Crash Record IA2201325970

FMCSA crash record in Iowa on Aug 23, 2022.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On August 23, 2022, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Iowa. The vehicle was operated by BZ EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2327057). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by BZ EXPRESS INC, FMCSA reference IA2201325970.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 9 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
BZ EXPRESS INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
9
4 injury · 9 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
8.6
9 crashes · 105 units
Days since prior carrier crash
7
Last on Aug 16, 2022
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,697 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Iowa, 4,035 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 #:
IA2201325970
Date:
Aug 23, 2022
Time:
0635
State:
Iowa
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
BZ EXPRESS INC (2327057)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 3 1FUJGLBG5ELFN6771 R466779 (TX) BZ EXPRESS INC 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
cr_5107108 Jan 23, 2026 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5086438 Dec 26, 2025 TX Injury 0 1
cr_5021923 Aug 20, 2025 TX Injury 0 1
cr_4950832 May 23, 2025 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4947151 May 13, 2025 MS Injury 0 1
cr_4911515 Mar 15, 2025 TN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4894728 Feb 9, 2025 OH Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4838206 Oct 25, 2024 TX Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4832204 Oct 24, 2024 NC Injury 0 1
cr_4803366 Aug 26, 2024 IN Tow-Away 0 0

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