Crash Record IA2009538798

FMCSA crash record in Iowa on Nov 4, 2009.

Tow-Away

What happened

On November 4, 2009, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Iowa. The vehicle was operated by CRONIN FARMS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1106822). FMCSA reference IA2009538798.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
CRONIN FARMS 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
1 injury · 2 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
5.6
1 crashes · 18 units
Days since prior carrier crash
331
Last on Dec 8, 2008
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,259 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Iowa, 4,074 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 #:
IA2009538798
Date:
Nov 4, 2009
Time:
1445
State:
Iowa
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No

Other crashes by this carrier

9 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4812762 Sep 19, 2024 IA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4694162 Feb 2, 2024 IA Injury 0 2
cr_4107875 Dec 15, 2020 IA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3442397 Jun 30, 2017 IA Injury 0 1
cr_3261543 Aug 22, 2016 IA Injury 0 1
cr_2595724 Sep 10, 2012 IA Injury 0 1
cr_2356514 Feb 1, 2011 IA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_2059934 Dec 8, 2008 IA Injury 0 1
cr_1496428 Jul 19, 2005 NE Injury 0 1

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