Watkins Trucking Company Truck Accidents — What the Federal Record Shows
Watkins Trucking Company trucks were involved in 13 federally reported crashes in the past two years (since Jul 2024).
15
Crashes on record
Jun 2026
Most recent crash
$1M
Liability insurance on file
13
Crashes · past 2 years
Watkins Trucking Company has more crashes on record than 3 in 4 fleets this size with crash records.
WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC · USDOT 515711 · Birmingham, AL · 96 power units · mid fleet
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What crashes are on Watkins Trucking Company's federal record?
| Date | State | Severity | Deaths | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | AR | Severe injury | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 29, 2025 | GA | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2025 | AL | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2025 | IL | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2025 | AL | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2025 | SC | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2025 | GA | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 16, 2025 | MI | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 15, 2025 | AR | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 13, 2025 | GA | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2025 | AL | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 15, 2024 | MO | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 9, 2024 | GA | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 20, 2024 | AL | Severe injury | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 27, 2024 | IN | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Why these columns: a crash enters the federal file only when it involved a death, an injury taken for immediate medical care, or a vehicle towed disabled from the scene — the federal reportable-crash threshold. Property-damage-only crashes below that threshold are not in this record.
Who insures Watkins Trucking Company trucks — and for how much?
Liability insurance is the coverage carriers file with federal regulators (the federal category is called "BIPD" — Bodily Injury & Property Damage). The figure below is this carrier's filed limit — a compliance floor, not necessarily the full coverage available.
Filed Liability Limit
$1M
Primary Insurer
Arch Insurance Company
ACTIVE FILINGS (ALL TYPES): 2 | SELF-INSURED: No
A qualified attorney in your state uses this federal record to identify any additional policies and defendants that could contribute to a claim.
How often do Watkins Trucking Company trucks fail safety inspections?
Vehicle Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 11.6% | NATL AVG: 14.5%
Driver Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 1.5% | NATL AVG: 6.2%
At or below the national average (▸ marker).
What these records mean if you were injured
Fleet-wide averages don't decide individual cases. Liability turns on what this specific driver, dispatcher, and truck's logs show in the hours before your crash.
Across 199 federal inspections in the past two years, Watkins Trucking Company's vehicle out-of-service rate (11.6%) places below the median of comparable high-inspection-volume carriers with crash records.
$1M in liability coverage is on file — 1.3× the $750K federal floor for general freight.
In Arkansas, a personal-injury lawsuit must generally be filed within 3 years of the crash.
For the most recent crash on this record, that general window runs to about Jun 2029.
There are exceptions — which ones apply to your case is a lawyer's job.
What to do if you were injured in a Watkins Trucking Company crash
Federal records document crashes; they don't assign fault — fault is established by investigation, police reports, and litigation.
The carrier named here may not be the only responsible party — brokers, shippers, and manufacturers sit outside this record, each on their own clock.
Federal driver-log retention for this crash: expires Dec 2026.
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USDOT 515711 · Watkins Trucking Company Inc
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Institutional appendix · technical record & compliance
Federal violation record — 70 violations recorded in the trailing 24-month inspection window. Source: FMCSA SMS BASIC.
Night-driving crash pattern
The Safeny Night-Driving Pattern: Of 14 documented crashes in the past 5 years, 2 occurred in dark conditions. This represents a 14.3% dark-condition share, which is not statistically distinct (p=0.33) from the national FMCSA baseline of 25.7%.
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