Crash Record MI0002926620

FMCSA crash record in Battle Creek on Jul 1, 2023.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On July 1, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Battle Creek, Michigan. The vehicle was operated by UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC (USDOT 3221080). Recorded conditions: 2 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC, FMCSA reference MI0002926620.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 20 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 53 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

8 injury · 20 tow-away

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

6.0

19 crashes · 319 units

Days since prior carrier crash

Last on May 22, 2023

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 26,680 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Battle Creek, Michigan, 53 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION · 1 reports
BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS · 1 reports
ACTION TRAFFIC MAINTENANCE INCORPORATED · 1 reports

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light: 2
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 #:: MI0002926620
Date:: Jul 1, 2023
Time:: 0300
State:: Michigan
City:: Battle Creek
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 3
Carrier (USDOT):: UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC (3221080)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
1	9	3	3HSDWTZR3KN054798	2671186 (IL)	UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC	3	No

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record	Date	State	Severity	Injuries
cr_5110827	Jan 31, 2026	IN	Tow-Away	0
cr_5110781	Jan 30, 2026	IN	Tow-Away	0
cr_5078234	Dec 19, 2025	MI	Tow-Away	0
cr_5068245	Dec 2, 2025	MA	Tow-Away	0
cr_5071927	Dec 1, 2025	TN	Tow-Away	0
cr_5055089	Oct 23, 2025	AZ	Tow-Away	0
cr_5038489	Sep 24, 2025	MI	Tow-Away	0
cr_4996475	Aug 4, 2025	IL	Injury	2
cr_5009604	Jun 25, 2025	TN	Tow-Away	0
cr_5029572	Jun 17, 2025	IN	Tow-Away	0

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Carrier

UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC

USDOT 3221080 · 57 crashes · 1,033 inspections

Vehicle

VIN: 3HSDWTZR3KN054798

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State

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Agency

UNIVERSAL DEDICATED OF SMYRNA TN LLC

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City

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