Crash Record ILX002140668

FMCSA crash record in CHICAGO on Feb 2, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On February 2, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in CHICAGO, Illinois. The vehicle was operated by R & M FREIGHT INC (USDOT 1091106). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by R & M TRUCKING CO, FMCSA reference ILX002140668.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 9 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 1581 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

R & M FREIGHT INC

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

5 injury · 8 tow-away

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

2.6

9 crashes · 352 units

Days since prior carrier crash

Last on Nov 6, 2020

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 26,684 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within CHICAGO, Illinois, 1,581 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY · 286 reports
CTA · 60 reports
CITY OF CHICAGO · 53 reports

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 #:: ILX002140668
Date:: Feb 2, 2021
Time:: 1520
State:: Illinois
City:: CHICAGO
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 1
Carrier (USDOT):: R & M FREIGHT INC (1091106)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
1	9	3	1FUGGLDRXDLBK8346	P1057750 (IL)	R & M TRUCKING CO	3	No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record	Date	State	Severity	Injuries
cr_5124414	Feb 22, 2026	IN	Tow-Away	0
cr_5067671	Nov 10, 2025	IL	Injury	1
cr_5054994	Oct 21, 2025	IL	Injury	1
cr_4995962	Aug 7, 2025	IL	Tow-Away	0
cr_4937528	Apr 1, 2025	IN	Injury	1
cr_4867812	Dec 27, 2024	IL	Tow-Away	0
cr_4851911	Nov 15, 2024	IL	Injury	1
cr_4842287	Oct 27, 2024	IL	Injury	3
cr_4830741	Sep 12, 2024	IL	Tow-Away	0
cr_4757286	May 20, 2024	IL	Tow-Away	0

Related records

Vehicle

2013 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia

NHTSA recalls and complaints for this make/model/year.

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:RESERVOIR/TANK

Recall

19V093000

STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

Carrier

R & M FREIGHT INC

USDOT 1091106 · 139 crashes · 202 inspections

Vehicle

VIN: 1FUGGLDRXDLBK8346

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State

Crashes in Illinois

Statewide crash records.

Agency

R & M TRUCKING CO

Crashes reported by this law-enforcement agency.

City

Crashes in CHICAGO, IL

All crashes on file for this city.

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