Crash Record MN0240810001

FMCSA crash record in LITTLE PINE on Mar 21, 2024.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On March 21, 2024, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in LITTLE PINE, Minnesota. The vehicle was operated by SHAWN FLETCHER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 742631). Recorded conditions: 5 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by SHAWN FLETCHER TRUCKING INC, FMCSA reference MN0240810001.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 4 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 6–50 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
1
Carrier
SHAWN FLETCHER TRUCKING INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
4
1 fatal · 1 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
3.4
1 crashes · 29 units
Days since prior carrier crash
76
Last on Jan 5, 2024
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,424 carriers

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
5
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 #:
MN0240810001
Date:
Mar 21, 2024
Time:
0000
State:
Minnesota
City:
LITTLE PINE
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
1

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 14 1XKZDP9X4FJ444039 TU12453 (MN) SHAWN FLETCHER TRUCKING INC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE;2:17:COLLISION INVOLVING ANIMAL;3:11:NONCOLLISION:UNKNOWN

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4938907 May 8, 2025 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4679995 Jan 5, 2024 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4494902 Jan 10, 2023 MN Fatal 1 0
cr_4480456 Dec 24, 2022 MN Injury 0 1
cr_4322981 Mar 17, 2022 MN Fatal 1 0
cr_3943937 Mar 10, 2020 MN Injury 0 1
cr_3733532 Feb 7, 2019 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3537227 Feb 6, 2018 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3521753 Jan 15, 2018 MN Injury 0 1
cr_3158074 Feb 1, 2016 MN Injury 0 1

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