Crash Record SD0202310698

FMCSA crash record in RURAL on Jul 22, 2023.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On July 22, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in RURAL, South Dakota. The vehicle was operated by A F F TRANS LLC (USDOT 1730271). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by A F F TRANS LLC, FMCSA reference SD0202310698.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 27 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: 625 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

A F F TRANS LLC

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

2 fatal · 7 injury

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

4.0

13 crashes · 324 units

Days since prior carrier crash

Last on May 16, 2023

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 26,632 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within RURAL, South Dakota, 625 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

CHS INC · 5 reports
PRAIRIE STATES TRUCKING INC · 3 reports
RUSSELL LEGLER INC · 3 reports

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 #:: SD0202310698
Date:: Jul 22, 2023
Time:: 1723
State:: South Dakota
City:: RURAL
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 3
Carrier (USDOT):: A F F TRANS LLC (1730271)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
1	9	3	3AKJHHDR9NSMV7817	3125743 (IN)	A F F TRANS LLC	3	No

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record	Date	State	Severity	Injuries
cr_5032261	Sep 23, 2025	TN	Tow-Away	0
cr_4998299	Jun 13, 2025	KY	Tow-Away	0
cr_4931898	Apr 24, 2025	OK	Injury	1
cr_4924962	Apr 2, 2025	AR	Tow-Away	0
cr_4924588	Mar 19, 2025	KS	Tow-Away	0
cr_4888484	Feb 6, 2025	TN	Tow-Away	0
cr_4880409	Jan 14, 2025	IL	Tow-Away	0
cr_4882532	Jan 10, 2025	MO	Injury	2
cr_4872281	Jan 6, 2025	FL	Injury	1
cr_4879939	Jan 3, 2025	IN	Tow-Away	0

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Vehicle

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Recall

23V299000

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Recall

23V238000

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Recall

23V073000

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Carrier

A F F TRANS LLC

USDOT 1730271 · 77 crashes · 637 inspections

Vehicle

VIN: 3AKJHHDR9NSMV7817

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State

Crashes in South Dakota

Statewide crash records.

Agency

A F F TRANS LLC

Crashes reported by this law-enforcement agency.

City

Crashes in RURAL, SD

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