Crash Record MI0003261358

FMCSA crash record in LANSING on Aug 16, 2024.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On August 16, 2024, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in LANSING, Michigan. The vehicle was operated by URS MIDWEST LLC (USDOT 790261). Recorded conditions: 1 / 1 / 2 pavement. FMCSA reference MI0003261358.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 130 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: 105 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
2
Carrier
URS MIDWEST LLC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
130
2 fatal · 36 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
7.2
94 crashes · 1,306 units
Days since prior carrier crash
4
Last on Aug 12, 2024
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 3,837 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within LANSING, Michigan, 105 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
2

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 #:
MI0003261358
Date:
Aug 16, 2024
Time:
1157
State:
Michigan
City:
LANSING
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
2
Carrier (USDOT):
URS MIDWEST LLC (790261)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
2 7 8 4V5RC9EH5NN297228 RC11441 (MI) URS MIDWEST 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
cmqxb77ab002xp8f0vb98w931 Jun 23, 2026 OK Tow-Away 0 0
cmqugosa9001fp8o55shotjd8 Jun 21, 2026 KY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5125724 Mar 2, 2026 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5124696 Feb 26, 2026 IN Injury 0 1
cr_5106260 Feb 11, 2026 KY Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5111448 Feb 4, 2026 CA Injury 0 1
cr_5107720 Feb 2, 2026 NH Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5092861 Jan 14, 2026 MI Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5088223 Jan 13, 2026 GA Injury 0 1
cr_5097734 Dec 24, 2025 MD Injury 0 1

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