Crash Record PA208344900X

FMCSA crash record in BETHEL TOWNSHIP on Sep 7, 2022.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On September 7, 2022, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in BETHEL TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania. The vehicle was operated by SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC (USDOT 54283). Recorded conditions: 1 / 2 / 2 pavement. Reported by SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO OF ARIZONA LLC, FMCSA reference PA208344900X.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 1155 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 500+ power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 84 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
1
Carrier
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA LLC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
1,155
34 fatal · 326 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
4.9
640 crashes · 12,940 units
Days since prior carrier crash
1
Last on Sep 6, 2022
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,828 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within BETHEL TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, 84 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
2
Road surface
2

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 #:
PA208344900X
Date:
Sep 7, 2022
Time:
1010
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 3AKJHHDRXLSLP9643 2934702 (IN) SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO OF ARIZONA LLC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

2:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT;1:15:COLLISION INVOLVING TRAIN

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cmsw88s9h009dpev31o6cbe3d Aug 9, 2026 AZ Injury 0 1
cmsw88smn00nxpev32sh2b3ha Aug 6, 2026 WY Tow-Away 0 0
cmsipo3qo0005pef3myn0a8jv Aug 2, 2026 OK Tow-Away 0 0
cms76vgs80037pehvpzfszle2 Jul 23, 2026 NC Injury 0 1
cmrx2ea52001tpequnrnzqgvp Jul 16, 2026 NC Injury 0 3
cmrrbu55a005hpebf4csfm2sz Jul 13, 2026 NJ Injury 0 1
cmrn1fcc0007vpez5e22v1hyc Jul 8, 2026 IA Tow-Away 0 0
cmrd638yj0011p8pq7huct9ay Jul 4, 2026 GA Injury 0 1
cmqxb77ce0069p8f0vlotdce9 Jun 22, 2026 AR Tow-Away 0 0
cmq1vv02s003hpbjqlgbhqsvb May 31, 2026 KY Tow-Away 0 0

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