Crash Record IA2301344047

FMCSA crash record in Iowa on Jan 8, 2023.

Fatal Federal Recordable

What happened

On January 8, 2023, FMCSA recorded a fatal crash that resulted in 2 deaths in Iowa. The vehicle was operated by KARDAN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1354537). Recorded conditions: 2 / 2 / 6 pavement. Reported by KARDAN TRUCKING INC, FMCSA reference IA2301344047.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 10 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 1–5 power units.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

KARDAN TRUCKING INC

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Fatal

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

2 fatal · 3 injury

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

0.0

0 crashes · 1 units

Days since prior carrier crash

Last on Dec 9, 2022

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 3,569,088 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Iowa, 3,784 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

INDIVIDUAL · 73 reports
UNKNOWN · 57 reports
STATE OF IOWA DOT · 29 reports

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light: 2
Weather: 2
Road surface: 6

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 #:: IA2301344047
Date:: Jan 8, 2023
Time:: 0525
State:: Iowa
Fatalities:: 2
Injuries:: 3
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 17
Carrier (USDOT):: KARDAN TRUCKING INC (1354537)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
1	9	3	4V4NC9EH5PN339676	3359205 (IN)	KARDAN TRUCKING INC	3	No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:98:OTHER:Loss of traction/Pre;2:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record	Date	State	Severity	Fatalities	Injuries
cr_4818827	Sep 4, 2024	IN	Injury	0	1
cr_4473324	Dec 9, 2022	IA	Fatal	1	1
cr_4466989	Nov 29, 2022	WY	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_4450678	Oct 29, 2022	CA	Injury	0	1
cr_4402478	Aug 10, 2022	WV	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_4410914	Jun 8, 2022	GA	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_4287279	Jan 4, 2022	MN	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_4224603	Sep 17, 2021	NE	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_4248823	Jul 6, 2021	IL	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_4155699	Apr 13, 2021	MD	Tow-Away	0	0

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Carrier

KARDAN TRUCKING INC

USDOT 1354537 · 17 crashes · 0 inspections

Safety

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Vehicle

VIN: 4V4NC9EH5PN339676

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State

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