Crash Record WV202313431A

FMCSA crash record in NITRO on Jun 20, 2023.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On June 20, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in NITRO, West Virginia. The vehicle was operated by NEW BERN TRANSPORT CORPORATION (USDOT 692947). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by NEW BERN TRANSPORT CORPORATION, FMCSA reference WV202313431A.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 417 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: 29 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
NEW BERN TRANSPORT CORPORATION
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
417
6 fatal · 129 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
2.3
227 crashes · 9,786 units
Days since prior carrier crash
1
Last on Jun 19, 2023
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,837 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within NITRO, West Virginia, 29 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 #:
WV202313431A
Date:
Jun 20, 2023
Time:
1650
State:
West Virginia
City:
NITRO
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 1FUBCYCY4FHGS0064 B239357 (WV) NEW BERN TRANSPORT CORPORATION 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
cmsmuqyhr002ppexommay67rf Aug 5, 2026 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cmsipo3qm0003pef3pyevgg77 Aug 3, 2026 WV Tow-Away 0 0
cmrfwlwhp000pmlhrei7gbwzl Jul 6, 2026 KY Tow-Away 0 0
cmqkg7828009pp8fy5plcxw1w Jun 11, 2026 AR Tow-Away 0 0
cmq1vuzz4000fpbjq4urksg4h Jun 1, 2026 TN Injury 0 1
cr_5126517 Mar 19, 2026 LA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5120076 Mar 5, 2026 AR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5116321 Feb 27, 2026 TX Injury 0 2
cr_5117071 Feb 26, 2026 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5109614 Feb 20, 2026 TN Injury 0 1

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