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Crash Record WA000EF12682

FMCSA crash record in ELLENSBURG on Aug 27, 2024.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On August 27, 2024, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in ELLENSBURG, Washington. The vehicle was operated by GREAT NORTHWEST TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 235871). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. FMCSA reference WA000EF12682.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 6 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 6–50 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 56 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
3
Carrier
GREAT NORTHWEST TRANSPORT LLC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
6
1 injury · 6 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
7.0
3 crashes · 43 units
Days since prior carrier crash
224
Last on Jan 16, 2024
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 313,835 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within ELLENSBURG, Washington, 56 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 #:
WA000EF12682
Date:
Aug 27, 2024
Time:
1253
State:
Washington
City:
ELLENSBURG
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
3
Carrier (USDOT):
GREAT NORTHWEST TRANSPORT LLC (235871)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
4 9 98 5KJNBWD19RPVG4075 RP11341 (WA) GREAT NORTHWEST TRANSPORT LLC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT;2:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5125289 Feb 20, 2026 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5063700 Nov 5, 2025 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4941596 Apr 29, 2025 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4687738 Jan 16, 2024 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4662834 Nov 7, 2023 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4544283 Apr 12, 2023 WA Injury 0 1
cr_4472883 Dec 12, 2022 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4493250 Dec 5, 2022 OR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3974585 May 12, 2020 MT Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3878798 Nov 6, 2019 WA Tow-Away 0 0

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Vehicle
2024 WESTERN STAR 49X Chassis
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Carrier
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USDOT 235871 · 29 crashes · 111 inspections
Vehicle
VIN: 5KJNBWD19RPVG4075
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State
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