Crash Record IN0904329501

FMCSA crash record in PENDLETON on Aug 9, 2023.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On August 9, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in PENDLETON, Indiana. The vehicle was operated by V AND S TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 703430). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by V & S TRANSPORT INC, FMCSA reference IN0904329501.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
1
Carrier
V AND S 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)
3
1 injury · 3 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
5.0
1 crashes · 20 units
Days since prior carrier crash
147
Last on Mar 15, 2023
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,424 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within PENDLETON, Indiana, 18 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 #:
IN0904329501
Date:
Aug 9, 2023
Time:
1009
State:
Indiana
City:
PENDLETON
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
1

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 6 6 1NKZL70X5GJ129844 TK801MZZ (IN) V & S TRANSPORT INC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

2:98:OTHER:DITCH;1:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE;3:98:OTHER

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4949360 Apr 18, 2025 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4534403 Mar 15, 2023 IN Injury 0 1
cr_4429570 Sep 14, 2022 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3838993 Aug 14, 2019 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3699155 Dec 3, 2018 IN Injury 0 1
cr_3606158 Jun 11, 2018 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3403014 May 15, 2017 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3107539 Sep 28, 2015 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3029920 Apr 20, 2015 IN Fatal 1 0
cr_3022348 Apr 2, 2015 IN Injury 0 2

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