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Crash Record NC0108023059

FMCSA crash record in GASTONIA on Feb 1, 2025.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On February 1, 2025, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in GASTONIA, North Carolina. The vehicle was operated by HEAFNER'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC (USDOT 1057435). Recorded conditions: 3 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by HEAFNER'S TOWING AND RECOVERY INC, FMCSA reference NC0108023059.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 4 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: 150 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
HEAFNER'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
4
0 injury · 4 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
37.5
3 crashes · 8 units
Days since prior carrier crash
130
Last on Sep 24, 2024
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 313,483 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within GASTONIA, North Carolina, 150 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
3
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 #:
NC0108023059
Date:
Feb 1, 2025
Time:
1911
State:
North Carolina
City:
GASTONIA
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
HEAFNER'S TOWING & RECOVERY INC (1057435)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 5 5 3HAEUMML8PL647485 ZL3845 (NC) HEAFNER'S TOWING AND RECOVERY INC 2 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
cr_5028452 Sep 16, 2025 NC Injury 0 1
cr_4813523 Sep 24, 2024 NC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4539123 Apr 8, 2023 NC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4525400 Mar 13, 2023 NC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4201355 Aug 3, 2021 SC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3959604 Apr 16, 2020 NC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2847057 Apr 8, 2014 SC Injury 0 1
cr_2575270 Jul 17, 2012 NC Injury 0 1
cr_2414721 May 16, 2011 NC Injury 0 2
cr_2001976 Jul 8, 2008 NC Tow-Away 0 0

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