Safety Progress Report Archive
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Motor Carrier Safety Progress Report (as of December 31, 2007)
• Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rate
(per 100 million total VMT)*
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0.185
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0.176**
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***
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• Total Fatalities (Large Trucks and Buses)
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5,539
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5,309**
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***
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Large Truck Fatalities
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5,240
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4,995**
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***
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Single-Unit Truck Fatalities
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1,398
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1,321**
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***
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Combination-Unit Truck Fatalities
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3,932
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3,761**
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***
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Bus Fatalities****
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340
|
331**
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***
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• Large Truck and Bus Injury Rate
(per 100 million total VMT)
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4.56
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4.17**
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***
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• Total Injuries (Large Trucks and Buses)
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136,000
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126,000**
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***
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Large Truck Injuries
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114,000
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106,000**
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***
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Bus Injuries
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23,000
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21,000**
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***
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• Total VMT (millions; includes trucks,
buses, and passenger vehicles)
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2,989,430
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3,014,116**
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***
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Large Truck VMT
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222,523
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223,037**
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***
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Bus VMT
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6,980
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6,994**
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***
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*Fatality Rate Formula: Fatality Rate =
[(Number of Fatalities / Total VMT) x 100].
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**Preliminary. ***Data not available.
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****Includes all occupants and nonoccupants killed in all bus crashes.
Note: Individual subtotals may not add to totals due to the potential for double counting
(e.g., fatalities or injuries in a truck-bus crash).
Sources: NHTSA, fatalities and injuries; FHWA, vehicle miles traveled (VMT).
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ACCURACY
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• Percentage of FMCSA reported crashes
matched to a carrier
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88%
|
92%
|
94%
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• Percentage of FMCSA reported inspections
matched to a carrier
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97%
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98%
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98%
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TIMELINESS
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• Percentage of FMCSA crashes
reported within 90 days
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81%
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86%
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86%
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• Percentage of FMCSA inspections
reported within 21 days
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81%
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91%
|
92%
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COMPLETENESS
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• Percentage of fatal crashes reported
to FMCSA
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99%
|
99%
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100%
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• Percentage of nonfatal crashes
reported to FMCSA (initiated 10/07)
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*
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*
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86%
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• Percentage of all crash reports
with complete driver/vehicle
data (initiated 10/07)
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*
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*
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69%
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PROGRAM OUTPUTS
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FY 2006
Total
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FY 2007
Total
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FY 2008
(Oct-Dec 2007)
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Federal
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State
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Federal
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State
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Federal
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State
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COMPLIANCE REVIEWS (CRs)
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• Total Number of CRs
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9,722
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5,463
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10,243
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5,858
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2,124
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1,415
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Hazardous Material
(HM) Reviews
|
1,946
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804
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1,968
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808
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403
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238
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Household Goods
Reviews
|
563
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6
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489
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9
|
79
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1
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Motor Coach Reviews
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504
|
142
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1,041
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192
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180
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54
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• Conditional Carrier
Reviews
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2,687
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1,058
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2,635
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769
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518
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213
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NEW ENTRANT SAFETY AUDITS
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• Total New Entrant
Safety Audits
(Percent Completed
on Time)
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10,187
(91%)
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29,301
(97%)
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5,705
(96%)
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32,598
(99%)
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713
(99%)
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7,426
(99%)
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ROADSIDE INSPECTIONS
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• Trucks
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99,363
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3,053,716
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92,667
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3,132,564
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24,159
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739,716
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HM Trucks
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4,481
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187,198
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4,449
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194,522
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1,049
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43,470
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• Buses
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23,020
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103,606
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21,577
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125,892
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3,843
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20,841
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• At U.S. Borders
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Trucks (Canada/
Mexico Domiciled*)
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48,137
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189,489
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52,993
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195,462
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13,168
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46,356
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Buses (Canada/
Mexico Domiciled)
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527
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542
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1,435
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656
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47
|
130
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Northern Border
(Canada Domiciled)
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368
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56,440
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260
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50,021
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26
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10,576
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Southern Border
(Mexico Domiciled*)
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48,296
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133,591
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54,168
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146,097
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13,189
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35,910
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• Notice-of-Claim
Letters Issued
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5,079
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5,902
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1,400
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• Unsat/Unfit Out-of-
Service (OOS) Orders
|
494
|
774
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238
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• 90-Day No-Pay
OOS Orders
|
733
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1,050
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251
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DRIVER/VEHICLE
INSPECTIONS/OOS RATES
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• Total Number of
Truck Inspections
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3,093,996
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2,273,467
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3,170,540
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2,261,239
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755,673
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511,291
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• Total Number of
Bus Inspections
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52,959
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105,257
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54,771
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125,430
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11,691
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20,383
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• Truck OOS Rate
|
7.0%
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23.7%
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6.9%
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23.2%
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6.8%
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22.4%
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• Bus OOS Rate
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4.0%
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9.0%
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3.8%
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7.9%
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5.6%
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8.5%
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INCREASING SAFETY AND SECURITY AWARENESS |
• HM Package
Inspections
|
9,349
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7,773
|
660
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• Security Contact
Reviews**
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2,187
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2,061
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381
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*Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. Commercial Zone only.
**These counts no longer include Security Sensitivity Visits.
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