Crash Record KY0072977302

FMCSA crash record in LOUISVILLE on Nov 22, 2023.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On November 22, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in LOUISVILLE, Kentucky. The vehicle was operated by B & W CARTAGE COMPANY INC (USDOT 128493). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by B & W CARTAGE COMPANY INC, FMCSA reference KY0072977302.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 42 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: 691 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

B & W CARTAGE COMPANY INC

USDOT 128493

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

1 fatal · 15 injury

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

3.9

20 crashes · 518 units

Days since prior carrier crash

Last on Nov 18, 2023

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 3,867 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, 691 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 22 reports
TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF RIVER CITY · 12 reports
RUMPKE OF KENTUCKY INC · 9 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 #:: KY0072977302
Date:: Nov 22, 2023
Time:: 1500
State:: Kentucky
City:: LOUISVILLE
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 1
Carrier (USDOT):: B & W CARTAGE COMPANY INC (128493)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
1	9	3	3AKJGEDR2JSJL2289	2803592 (IN)	B & W CARTAGE COMPANY INC	3	No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record	Date	State	Severity	Injuries
cmvettpri000hogssw9fsctrv	Oct 13, 2026	KY	Injury	1
cmouyr2ql0021nu1krfrzzefn	Apr 30, 2026	KY	Tow-Away	0
cr_5106286	Feb 16, 2026	KY	Tow-Away	0
cr_5114770	Feb 10, 2026	MI	Tow-Away	0
cr_5095546	Jan 28, 2026	MI	Tow-Away	0
cr_5119306	Jan 23, 2026	MI	Tow-Away	0
cr_5092649	Jan 21, 2026	KY	Tow-Away	0
cr_5102899	Jan 15, 2026	IN	Tow-Away	0
cr_5077171	Dec 12, 2025	TN	Tow-Away	0
cr_5056887	Nov 7, 2025	KY	Injury	1

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Related records

Vehicle

2018 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia

NHTSA recalls and complaints for this make/model/year.

Recall

23V073000

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Recall

22V817000

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

Recall

20V567000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

Carrier

B & W CARTAGE COMPANY INC

USDOT 128493 · 1,032 crashes · 1,202 inspections

Safety

Carrier inspections

Roadside inspection history for this USDOT.

Vehicle

VIN: 3AKJGEDR2JSJL2289

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State

Crashes in Kentucky

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Agency

B & W CARTAGE COMPANY INC

Crashes reported by this law-enforcement agency.

City

Crashes in LOUISVILLE, KY

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