Crash Record MEF00S037228

FMCSA crash record in Merrill on Jul 19, 2023.

Tow-Away HazMat Federal Recordable

What happened

On July 19, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Merrill, Maine. The vehicle was operated by MCQUADE TIDD INDUSTRIES (USDOT 164914). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. FMCSA reference MEF00S037228.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

MCQUADE TIDD INDUSTRIES

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

0 injury · 1 tow-away

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

10.8

4 crashes · 37 units

Days since prior carrier crash

791

Last on May 19, 2021

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 304,512 carriers

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 #:: MEF00S037228
Date:: Jul 19, 2023
Time:: 1207
State:: Maine
City:: Merrill
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: Yes
Vehicles:: 2
Carrier (USDOT):: MCQUADE TIDD INDUSTRIES (164914)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
2	5	98	1FDWW7DC1MDF08042	7C5694 (ME)	MCQUADE TIDD INDUSTRIES	2	No

Hazardous Materials Involved

This crash involved a vehicle carrying hazardous materials. No hazardous material release was reported.

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:1:NONCOLLISION:RAN OFF ROAD;2:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record	Date	State	Severity	Fatalities	Injuries
cr_4832231	Oct 24, 2024	ME	Injury	0	1
cr_4795600	Jun 20, 2024	ME	Fatal	1	0
cr_4760754	Jun 6, 2024	ME	Injury	0	1
cr_4760745	Jun 3, 2024	ME	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_4157868	May 19, 2021	ME	Fatal	1	0
cr_3227383	Jun 15, 2016	ME	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_2874793	Jun 12, 2014	ME	Injury	0	1
cr_1957627	Mar 24, 2008	ME	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_289908	Jun 8, 2001	ME	Injury	0	1
cr_698673	Apr 15, 1998	ME	Injury	0	1

Related records

Carrier

MCQUADE TIDD INDUSTRIES

USDOT 164914 · 15 crashes · 10 inspections

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VIN: 1FDWW7DC1MDF08042

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