Crash Record TN0300858042

FMCSA crash record in CHATTANOOGA on Dec 30, 2022.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On December 30, 2022, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee. The vehicle was operated by DM EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2443340). Recorded conditions: 3 / 1 / 1 pavement. FMCSA reference TN0300858042.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 17 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 1–5 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 349 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

DM 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)

1 fatal · 4 injury

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

0.0

0 crashes · 1 units

Days since prior carrier crash

Last on Nov 18, 2022

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 3,566,811 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, 349 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

CARTA · 6 reports
UPS · 4 reports
AVERITT EXPRESS INC · 3 reports

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light: 3
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 #:: TN0300858042
Date:: Dec 30, 2022
Time:: 0657
State:: Tennessee
City:: CHATTANOOGA
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 3
Carrier (USDOT):: DM EXPRESS INC (2443340)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
2	9	3	1XPBD49X8PD875526	SPG252277 (IL)	DM EXPRESS INC	3	No

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record	Date	State	Severity	Injuries
cr_4667095	Nov 30, 2023	PA	Tow-Away	0
cr_4642167	Oct 18, 2023	TN	Tow-Away	0
cr_4599621	Aug 3, 2023	TN	Tow-Away	0
cr_4588832	Jul 14, 2023	AL	Tow-Away	0
cr_4569811	Jun 3, 2023	NY	Injury	1
cr_4537951	Apr 3, 2023	NC	Injury	1
cr_4534555	Mar 21, 2023	IN	Tow-Away	0
cr_4475236	Nov 18, 2022	IN	Tow-Away	0
cr_4475234	Nov 18, 2022	IN	Tow-Away	0
cr_4462572	Nov 9, 2022	MI	Tow-Away	0

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Carrier

DM EXPRESS INC

USDOT 2443340 · 44 crashes · 93 inspections

Vehicle

VIN: 1XPBD49X8PD875526

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State

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