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Crash Record IA2601532609

FMCSA crash record in SCRANTON on Mar 11, 2026.

Tow-Away Federal Recordable

What happened

On March 11, 2026, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in SCRANTON, Iowa. The vehicle was operated by H & M TRUCKING INC (USDOT 290983). Recorded conditions: 1 / 4 / 4 pavement. Reported by H & M TRUCKING INC, FMCSA reference IA2601532609.

Carrier pattern note

This is the carrier's 18 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
H & M TRUCKING INC
Vehicle Type
Truck
Severity
Tow-Away

This carrier's crash pattern

Derived from the carrier's full crash history.

Carrier crashes (24 mo)
18
7 injury · 16 tow-away
Crashes per 100 power units (24 mo)
6.4
18 crashes · 280 units
Days since prior carrier crash
74
Last on Dec 27, 2025
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 26,334 carriers

Contributing factors

What the responding officer recorded.

Light
1
Weather
4
Road surface
4

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 #:
IA2601532609
Date:
Mar 11, 2026
Time:
0752
State:
Iowa
City:
SCRANTON
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No
Vehicles:
1
Carrier (USDOT):
H & M TRUCKING INC (290983)

Vehicles / units involved

1 commercial motor vehicle(s) in this crash.

# Config Cargo Type VIN Plate Carrier GVW HazMat
1 5 3 3AKJHHDR8PSUE2398 411322 (NE) H & M TRUCKING INC 3 No

Crash event

Event sequence description.

1:15:COLLISION INVOLVING TRAIN

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_5123761 Mar 23, 2026 NC Injury 0 1
cr_5124765 Mar 12, 2026 MO Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5089714 Dec 27, 2025 AR Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5095880 Dec 20, 2025 FL Injury 0 1
cr_5067949 Nov 10, 2025 IN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_5059657 Oct 30, 2025 GA Injury 0 1
cr_5045636 Oct 15, 2025 TX Injury 0 1
cr_5029631 Sep 18, 2025 AL Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4945423 May 8, 2025 MS Injury 0 1
cr_4916478 Mar 25, 2025 IL Tow-Away 0 0

Related records

Carrier
H & M TRUCKING INC
USDOT 290983 · 217 crashes · 949 inspections
Vehicle
VIN: 3AKJHHDR8PSUE2398
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State
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Agency
H & M TRUCKING INC
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How to evaluate a carrier's crash record

  1. Look at frequency, not any single crash. A single crash record rarely tells you anything decisive about a carrier. Pull the carrier's full multi-year crash list and look at the rate over time — clusters and trends matter more than any one event.
  2. Calculate crashes per power unit when data is available. Divide the 24-month crash count by the carrier's reported power units. A rate of one crash per power unit per year is high; a rate of one crash per ten power units per year is closer to industry baseline. Skip this step when power_units is missing or zero — the rate is meaningless without it.
  3. Filter for fault-attributed crashes. FMCSA crash records do not flag fault. To distinguish preventable from non-preventable, check whether the carrier requested a Preventability Determination through DataQs and what FMCSA ruled. Only the preventable crashes are a clean signal of carrier or driver behavior.
  4. Compare against fleet-size peers. Crash counts cannot be compared directly between fleets of different sizes. Use the SMS Crash Indicator percentile, or compare the carrier's crashes-per-power-unit rate against the median for its fleet-size cohort. A 50-truck carrier with 4 crashes in 24 months looks very different from a 5-truck carrier with the same count.
  5. Cross-reference with the SMS BASIC Crash Indicator. FMCSA's Safety Measurement System publishes a Crash Indicator percentile when the carrier has enough crashes and exposure to score. A score in the 65th percentile or higher triggers federal intervention thresholds. Always sanity-check raw crash counts against the percentile before drawing conclusions.

Frequently asked questions about FMCSA crash records

What does this crash report tell me about the carrier? ▾
An individual FMCSA crash record tells you that a commercial vehicle operated by this carrier was involved in a reportable crash on the date listed, along with the severity (fatalities / injuries / tow-away) and the responding agency. A single crash record does not tell you whether the carrier was at fault, whether the driver was cited, or how the crash affected the carrier's safety scores. To evaluate the carrier, compare the full multi-year crash history against the carrier's fleet size, miles driven, and cohort peers.
Was this crash the carrier's fault? ▾
FMCSA crash records do not assign fault. Fault attribution requires reviewing the police report, any litigation outcome, and FMCSA's preventability determination if one was requested. If you need a fault determination, request the underlying state police crash report (PAR) — the carrier or its insurer can pull this through standard channels.
How does this crash affect the carrier's safety scores? ▾
Crash records feed FMCSA's Crash Indicator BASIC inside the Safety Measurement System (SMS). Each FMCSA-reportable crash counts for two years from the crash date and is weighted by severity (fatal / injury / tow-only). The Crash Indicator score is normalized against the carrier's power-unit count and exposure, so larger fleets need more crashes to score the same percentile as smaller ones. Non-reportable crashes do not enter the score.
Will this crash show up on the carrier's CSA SMS scores? ▾
If the federal_recordable flag on this record is true, yes — it will appear in the carrier's Crash Indicator BASIC for two years from the crash date. Crashes flagged state-only (state_recordable) are visible on the public crash file but do not enter the federal score.
How do I check the carrier's full crash history? ▾
Click through to the carrier profile (the USDOT link near the top of this page). The carrier's profile lists every crash on file, severity counts, and links into the SMS detail when an MC docket is on record. You can also visit FMCSA's SAFER and SMS portals directly using the carrier's USDOT number.
What if details look wrong — how do I correct an FMCSA crash record? ▾
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