 3 1FUJA6CK17LU13645 ELV122 (GA) CDS TRANSPORT 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 Fatalities Injuries
cr_5015337 Jul 22, 2025 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4844242 Nov 12, 2024 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4800702 Aug 30, 2024 NC Injury 0 1
cr_4803337 Aug 21, 2024 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4710114 Feb 23, 2024 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4682216 Dec 13, 2023 GA Injury 0 1
cr_4648376 Aug 2, 2023 IL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4541823 Apr 12, 2023 VA Injury 0 1
cr_4434382 Aug 4, 2022 GA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4410371 Jun 14, 2022 IL Tow-Away 0 0

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