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Crash Record IA2101240106

FMCSA crash record in DAVENPORT on Apr 29, 2021.

Tow-Away HazMat Federal Recordable

What happened

On April 29, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in DAVENPORT, Iowa. The vehicle was operated by JOHN L SMITH TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1409252). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by JOHN L SMITH TRUCKING LLC, FMCSA reference IA2101240106.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 115 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
JOHN L SMITH TRUCKING LLC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
2
0 injury · 2 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 1 units
Days since prior carrier crash
603
Last on Sep 4, 2019
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,494,995 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within DAVENPORT, Iowa, 115 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 #:
IA2101240106
Date:
Apr 29, 2021
Time:
1253
State:
Iowa
City:
DAVENPORT
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
Yes
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
JOHN L SMITH TRUCKING LLC (1409252)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 6 1XP5DB9X3YD512134 DZ2421 (IA) JOHN L SMITH TRUCKING LLC 3 No

Hazardous Materials Involved

This crash involved a vehicle carrying hazardous materials. No hazardous material release was reported.

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

3 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_3846226 Sep 4, 2019 IA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3071058 Jul 29, 2015 IA Injury 0 1
cr_2819114 Dec 20, 2013 IL Tow-Away 0 0

Related records

Carrier
JOHN L SMITH TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 1409252 · 4 crashes · 2 inspections
Vehicle
VIN: 1XP5DB9X3YD512134
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State
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Agency
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