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Crash Record WA000EE37438

FMCSA crash record in SEATTLE on Dec 20, 2023.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On December 20, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in SEATTLE, Washington. The vehicle was operated by CENTRAL STATES TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 185732). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by FORWARD INTERMODAL, FMCSA reference WA000EE37438.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 50 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: 204 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
CENTRAL STATES TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 185732
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
50
3 fatal · 15 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
3.7
33 crashes · 900 units
Days since prior carrier crash
15
Last on Dec 5, 2023
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,880 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within SEATTLE, Washington, 204 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 #:
WA000EE37438
Date:
Dec 20, 2023
Time:
1205
State:
Washington
City:
SEATTLE
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
CENTRAL STATES TRUCKING LLC (185732)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 7 5 4V4NC9EH4EN159781 95182RP (WA) FORWARD INTERMODAL 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
cmvettq5000lzogssyuesfedc Oct 8, 2026 VA Injury 0 1
cr_5125823 Mar 27, 2026 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5123213 Mar 16, 2026 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5092759 Jan 2, 2026 MS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5078751 Dec 19, 2025 TN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5081384 Dec 1, 2025 MO Injury 0 1
cr_5071334 Oct 30, 2025 SC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5055059 Oct 21, 2025 GA Injury 0 1
cr_5042113 Oct 6, 2025 TX Injury 0 1
cr_5042189 Sep 30, 2025 PA Injury 0 2

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Carrier
CENTRAL STATES TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 185732 · 474 crashes · 1,551 inspections
Safety
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Vehicle
VIN: 4V4NC9EH4EN159781
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State
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Agency
FORWARD INTERMODAL
Crashes reported by this law-enforcement agency.
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All crashes on file for this city.
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How does this crash affect the carrier's safety scores? ▾
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