Crash Record IN980001232_

FMCSA crash record in Indiana on Jun 1, 1998.

Fatal

What happened

On June 1, 1998, FMCSA recorded a fatal crash that resulted in one death in Indiana. The vehicle was operated by HEAVY DUTY TRUCKING INC (USDOT 722460). FMCSA reference IN980001232_.

Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
HEAVY DUTY TRUCKING INC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Fatal

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
1
1 fatal · 0 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
6.5
3 crashes · 46 units
Prior carrier crash
No earlier crash on file
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,259 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 #:
IN980001232_
Date:
Jun 1, 1998
Time:
1604
State:
Indiana
Fatalities:
1
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_5028974 Sep 3, 2025 IN Injury 0 1
cr_4997803 Jul 28, 2025 IN Injury 0 1
cr_4854753 Oct 23, 2024 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4726382 Mar 19, 2024 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4281317 Oct 27, 2021 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4133426 Feb 18, 2021 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4092132 Dec 18, 2020 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4005956 Jul 11, 2020 IN Injury 0 1
cr_3692881 Nov 26, 2018 IN Injury 0 1
cr_3687792 Oct 31, 2018 IN Injury 0 1

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