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Crash Record AL0003698760

FMCSA crash record in RURAL TUSCALOOSA on Sep 10, 2023.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On September 10, 2023, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in RURAL TUSCALOOSA, Alabama. The vehicle was operated by PENN TANK LINES INC (USDOT 264473). Recorded conditions: 3 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by PENN TANK LINES INC, FMCSA reference AL0003698760.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 58 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 500+ power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 185 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
3
Carrier
PENN TANK LINES INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
58
4 fatal · 20 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
2.6
23 crashes · 885 units
Days since prior carrier crash
12
Last on Aug 29, 2023
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,861 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within RURAL TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, 185 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

Agencies most active in this area:

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
3
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 #:
AL0003698760
Date:
Sep 10, 2023
Time:
2015
State:
Alabama
City:
RURAL TUSCALOOSA
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
3
Carrier (USDOT):
PENN TANK LINES INC (264473)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 4 3HCDZAPR1NL338490 3206190 (AL) PENN TANK LINES 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
cr_5125667 Mar 27, 2026 FL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5121838 Mar 3, 2026 SC Injury 0 1
cr_5123770 Mar 2, 2026 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5113480 Feb 10, 2026 PA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5082252 Dec 18, 2025 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5092138 Dec 13, 2025 FL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5063023 Nov 22, 2025 FL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5101518 Oct 17, 2025 FL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5025512 Aug 14, 2025 IN Injury 0 2
cr_5100180 Jun 13, 2025 PA Injury 0 1

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Carrier
PENN TANK LINES INC
USDOT 264473 · 476 crashes · 1,018 inspections
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