Crash Record IA2401434472

FMCSA crash record in Iowa on Jul 22, 2024.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On July 22, 2024, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Iowa. The vehicle was operated by JAY BURGART (USDOT 661249). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by BURGART TRUCKING, FMCSA reference IA2401434472.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
JAY BURGART
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
1
0 injury · 1 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
0.0
0 crashes · 3 units
Days since prior carrier crash
9,617
Last on Mar 24, 1998
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,552,303 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Iowa, 4,074 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 #:
IA2401434472
Date:
Jul 22, 2024
Time:
0738
State:
Iowa
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
JAY BURGART (661249)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 9 4 1NPXD49X1RD674716 FS6143 (IA) BURGART TRUCKING 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:98:OTHER;3:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT;2:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE

Other crashes by this carrier

1 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_566319 Mar 24, 1998 IA Injury 0 1

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