Crash Record MD24S0000323

FMCSA crash record in Maryland on Jan 21, 2024.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On January 21, 2024, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Maryland. The vehicle was operated by AAA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 1403513). Recorded conditions: 3 / 1 / 1 pavement. Reported by LEWIS TRUCK LINES, FMCSA reference MD24S0000323.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 12 crashes in the past 24 months — above the typical pattern (median 0) for fleets of 51–500 power units.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
1
Carrier
AAA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
12
1 fatal · 4 injury
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
10.8
15 crashes · 139 units
Days since prior carrier crash
19
Last on Jan 2, 2024
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,773 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Maryland, 4,210 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
3
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 #:
MD24S0000323
Date:
Jan 21, 2024
Time:
1856
State:
Maryland
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 9 5 4V4NC9EHXGN956474 P771667 (SC) LEWIS TRUCK LINES 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:13:COLLISION INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLE IN TRANSPORT

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cmt72sm8k000npm9vmezr6tjn Aug 19, 2026 NC Injury 0 3
cmoxtyoli001hnu5lmjgsy4um May 4, 2026 NC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5124114 Mar 19, 2026 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5083194 Dec 28, 2025 GA Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5057280 Oct 28, 2025 NC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5027912 Aug 26, 2025 WV Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5009132 Aug 1, 2025 SC Injury 0 1
cr_5008098 Jun 10, 2025 SC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4953360 Jun 3, 2025 SC Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4952361 Apr 30, 2025 GA Injury 0 1

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