Crash Record MN0241170194

FMCSA crash record in EAGAN on Apr 26, 2024.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On April 26, 2024, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in EAGAN, Minnesota. The vehicle was operated by PULVERMACHER CARTAGE OF WISCONSIN LLC (USDOT 532642). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by PULVERMACHER CARTAGE OF WISCONSIN LLC, FMCSA reference MN0241170194.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 8 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 57 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
3
Carrier
PULVERMACHER CARTAGE OF WISCONSIN LLC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
8
1 injury · 7 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
6.8
4 crashes · 59 units
Days since prior carrier crash
130
Last on Dec 18, 2023
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,602 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within EAGAN, Minnesota, 57 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
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 #:
MN0241170194
Date:
Apr 26, 2024
Time:
1620
State:
Minnesota
City:
EAGAN
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
3

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 3 4V4MC9EHX9N285290 52268X (WI) PULVERMACHER CARTAGE OF WISCONSIN LLC 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_5116455 Jan 8, 2026 IL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5067664 Nov 4, 2025 IL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5019112 Aug 14, 2025 WI Injury 0 1
cr_5015901 Jul 28, 2025 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4672426 Dec 18, 2023 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4564607 May 26, 2023 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4513780 Feb 21, 2023 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4513069 Feb 13, 2023 WI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4494839 Jan 13, 2023 IL Injury 0 1
cr_4406975 Jun 8, 2022 IL Tow-Away 0 0

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