Crash Record MN0210600115

FMCSA crash record in DULUTH on Mar 1, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On March 1, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in DULUTH, Minnesota. The vehicle was operated by UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (USDOT 21800). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by UPS, FMCSA reference MN0210600115.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 2889 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 500+ power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 43 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
2,889
69 fatal · 1074 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
1.6
1,812 crashes · 112,321 units
Days since prior carrier crash
3
Last on Feb 26, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,849 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within DULUTH, Minnesota, 43 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
1
Weather
1
Road surface
1

Conditions are mixed. The data does not assign causation; this section reports only what was recorded by the responding officer.

Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
MN0210600115
Date:
Mar 1, 2021
Time:
1334
State:
Minnesota
City:
DULUTH
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 5 3 4UZAARCP26CX31725 AA6971 (MN) UPS 2 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cmtwgmdz5000hpmiyo2frqnqj Sep 5, 2026 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cmtwgme2l004ppmiy5aj8lvhb Sep 3, 2026 KY Tow-Away 0 0
cmtwgme2a0043pmiyszslhsve Sep 3, 2026 NC Injury 0 1
cmtwgme08000zpmiys00h3101 Sep 3, 2026 NJ Tow-Away 0 0
cmt5onxzn001bpmdmhgets6gl Aug 18, 2026 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cmt1jo1360061pevkj3jflftt Aug 14, 2026 FL Tow-Away 0 0
cmsw88sbd00bbpev3krucoz20 Aug 8, 2026 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cmscs00180017peturqwgv4y0 Jul 28, 2026 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cmrx2ea3z000npequz3q1blww Jul 17, 2026 OH Tow-Away 0 0
cmrss3uwc000fpefbpnxy28j8 Jul 16, 2026 NJ Tow-Away 0 0

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