Crash Record MA1003988535

FMCSA crash record in AUBURN on Jul 8, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On July 8, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in AUBURN, Massachusetts. The vehicle was operated by LOWELL FLEET TOWING INC (USDOT 1390865). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by LOWELL FLEET TOWING, FMCSA reference MA1003988535.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 40 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

LOWELL FLEET TOWING INC

USDOT 1390865

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

1 injury · 3 tow-away

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

7.1

1 crashes · 14 units

Days since prior carrier crash

583

Last on Dec 3, 2019

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 315,733 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within AUBURN, Massachusetts, 40 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

ANGY TRUCKING LLC · 1 reports
ANNETT HOLDINGS INC · 1 reports
7218061 MANITOBA LTD · 1 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 #:: MA1003988535
Date:: Jul 8, 2021
Time:: 1028
State:: Massachusetts
City:: AUBURN
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 2
Carrier (USDOT):: LOWELL FLEET TOWING INC (1390865)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
1	9	3	1FUJGEDR3BSBD7938	74350 (MA)	LOWELL FLEET TOWING	3	No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

2:98:OTHER;1:5:NONCOLLISION:CARGO LOSS OR SHIFT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record	Date	State	Severity	Fatalities	Injuries
cr_5098934	Jan 24, 2026	MA	Injury	0	1
cr_4642714	Oct 26, 2023	MA	Injury	0	1
cr_4438736	Oct 8, 2022	MA	Fatal	2	1
cr_4386980	Jun 19, 2022	MA	Injury	0	1
cr_4352494	Apr 8, 2022	MA	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_3894152	Dec 3, 2019	NH	Injury	0	2
cr_3826027	Jul 17, 2019	MA	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_3759651	Jan 25, 2019	MA	Injury	0	2
cr_2691833	Feb 15, 2013	MA	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_2438257	May 18, 2011	MA	Tow-Away	0	0

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Vehicle

2011 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia

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LOWELL FLEET TOWING INC

USDOT 1390865 · 13 crashes · 10 inspections

Safety

Carrier inspections

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Vehicle

VIN: 1FUJGEDR3BSBD7938

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State

Crashes in Massachusetts

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Agency

LOWELL FLEET TOWING

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City

Crashes in AUBURN, MA

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