Crash Record IA2301348101

FMCSA crash record in DUBUQUE on Feb 16, 2023.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On February 16, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in DUBUQUE, Iowa. The vehicle was operated by SUTTON TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 173800). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 4 pavement. Reported by SUTTON TRANSPORT INC, FMCSA reference IA2301348101.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 37 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: 54 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

SUTTON TRANSPORT INC

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

13 injury · 34 tow-away

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

700.0

7 crashes · 1 units

Days since prior carrier crash

Last on Jan 31, 2023

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 3,554,606 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within DUBUQUE, Iowa, 54 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

CITY OF DUBUQUE · 7 reports
COMPASS GROUP USA INC · 2 reports
DUBUQUE CSD · 2 reports

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light: 1
Weather: 1
Road surface: 4

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 #:: IA2301348101
Date:: Feb 16, 2023
Time:: 1528
State:: Iowa
City:: DUBUQUE
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 2
Carrier (USDOT):: SUTTON TRANSPORT INC (173800)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
1	6	3	3AKJHLDVXPSNU9327	47923Z (WI)	SUTTON TRANSPORT 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
cr_4947943	May 22, 2025	MO	Tow-Away
cr_4867311	Dec 24, 2024	WI	Tow-Away
cr_4856196	Dec 5, 2024	AR	Tow-Away
cr_4835744	Oct 30, 2024	MO	Tow-Away
cr_4832644	Oct 16, 2024	IN	Tow-Away
cr_4822952	Oct 7, 2024	IN	Tow-Away
cr_4821300	Oct 1, 2024	MO	Tow-Away
cr_4785451	Jul 23, 2024	WI	Tow-Away
cr_4778666	Jul 16, 2024	WI	Tow-Away
cr_4780016	Jul 8, 2024	WI	Tow-Away

Related records

Vehicle

2023 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia

NHTSA recalls and complaints for this make/model/year.

Recall

23V299000

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Recall

23V238000

STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

Recall

23V073000

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Carrier

SUTTON TRANSPORT INC

USDOT 173800 · 139 crashes · 333 inspections

Vehicle

VIN: 3AKJHLDVXPSNU9327

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State

Crashes in Iowa

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Agency

SUTTON TRANSPORT INC

Crashes reported by this law-enforcement agency.

City

Crashes in DUBUQUE, IA

All crashes on file for this city.

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