Crash Record FL2638220504

FMCSA crash record in MIAMI GARDENS on Dec 16, 2024.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On December 16, 2024, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in MIAMI GARDENS, Florida. The vehicle was operated by SUPERIOR LANDSCAPING & LAWN SERVICE INC (USDOT 909306). Recorded conditions: 1 / 2 / 2 pavement. Reported by SUPERIOR LANDSCAPING & LAWN SERVICE INC, FMCSA reference FL2638220504.

Geographic note

This crash is part of an active corridor: 59 crashes occurred in the same city in the past 24 months.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
1
Carrier
SUPERIOR LANDSCAPING & LAWN SERVICE INC
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)
2.1
1 crashes · 48 units
Days since prior carrier crash
895
Last on Jul 5, 2022
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,670 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within MIAMI GARDENS, Florida, 59 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
2
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 #:
FL2638220504
Date:
Dec 16, 2024
Time:
0704
State:
Florida
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 7 3 JALB4B16067013065 QQDT82 (FL) SUPERIOR LANDSCAPING & LAWN SERVICE INC 2 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE;2:18:COLLISION INVOLVING FIXED OBJECT

Other crashes by this carrier

7 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4390211 Jul 5, 2022 FL Injury 0 1
cr_4367974 May 31, 2022 FL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4236823 Oct 11, 2021 FL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3858399 Sep 25, 2019 FL Injury 0 1
cr_3253236 Aug 2, 2016 FL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3048188 Jun 5, 2015 FL Injury 0 1
cr_1338133 Jul 14, 2004 FL Injury 0 1

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