Crash Record TX5U4GHQE1PX

FMCSA crash record in Texas on Sep 4, 2020.

Tow-Away

What happened

On September 4, 2020, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Texas. The vehicle was operated by ZM TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2627070). FMCSA reference TX5U4GHQE1PX.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
ZM TRUCKING LLC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
1
0 injury · 1 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 1 units
Prior carrier crash
No earlier crash on file
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,552,303 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Texas, 31,183 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 #:
TX5U4GHQE1PX
Date:
Sep 4, 2020
Time:
1532
State:
Texas
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Carrier (USDOT):
ZM TRUCKING LLC (2627070)

Other crashes by this carrier

7 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4394563 Jul 21, 2022 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4333627 Feb 21, 2022 OR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4308069 Dec 30, 2021 MA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4228798 Sep 24, 2021 CA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4218209 Sep 11, 2021 AR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4150529 Mar 14, 2021 IL Injury 0 2
cr_4048156 Oct 15, 2020 AZ Tow-Away 0 0

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