Crash Record AR2023524977

FMCSA crash record in GRAVETTE on Apr 18, 2023.

Fatal Federal Recordable

What happened

On April 18, 2023, FMCSA recorded a fatal crash that resulted in 2 deaths in GRAVETTE, Arkansas. The vehicle was operated by CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1091406). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. FMCSA reference AR2023524977.

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.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Fatal

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

1 fatal · 4 injury

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

6.0

17 crashes · 282 units

Days since prior carrier crash

Last on Mar 8, 2023

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 26,680 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within GRAVETTE, Arkansas, 5 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

NEC CARGO 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 #:: AR2023524977
Date:: Apr 18, 2023
Time:: 1258
State:: Arkansas
City:: GRAVETTE
Fatalities:: 2
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 2
Carrier (USDOT):: CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC (1091406)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
2	8	12	1XKYDP9X6PJ247919	71KS0R (MO)	CEI	3	No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:13:COLLISION INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLE IN TRANSPORT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record	Date	State	Severity	Fatalities	Injuries
cr_5100118	Feb 4, 2026	NC	Injury	0	1
cr_5098122	Jan 27, 2026	AR	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_5092870	Jan 8, 2026	MS	Injury	0	1
cr_5082256	Dec 27, 2025	AR	Fatal	1	1
cr_5080785	Nov 27, 2025	GA	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_5057756	Oct 23, 2025	IL	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_5038153	Sep 24, 2025	MO	Injury	0	1
cr_5001875	Aug 8, 2025	MO	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_5053068	Jul 11, 2025	AL	Injury	0	1
cr_5000321	Jul 3, 2025	MD	Injury	0	1

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Carrier

CERTIFIED EXPRESS INC

USDOT 1091406 · 111 crashes · 563 inspections

Vehicle

VIN: 1XKYDP9X6PJ247919

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