Crash Record IN0000002438

FMCSA crash record in Indiana on Nov 14, 2000.

Tow-Away

What happened

On November 14, 2000, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Indiana. The vehicle was operated by GOLDEN RING TRUCKING INC (USDOT 233743). FMCSA reference IN0000002438.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
GOLDEN RING TRUCKING INC
Vehicle Type
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)
2.9
1 crashes · 35 units
Days since prior carrier crash
160
Last on Jun 7, 2000
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,424 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Indiana, 9,400 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

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Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
IN0000002438
Date:
Nov 14, 2000
Time:
1026
State:
Indiana
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4909800 Mar 12, 2025 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4799536 Aug 23, 2024 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4756196 May 3, 2024 NE Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4460516 Nov 5, 2022 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4267507 Oct 23, 2021 NY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4257030 Sep 22, 2021 MN Injury 0 1
cr_3999979 Jun 30, 2020 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3974520 May 19, 2020 TN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2904106 Aug 6, 2014 MN Injury 0 1
cr_2448150 Aug 22, 2011 MN Injury 0 1

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