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DOT Transportation: fatal truck crashes, 2020-2024

DOT Transportation Inc (USDOT 424023) was the carrier on a vehicle in 6 fatal crashes from 2020 through 2024, which killed 7 people. That ranks 111th of the 12,958 USDOT numbers in the federal crash records, with the most in 2024 (4).

FMCSA lists 1,853 power units and 2,395 drivers, about 3.24 fatal crashes per 1,000 power units over the five years. A crash on this list means a vehicle reported under this number was involved. It does not mean the company or its driver caused the crash.

Sources: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2024 and FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov) · census file updated October 28, 2026

6

fatal crashes involving a vehicle reported under DOT Transportation, 2020-2024 (111th of 12,958 USDOT numbers)

7

people killed in those crashes (6 trucks reported under this number)

1,853

power units FMCSA lists for this number (file updated October 28, 2026)

3.24

fatal crashes per 1,000 power units, 65th highest of 113 carriers with 1,000+ units on these pages

Fatal crashes by year

6 fatal crashes over five years, peaking in 2024 with 4. Bars show people killed each year.

Where DOT Transportation was involved in fatal crashes

Missouri (1), Indiana (1) and California (1) lead the list of 6 states.

StateFatal crashesShare
Missouri117%
Indiana117%
California117%
Georgia117%
Idaho117%
Texas117%

No road appears twice, so the crash list below is the road detail. The 100 deadliest road stretches in the US.

All 6 listed crashes

As coded in the federal report. FARS gives no names or cause.

DateCounty, stateRoadKilled
November 2024Riverside, CaliforniaI-2151
October 2024Twin Falls, IdahoUS-932
September 2024Treutlen, GeorgiaSR-291
May 2024Red River, TexasUS-821
September 2022Marion, IndianaI-651
August 2020Newton, MissouriI-441

What FMCSA lists for USDOT 424023

FieldFMCSA census value
USDOT number424023
Operating authorityMC-235436 (active)
Status in the censusActive
Base locationMt Sterling, IL
Operationinterstate carrier
Classificationprivate property; authorized for hire
Power units1,853
Drivers2,395
Annual mileage reported197,010,000 miles (2025)
Hazardous materialsyes
Safety ratingSatisfactory (August 28, 2008)
Last MCS-150 updateJanuary 28, 2026

Carriers report these fields themselves, and fleet size and mileage are today's figures. Inspections: SAFER Company Snapshot.

Questions about DOT Transportation and truck crash records

What is DOT Transportation's USDOT number?

DOT Transportation Inc is USDOT 424023 and operates under MC-235436 in the FMCSA Company Census, based in Mt Sterling, IL. FMCSA lists the number as active.

How many fatal crashes involved DOT Transportation trucks?

NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System lists 6 fatal crashes from 2020 through 2024 in which a vehicle reported under USDOT 424023 was involved. They killed 7 people, and the most were in Missouri (1).

Does being on this list mean DOT Transportation was at fault?

No. FARS records that a vehicle reported under this number was involved, not who caused the crash. Fault is decided crash by crash.

Where do most of DOT Transportation's fatal crashes happen?

Missouri (1 of 6), Indiana (1 of 6) and California (1 of 6).

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What these numbers do and don't show

FARS covers public-road crashes with a death within 30 days. For these 6 crashes the police report gave USDOT 424023, a number that can be mistyped or name a different company than the driver's employer. Crashes with no number are not counted. How these pages are built · All sources

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