Crash Record IN0904404079

FMCSA crash record in NEWPORT on Nov 30, 2023.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On November 30, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in NEWPORT, Indiana. The vehicle was operated by US SMART LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 3508882). Recorded conditions: 2 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by US SMART LOGISTICS LLC, FMCSA reference IN0904404079.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
1
Carrier
US SMART LOGISTICS LLC
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)
0.0
0 crashes · 1 units
Days since prior carrier crash
329
Last on Jan 5, 2023
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,552,910 carriers

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
2
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 #:
IN0904404079
Date:
Nov 30, 2023
Time:
0545
State:
Indiana
City:
NEWPORT
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 5 3 5PVNJ8JV2D4S54237 183967H (IL) US SMART LOGISTICS LLC 2 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:13:COLLISION INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLE IN TRANSPORT

Other crashes by this carrier

5 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4688982 Jan 22, 2024 IL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4491655 Jan 5, 2023 IL Injury 0 1
cr_4403528 May 28, 2022 IL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4287934 Oct 25, 2021 IL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4236027 Jul 29, 2021 IL Tow-Away 0 0

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