Crash Record MN0232430041

FMCSA crash record in WALCOTT on Aug 31, 2023.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On August 31, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in WALCOTT, Minnesota. The vehicle was operated by TRANSCO INC (USDOT 1062707). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. FMCSA reference MN0232430041.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 180 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 500+ power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
TRANSCO INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
180
11 fatal · 62 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
5.7
108 crashes · 1,879 units
Days since prior carrier crash
1
Last on Aug 30, 2023
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,835 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 #:
MN0232430041
Date:
Aug 31, 2023
Time:
1231
State:
Minnesota
City:
WALCOTT
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
TRANSCO INC (1062707)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
2 9 3 3HSDZAPR0MN150633 P1060098 (IL) TRANSCO 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 Fatalities Injuries
cmsw88sbn00brpev35q6lzche Aug 7, 2026 WA Tow-Away 0 0
cms76vgs40033pehvzaihtgx2 Jul 23, 2026 ME Tow-Away 0 0
cmouyr2te004vnu1kusqxu6aj Apr 29, 2026 VA Injury 0 2
cr_5124533 Mar 16, 2026 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5126131 Mar 14, 2026 NJ Injury 0 1
cr_5125705 Mar 12, 2026 GA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5126994 Mar 5, 2026 CO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5119841 Mar 2, 2026 MS Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5118319 Feb 19, 2026 ID Injury 0 2
cr_5116492 Feb 16, 2026 IN Injury 0 1

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