Crash Record ILX003397328
FMCSA crash record in BELLWOOD on Apr 29, 2024.
Injury
Federal Recordable
Bus
What happened
On April 29, 2024, FMCSA recorded an injury crash with one person hurt in BELLWOOD, Illinois. The vehicle was operated by POLAR EXPRESS INC (USDOT 2022546). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by POLAR EXPRESS INC, FMCSA reference ILX003397328.
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
1
Vehicles
2
Carrier
POLAR EXPRESS INC
Vehicle Type
Bus
Severity
Injury
This carrier's crash pattern
Derived from the carrier's full crash history.
Carrier crashes (24 mo)
4
2 injury · 3 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 8 units
Days since prior carrier crash
186
Last on Oct 26, 2023
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,690 carriers
Geographic context
How this crash sits in its setting.
Within BELLWOOD, Illinois, 14 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.
Agencies most active in this area:
- COMPLETE TRUCKING INC · 2 reports
- COZZI OBRIEN RECYCLING · 1 reports
- CORE X HUTT TRANSPORTATION LLC · 1 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 #:
- ILX003397328
- Date:
- Apr 29, 2024
- Time:
- 0857
- State:
- Illinois
- City:
- BELLWOOD
- Fatalities:
- 0
- Injuries:
- 1
- Tow-Away:
- No
- HazMat:
- No
- Vehicles:
- 2
- Carrier (USDOT):
- POLAR EXPRESS INC (2022546)
Vehicles / units involved
1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.
| # | Config | Cargo Type | VIN | Plate | Carrier | GVW | HazMat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1GB3G3GB3B1108755 | 107333SB (IL) | POLAR EXPRESS INC | 2 | 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_4716931 | Oct 26, 2023 | IL | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4659509 | Aug 18, 2023 | IL | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_4562753 | May 3, 2023 | TX | Injury | 0 | 3 |
| cr_4308329 | Jan 14, 2022 | IA | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_3765581 | Mar 31, 2019 | TX | Injury | 0 | 2 |
| cr_3557699 | Mar 4, 2018 | MO | Injury | 0 | 2 |
| cr_3485937 | Dec 5, 2016 | IL | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_3127173 | Oct 27, 2015 | TX | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_2974959 | Dec 1, 2014 | MO | Tow-Away | 0 | 0 |
| cr_2756978 | Aug 25, 2013 | TX | Injury | 0 | 1 |
Related records
Carrier
POLAR EXPRESS INC
USDOT 2022546 · 13 crashes · 0 inspections
Vehicle
VIN: 1GB3G3GB3B1108755
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