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MCMIS SAFETY OUTCOMES*
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Calendar Year 2015
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Calendar Year 2016*
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Calendar Year 2017*
(Jan 1, 2017-Jun 30, 2017)
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CRASHES
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• Large Trucks and Buses
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161,078
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166,353 | 78,894 |
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Large Trucks
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145,324 | 150,365 | 71,130 |
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Buses
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16,308
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16,536 | 8,001 |
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FATALITIES
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• Large Trucks and Buses
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4,720
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4,736
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2,206 |
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Large Trucks
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4,418
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4,451
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2,084
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Buses
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325
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302
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130
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INJURIES
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• Large Trucks and Buses
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89,080 | 91,618 |
42,781
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Large Trucks
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72,876 | 75,141 |
34,447
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Buses
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17,299
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17,736 |
8,780
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*States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash. Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changes.
Note: Individual subtotals may not add to totals due to the potential for double counting (e.g., crashes involving both a truck and bus).
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PROGRAM OUTPUTS
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Fiscal Year 2015
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Fiscal Year 2016
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Fiscal Year 2017
(Oct 1, 2016-Sep 30, 2017) |
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Federal
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State
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Total |
Federal
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State
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Total |
Federal
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State
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• Warning Letters
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20,463
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34,670
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28,293
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CARRIER INVESTIGATIONS
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• Total Investigations Performed*
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8,148
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6,452 | 14,600 | 7,805 | 6,271 | 14,076 | 8,513 | 6,385 | 14,898 |
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Hazardous Material (HM) Investigations
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681
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766 | 1,447 | 782 | 804 | 1,586 | 726 | 788 | 1,514 |
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Household Goods Investigations
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162
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13 | 175 | 165 | 10 | 175 |
177
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12 | 189 |
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Passenger Carrier Investigations
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916
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334 | 1,250 | 836 | 428 | 1,264 | 1,177 | 415 | 1,592 |
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Motorcoach Investigations
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803
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163 | 966 | 725 | 223 | 948 | 1,029 | 195 | 1,224 |
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VIOLATIONS CITED DURING INVESTIGATIONS**
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• Total Number of Acute/Critical Violations
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7,064
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5,996 | 13,060 | 7,176 | 5,775 | 12,951 | 7,234 | 5,479 | 12,713 |
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• Average Number of Acute/Critical Violations per Investigation
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0.87
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0.93
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0.89 | 0.92 |
0.92
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0.92 |
0.85
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0.86
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0.85 |
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• Total Number of Non-Acute/Non-Critical Violations
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49,395
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31,672 | 81,067 | 47,497 | 31,971 | 79,468 | 49,929 | 33,854 | 83,783 |
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• Average Number of Non-Acute/Non-Critical Violations per Investigation
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6.1
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4.9 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
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INVESTIGATION FOLLOW-ON ACTIONS
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• Notice of Claims (NOC)***
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5,066
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4,970
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5,089
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Percent Investigations with NOC Issued
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34.7%
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35.3%
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34.2%
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• Notice of Violations (NOV)
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59
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68
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108
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• Unsat/Unfit Out-of-Service (OOS) Orders
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637
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707
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617
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Percent Investigations Resulting in Unsat/Unfit OOS Orders
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4.4%
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5.0%
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4.1%
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• 90-Day No-Pay OOS Orders
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1,132
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1,369
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1,276
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• Carrier Imminent Hazard OOS Orders
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7
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9
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3
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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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39,920
(76.9%) |
38,110
(81.8%) |
35,851
(90.6%) |
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• New Entrant Pass Rate
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84.1%
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88.2%
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89.2%
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• New Entrant OOS Orders (Refusal of Audit/No Contact, Expedited Actions, Failure of Safety Audit)
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17,472
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13,085
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12,503
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ROADSIDE INSPECTIONS
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Total Truck and Bus Inspections
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3,384,356
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3,418,881
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3,401,641
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• Trucks
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120,624
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3,141,779 | 3,262,403 |
110,911
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3,184,213
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3,295,124 |
98,080
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3,185,244
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3,283,324 |
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HM Trucks
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5,983
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185,003
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190,986 |
6,272
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193,915
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200,187 |
5,930
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191,045 | 196,975 |
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• Buses
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10,003
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111,950
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121,953 |
13,293
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110,464
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123,757 |
11,813
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106,504
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118,317 |
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Motorcoaches
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7,589 |
23,818
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31,407 |
10,436
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21,493
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31,929 |
9,477
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18,844
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28,321 |
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DRIVER/VEHICLE INSPECTIONS/OOS RATES
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Driver
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Vehicle
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Driver
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Vehicle
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Driver
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Vehicle
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• Total Number of Truck Inspections
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3,210,251
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2,206,771
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3,247,343
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2,245,707
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3,241,920
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2,244,980
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• Total Number of Bus Inspections
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54,346
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102,670
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53,615
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102,677
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48,855
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99,193
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• Truck OOS Rate
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4.9%
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20.9%
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4.9%
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20.7%
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5.1%
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21.2%
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• Bus OOS Rate
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4.7%
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7.2%
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4.3%
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6.7%
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4.8%
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6.5%
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*Excludes terminal reviews. The counts will be different from prior reports.
**Methodology for counting acute/critical violations has been modified. The counts will be different from prior reports.
***Includes both closed and open enforcements; excludes enforcement as a result of an inspection.
****New Entrant Safety Audit counts include both offsite and onsite safety audits. The counts will be different from prior reports.
**Methodology for counting acute/critical violations has been modified. The counts will be different from prior reports.
***Includes both closed and open enforcements; excludes enforcement as a result of an inspection.
****New Entrant Safety Audit counts include both offsite and onsite safety audits. The counts will be different from prior reports.
Source: All data from Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS), as of October 27, 2017.