Federal Safety Dossier
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
d/b/a Dart · Des Moines, IA · USDOT 725921 · 20 power units · small fleet
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22
Crashes · 24 mo
0
Fatal · 24 mo
Not on file
Insurance limit on file
Federal crash record · trailing 24 months
22 reportable crashes on file.
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Liability Insurance Status
No active liability insurance filing is on record with federal regulators for this carrier.
Filed Liability Limit
Not on file
Primary Insurer
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ACTIVE FILINGS (ALL TYPES): 0 | SELF-INSURED: No
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USDOT 725921 · Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
FMCSA snapshot 2026-05-01 · metrics recomputed 2026-07-05
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Step 1 of 3 · What happened
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Trailing 24-month federal record
Recent severe & fatal incidents — Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
This carrier's trailing 24-month federal crash record. The cards below surface the most severe incidents; the full record of individual incidents follows. This is a records list, not a total.
No severe or fatal incidents recorded in the trailing 24-month window.
Individual incident record
| Date | State | County | Severity | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-Away | FMCSA Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | IA | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Feb 26, 2026 | IA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Feb 3, 2026 | IA | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 7, 2026 | IA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 5, 2026 | IA | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Dec 13, 2025 | IA | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Nov 28, 2025 | IA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Nov 25, 2025 | IA | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Sep 8, 2025 | IA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Aug 6, 2025 | IA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Mar 18, 2025 | IA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Feb 11, 2025 | IA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Feb 5, 2025 | IA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Feb 3, 2025 | IA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 22, 2025 | IA | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jan 15, 2025 | IA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Nov 22, 2024 | IA | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | No | SAFER → |
| Nov 5, 2024 | IA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Oct 18, 2024 | IA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Oct 14, 2024 | IA | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | No | SAFER → |
| Oct 2, 2024 | IA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Sep 24, 2024 | IA | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | No | SAFER → |
Mar 10, 2026
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- IA
- County
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- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Feb 26, 2026
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- IA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Feb 3, 2026
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- IA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 7, 2026
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- IA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 5, 2026
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- IA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Dec 13, 2025
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- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Nov 28, 2025
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- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Nov 25, 2025
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- —
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- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Sep 8, 2025
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- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Aug 6, 2025
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- —
- Severity
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Mar 18, 2025
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- County
- —
- Severity
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Feb 11, 2025
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- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Feb 5, 2025
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- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Feb 3, 2025
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- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 22, 2025
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- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jan 15, 2025
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- IA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Nov 22, 2024
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- IA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- No
Nov 5, 2024
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- IA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Oct 18, 2024
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- IA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Oct 14, 2024
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- IA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- No
Oct 2, 2024
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- IA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Sep 24, 2024
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- IA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- No
Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Crash File (manual) · Data snapshot May 12, 2026. Each crash record is individually verifiable via FMCSA SAFER.
Night-driving crash pattern
The SafeNY Night-Driving Pattern: Of 23 documented crashes in the past 5 years, 3 occurred in dark conditions. This represents a 13% dark-condition share, which is not statistically distinct (p=0.16) from the national FMCSA baseline of 25.7%.
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Verified federal extraction · 2026-07-05 05:55:14 UTC