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Motor Carrier Safety Progress Report, FMCSA (as of June 30, 2004)

Motor Carrier Safety Progress Report
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
(as of June 30, 2004)

SAFETY OUTCOMES
2001
2002
2003
• Large Truck Fatalities
5,111
 
4,939
 
4,986*
 
• Large Truck Fatality Rate
 (per 100 million truck vehicle miles traveled)
2.4
 
2.3
 
2.2*
 
• Intercity Bus Fatalities
46
 
54
 
36
 
• Large Truck Injuries
131,000
 
130,000
 
122,000
 
• Large Truck Injury Rate
  (per 100 million truck vehicle miles traveled)
62.5
 
60.5
 
55.0*
 
Sources: NHTSA (fatalities and injuries), FHWA (vehicle miles traveled).
*Preliminary.

DATA QUALITY
2002
2003
ACCURACY
• Percentage of FMCSA reported crashes matched to a carrier
85%
 
86%
 
• Percentage of FMCSA reported inspections matched to a carrier
95%
 
96%
 
TIMELINESS
• Average time to upload a crash to FMCSA
159 days
 
116 days
 
• Average time to upload an inspection to FMCSA
49 days
 
25 days
 
COMPLETENESS
• Percentage of fatal crashes reported to FMCSA
94%
 
**
 
**Data not available.

PROGRAM OUTPUTS

FY 2002

Total

FY 2003

Total

FY 2004

(Oct-Dec 2003)

FY 2004

(Jan-Mar 2004)

FY 2004

(Apr-Jun 2004)

INCREASING ENFORCEMENT
• Number of Federal Compliance Reviews
7,577
 
9,070
 
1,783
 
2,097
 
1,865
 
• Number of State Compliance Reviews
2,908
 
3,684
 
701
 
933
 
970
 
• Number of enforcement cases initiated
4,038
 
5,513
 
1,448
 
1,391
 
1,290
 
   - Unsat/Unfit out-of-service orders
189
 
315
 
79
 
54
 
60
 
• Roadside inspections, trucks
2,904,616
 
2,988,765
 
668,258
 
715,037
 
744,228
 
• Roadside inspections, buses
38,938
 
42,220
 
8,699
 
9,377
 
12,334
 
• States participating in PRISM
25
 
32
 
32
 
32
 
32
 
INCREASING SAFETY AND SECURITY AWARENESS
• New Entrant Safety Audits:
   - Total
-
 
7,192
 
5,417
 
6,998
 
6,227
 
   - Federal
-
 
4,111
 
2,419
 
2,721
 
2,466
 
   - State
-
 
2,993
 
2,940
4,171
3,683
   - Seminar
-
 
88
58
 
106
 
78
 
• ITS-CVO: Number of Federal, State,
   and industry attendees at briefings
1,342
 
2,703
 
625
 
475
 
630
 
• Web site visits to Analysis and
    Information (A&I) Online
584,926
 
935,865
 
296,723
 
370.970
 
367,014
 
• HM Security Sensitivity Visits (SSVs)
30,893***
 
1,816*
 
310
 
408
 
403
 
• Federal/State personnel training:
   - For Compliance Reviews
102
 
93
 
9
 
16
 
27
 
   - For roadside inspections
3,993
 
2,790
 
417
 
791
 
994
 
   - For hazardous materials
1,380
 
1,906
 
316
 
286
 
862
 
   - For in-service
256
 
199
 
136
 
170
 
159
 
IMPROVING SAFETY INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY
• States participating in CVISN
    (In Planning, Design, Deployment)
10, 7, 30
 
7, 6, 34
 
7, 6, 31
 
7, 6, 31
 
7, 5, 32
 
• States that have completed
Core Capability Deployment
4
 
4
 
7
 
7
 
7
 
FINAL RULEMAKINGS (Jan-Mar 2004)

• Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators; Final Rule (May 21, 2004).

• Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Fuel Systems (Fuel Tank Spitback); Final Rule (June 3, 2004).

• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations: Hazardous Materials Safety Permits; Final Rule (June 30, 2004).

 
***The number of SSVs performed in 2002 was elevated in response to the events surrounding September 11, 2001. FY 2003 SSV activity represents a more normal level of SSV activity by FMCSA safety investigators.


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