Crash Record TX5YY7HQE1ZH

FMCSA crash record in DALLAS 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 DALLAS, Texas. The vehicle was operated by BARLOW TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 174005). Recorded conditions: 4 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by BARLOW TRUCK LINES INC, FMCSA reference TX5YY7HQE1ZH.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 25 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: 1455 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
BARLOW TRUCK LINES INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
25
2 fatal · 9 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
8.0
8 crashes · 100 units
Days since prior carrier crash
10
Last on Feb 19, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,695 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within DALLAS, Texas, 1,455 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
4
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 #:
TX5YY7HQE1ZH
Date:
Mar 1, 2021
Time:
2056
State:
Texas
City:
DALLAS
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 9 3 3HSDZAPR8MN433684 82AP7X (MO) BARLOW TRUCK LINES INC 3 No

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5107840 Feb 8, 2026 GA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5105827 Feb 6, 2026 OH Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5074635 Nov 5, 2025 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5002497 Jun 20, 2025 NC Injury 0 1
cr_4930036 Mar 17, 2025 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4881754 Jan 4, 2025 KS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4863411 Nov 24, 2024 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4870302 Oct 8, 2024 MA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4994241 Aug 19, 2024 GA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4761795 Jun 10, 2024 AR Injury 0 1

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