Crash Record PA103171800X

FMCSA crash record in KITTANNING TOWNSHIP on Apr 1, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On April 1, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in KITTANNING TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania. The vehicle was operated by CONNECT FREIGHT INC (USDOT 2544918). Recorded conditions: 1 / 4 / 6 pavement. Reported by CONNECT FREIGHT INC, FMCSA reference PA103171800X.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 6 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 6–50 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
1
Carrier
CONNECT 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)
6
1 injury · 6 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
31.6
6 crashes · 19 units
Days since prior carrier crash
29
Last on Mar 3, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,651 carriers

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
1
Weather
4
Road surface
6

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 #:
PA103171800X
Date:
Apr 1, 2021
Time:
0838
State:
Pennsylvania
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
1

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 98 1FUJGLD59GLGW4454 P1085398 (IL) CONNECT FREIGHT INC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT;2:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5033275 Sep 1, 2025 NJ Injury 0 1
cr_4925296 Apr 4, 2025 MS Injury 0 1
cr_4897251 Feb 16, 2025 SC Injury 0 1
cr_4896468 Jan 30, 2025 MO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4883310 Jan 20, 2025 TX Injury 0 1
cr_4812927 Sep 15, 2024 KS Injury 0 1
cr_4720445 Mar 21, 2024 AL Injury 0 1
cr_4924267 Mar 15, 2024 MD Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4697638 Feb 10, 2024 KY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4660359 Nov 29, 2023 KY Tow-Away 0 0

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