Crash Record MN0097402755

FMCSA crash record in Minnesota on Feb 25, 1997.

Tow-Away

What happened

On February 25, 1997, FMCSA recorded a tow-away crash with no reported injuries in Minnesota. The vehicle was operated by ZACZKOWSKI TRUCKING SERVICE INC (USDOT 617723). FMCSA reference MN0097402755.

Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Vehicles
Carrier
ZACZKOWSKI TRUCKING SERVICE INC
Vehicle Type
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)
3.3
1 crashes · 30 units
Prior carrier crash
No earlier crash on file
Vs fleet-size peers
above the median
Cohort median 0.0 · 312,693 carriers

Geographic context

How this crash sits in its setting.

Within Minnesota, 4,706 other commercial vehicle crashes have been recorded in the past 24 months.

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Crash details

Key facts from the FMCSA crash record.

Report #:
MN0097402755
Date:
Feb 25, 1997
Time:
1000
State:
Minnesota
Fatalities:
0
Injuries:
0
Tow-Away:
Yes
HazMat:
No

Other crashes by this carrier

10 additional crash record(s) on file.

Record Date State Severity Fatalities Injuries
cr_4863113 Nov 20, 2024 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4799549 Aug 27, 2024 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4769677 Jun 24, 2024 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4744504 May 6, 2024 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4262757 Nov 4, 2021 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_4158135 May 24, 2021 MN Injury 0 1
cr_4154755 May 5, 2021 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3991717 Jun 24, 2020 MN Tow-Away 0 0
cr_3945106 Mar 14, 2020 MN Injury 0 4
cr_3767552 Apr 9, 2019 MN Tow-Away 0 0

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