Crash Record PA007878100X

FMCSA crash record in Pennsylvania on Sep 3, 2020.

Tow-Away

What happened

On September 3, 2020, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Pennsylvania. The vehicle was operated by DUTCH VALLEY TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2348581). FMCSA reference PA007878100X.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 6 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
DUTCH VALLEY TRANSPORTATION INC
Vehicle Type
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
6
1 injury · 6 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
4.5
3 crashes · 67 units
Days since prior carrier crash
2
Last on Sep 1, 2020
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,602 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Pennsylvania, 13,120 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
PA007878100X
Date:
Sep 3, 2020
Time:
1513
State:
Pennsylvania
Fatalities:
0
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_5112267 Jan 14, 2026 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4909320 Mar 3, 2025 NY Injury 0 1
cr_4804601 Sep 4, 2024 VA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4568074 May 24, 2023 OH Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4418446 Sep 7, 2022 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4435986 Aug 25, 2022 CT Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4390043 Jul 11, 2022 FL Injury 0 1
cr_4338317 Jan 16, 2022 OH Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4186266 May 13, 2021 MD Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4031149 Sep 1, 2020 FL Tow-Away 0 0

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