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Crash Record VA0233255256

FMCSA crash record in NORFOLK CITY on Nov 21, 2023.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On November 21, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in NORFOLK CITY, Virginia. The vehicle was operated by SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC (USDOT 54283). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO OF ARIZONA LLC, FMCSA reference VA0233255256.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 993 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: 28 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
993
38 fatal · 318 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
4.6
591 crashes · 12,940 units
Days since prior carrier crash
1
Last on Nov 20, 2023
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,864 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within NORFOLK CITY, Virginia, 28 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 #:
VA0233255256
Date:
Nov 21, 2023
Time:
0935
State:
Virginia
City:
NORFOLK CITY
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC (54283)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 3 3AKJHHDR0L5LP9035 2905756 (IN) SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO OF ARIZONA LLC 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
cmup2ni5f007xl4z8d8tdmbbu Sep 22, 2026 KY Tow-Away 0 0
cmsw88s9h009dpev31o6cbe3d Aug 9, 2026 AZ Injury 0 1
cmsw88smn00nxpev32sh2b3ha Aug 6, 2026 WY Tow-Away 0 0
cmsipo3qo0005pef3myn0a8jv Aug 2, 2026 OK Tow-Away 0 0
cms76vgs80037pehvpzfszle2 Jul 23, 2026 NC Injury 0 1
cmrx2ea52001tpequnrnzqgvp Jul 16, 2026 NC Injury 0 3
cmrrbu55a005hpebf4csfm2sz Jul 13, 2026 NJ Injury 0 1
cmrn1fcc0007vpez5e22v1hyc Jul 8, 2026 IA Tow-Away 0 0
cmrd638yj0011p8pq7huct9ay Jul 4, 2026 GA Injury 0 1
cmqxb77ce0069p8f0vlotdce9 Jun 22, 2026 AR Tow-Away 0 0

Related records

Carrier
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC
USDOT 54283 · 23,614 crashes · 37,537 inspections
Safety
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Vehicle
VIN: 3AKJHHDR0L5LP9035
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State
Crashes in Virginia
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Agency
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO OF ARIZONA LLC
Crashes reported by this law-enforcement agency.
City
Crashes in NORFOLK CITY, VA
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