Crash Record MA0000004457

FMCSA crash record in Massachusetts on Apr 20, 2001.

Injury

What happened

On April 20, 2001, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with 2 people hurt in Massachusetts. The vehicle was operated by LAKIN TIRE EAST LLC (USDOT 177586). FMCSA reference MA0000004457.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Vehicles
Carrier
LAKIN TIRE EAST LLC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Injury

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
1
1 injury · 1 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
3.3
1 crashes · 30 units
Days since prior carrier crash
881
Last on Nov 21, 1998
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,512 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Massachusetts, 3,129 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 #:
MA0000004457
Date:
Apr 20, 2001
Time:
1215
State:
Massachusetts
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
2
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
LAKIN TIRE EAST LLC (177586)

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4931619 Apr 12, 2025 CT Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4734014 Mar 13, 2024 CT Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4693891 Jan 16, 2024 CT Injury 0 1
cr_4681018 Dec 27, 2023 NY Injury 0 1
cr_4671782 May 17, 2023 NJ Injury 0 1
cr_4293712 Jan 25, 2022 NY Injury 0 2
cr_3836475 Aug 12, 2019 MA Injury 0 1
cr_3393588 May 5, 2017 NY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3273149 Sep 12, 2016 CT Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3193283 Mar 22, 2016 CT Tow-Away 0 0

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