Crash Record ILX002429671

FMCSA crash record in SPRING TWP on Oct 12, 2021.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On October 12, 2021, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in SPRING TWP, Illinois. The vehicle was operated by AVALA EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2427589). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by AVALA EXPRESS LLC, FMCSA reference ILX002429671.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 4 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 500+ power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
AVALA EXPRESS LLC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
4
2 injury · 4 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
3.9
21 crashes · 536 units
Days since prior carrier crash
64
Last on Aug 9, 2021
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,838 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within SPRING TWP, Illinois, 14 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 #:
ILX002429671
Date:
Oct 12, 2021
Time:
1648
State:
Illinois
City:
SPRING TWP
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
AVALA EXPRESS LLC (2427589)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 98 4V4NC9EH3MN286522 26106Z (WI) AVALA EXPRESS LLC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cmsw88sej00f3pev38lk9v9cr Aug 7, 2026 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5095666 Jan 27, 2026 TN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5113183 Jan 24, 2026 MO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5086851 Jan 8, 2026 AR Injury 0 1
cr_5093506 Dec 16, 2025 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5073516 Dec 12, 2025 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5078877 Dec 12, 2025 AZ Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5086728 Dec 10, 2025 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5069592 Dec 2, 2025 MO Injury 0 1
cr_5073035 Nov 14, 2025 VA Injury 0 1

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