Crash Record MI0002960439

FMCSA crash record in GRAND RAPIDS on Aug 8, 2023.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On August 8, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. The vehicle was operated by MG TRANS EXPRESS (USDOT 3128967). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. FMCSA reference MI0002960439.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 6 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 6–50 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 212 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities

Injuries

Vehicles

Carrier

MG TRANS EXPRESS

USDOT 3128967

Vehicle Type

Truck

Severity

Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)

1 fatal · 1 injury

Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)

0.0

0 crashes · 23 units

Days since prior carrier crash

114

Last on Apr 16, 2023

Vs fleet-size peers

above the median

Cohort median 0.0 · 315,143 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, 212 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS · 3 reports
INTERURBAN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP · 2 reports
KENT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT · 2 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 #:: MI0002960439
Date:: Aug 8, 2023
Time:: 1517
State:: Michigan
City:: GRAND RAPIDS
Fatalities:: 0
Injuries:: 0
Tow-Away:: Yes
HazMat:: No
Vehicles:: 2
Carrier (USDOT):: MG TRANS EXPRESS (3128967)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

#	Config	Cargo Type	VIN	Plate	Carrier	GVW	HazMat
2	9	3	1XKYDP9X2KJ252964	YP19538 (CA)	MG TRANS EXPRESS	3	No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

9 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record	Date	State	Severity	Fatalities	Injuries
cr_4618487	Aug 26, 2023	MO	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_4623811	Aug 23, 2023	CA	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_4542983	Apr 16, 2023	MN	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_4512615	Feb 16, 2023	IA	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_4504381	Jan 11, 2023	CA	Tow-Away	0	0
cr_4425795	Sep 28, 2022	WY	Injury	0	1
cr_4274831	Nov 11, 2021	AZ	Fatal	1	0
cr_4135610	Apr 8, 2021	CA	Injury	0	1
cr_3898829	Nov 11, 2019	PA	Injury	0	1

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Carrier

MG TRANS EXPRESS

USDOT 3128967 · 10 crashes · 0 inspections

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VIN: 1XKYDP9X2KJ252964

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