Crash Record OK2502000621

FMCSA crash record in NEWCASTLE on Jan 28, 2025.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On January 28, 2025, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in NEWCASTLE, Oklahoma. The vehicle was operated by SALU LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 3455810). Recorded conditions: 2 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by SALU LOGISTICS LLC, FMCSA reference OK2502000621.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
1
Carrier
SALU 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)
2
0 injury · 2 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
600.0
6 crashes · 1 units
Days since prior carrier crash
50
Last on Dec 9, 2024
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,562,959 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within NEWCASTLE, Oklahoma, 8 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
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 #:
OK2502000621
Date:
Jan 28, 2025
Time:
0632
State:
Oklahoma
City:
NEWCASTLE
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
1
Carrier (USDOT):
SALU LOGISTICS LLC (3455810)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 98 3AKJGLDRXJDHD9225 R749457 (TX) SALU LOGISTICS LLC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE;2:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

5 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4988743 Jun 13, 2025 AR Injury 0 1
cr_4948242 May 9, 2025 TX Injury 0 1
cr_4945436 May 6, 2025 NM Injury 0 2
cr_4939779 Apr 27, 2025 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4872085 Dec 9, 2024 NM Tow-Away 0 0

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