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Crash Preventability Determination Program Quarterly Statistics

Request for Data Review (RDR) Submission and Completion Metrics - as of December 26, 2025

 

RDRs as Submitted or Changed to be Eligible for the Crash Preventability Determination Program

Crash Type

Count1

CMV was struck in the rear by a motorist

30,622

CMV was struck on the side at the rear by a motorist

11,911

CMV was struck because another motorist failed to stop at a traffic control device

10,954

CMV was struck because another motorist did not stop or slow in traffic

6,665

CMV was struck because another motorist was driving

in the wrong direction

5,956

CMV was struck while legally stopped at a traffic control device or parked, including while the
vehicle was unattended

5,494

CMV was struck because another individual was under the influence…

3,741

CMV was involved in a crash type that seldom occurs and does not meet another eligible crash type…

3,605

CMV was struck because another motorist was making a U-turn or illegal turn

3,275

CMV was struck by cargo or equipment from another vehicle, or debris…

3,221

CMV was struck on the side by a motorist operating in the same direction as CMV

2,203

CMV was struck because another motorist fell asleep

1,901

CMV was struck because another motorist lost control of the vehicle

1,893

CMV was struck because another motorist was distracted…

1,857

CMV struck an animal

1,646

CMV was struck because another motorist experienced a medical issue which contributed to the crash

847

Any other type of crash where a CMV was involved and a video demonstrates the sequence of events of the crash

835

CMV crash was a result of an infrastructure failure

486

CMV was struck because another motorist was entering the roadway from a private driveway or parking lot

204

CMV crash involving a suicide death or suicide attempt

173

CMV was involved in a crash with a non-motorist

114

None of the Above

2

Total

97,605

1The crash type can be changed by reviewers after submission if it is not qualified under the submitted type but is qualified under
another category. This number reflects the current count for each crash type, including these changes on the date of the snapshot.

RDRs Not Eligible for Crash Preventability Determination Program

Reason Crash is Not Eligible

Number of RDRs Not Eligible

Closed - Not Eligible for Program

22,998

Closed - No Requestor Response

3,208

Total

26,206

 

Reopened RDRs

Final RDR Outcome

Count of Reopened RDRs

Not Eligible for Program

3,724

Not Preventable

1,467

Undecided

147

Preventable

210

Determination Pending

26

Total

5,574

 

Crash Preventability Determination Program Determinations by Crash Type2

Crash Type

Total Determinations

Not Preventable

Preventable

Undecided

CMV was struck in the rear by a motorist

27,052

25,973

458

621

CMV was struck because another motorist failed to stop at
a traffic control device

8,995

8,733

110

152

CMV was struck on the side at the rear by a motorist

5,932

5,622

121

189

CMV was struck while legally stopped at a traffic control
device or parked, including while the vehicle was
unattended

4,681

4,510

77

94

CMV was struck because another motorist was driving in
the wrong direction

3,324

3,091

80

153

CMV was struck because another individual was under the
influence…

3,067

2,941

46

80

CMV was struck by cargo or equipment from another
vehicle, or debris…

2,410

2,332

34

44

CMV was struck because another motorist did not stop or
slow in traffic

1,755

1,690

27

38

CMV was struck because another motorist fell asleep

1,574

1,541

18

15

CMV struck an animal

1,330

1,311

11

8

CMV was struck because another motorist lost control of
the vehicle

1,274

1,249

9

16

CMV was struck on the side by a motorist operating in the
same direction as CMV

1,198

1,151

15

32

CMV was struck because another motorist was making a
U-turn or illegal turn

1,061

1,020

22

19

CMV was struck because another motorist was
distracted…

968

944

12

12

CMV was involved in a crash type that seldom occurs and
does not meet another eligible crash type…

765

670

27

68

CMV was struck because another motorist experienced a
medical issue which contributed to the crash

530

515

5

10

Any other type of crash where a CMV was involved and a
video demonstrates the sequence of events of the crash

455

427

10

18

CMV crash was a result of an infrastructure failure

147

139

3

5

CMV was struck because another motorist was entering
the roadway from a private driveway or parking lot

135

129

3

3

CMV crash involving a suicide death or suicide attempt

116

104

6

6

CMV was involved in a crash with a non-motorist

57

48

5

4

Total

66,826

64,140

1,099

1,587

2The crash type can be changed by reviewers after submission if it is not qualified under the submitted type but is qualified under
another category. This table reflects the final crash type on the date of the snapshot.

Summary of Carrier Submission

As of December 26, 2025

  • 68,942 RDRs were submitted to the program by 11,830 unique carriers 
  • 4,838 carriers submitted 1 RDR
  • 5,719 carriers submitted between 2 and 9 RDRs 
  • 1,273 carriers submitted 10+ RDRs 
  • The highest number of RDRs submitted by 1 carrier is 1,532 RDRs 

 

Crash Preventability Determination Program Determinations by Power Unit

Fleet Size

# CPDP RDRs w/ Determination

Determination

Not Preventable

Preventable

Undecided

5 or Fewer PUs

3,073

2,828

112

133

5 < PUs <= 15

2,905

2,690

97

118

15 < PUs <= 50

7,529

7,096

198

235

50 < PUs <= 500

24,605

23,614

410

581

> 500 PUs

28,604

27,811

279

514

Missing PU Data

110

101

3

6

Total

66,826

64,140

1,099

1,587


Number of RDRs Submitted by Carrier Operation

Carrier Operation

# RDRs Submitted

Percent of Total

Other Operations

96,631

99.0%

Passenger Carrier

974

1.0%

Total

97,605

100%

 

Crash Preventability Determination Program RDRs by Carrier Operation and Fleet Size

  Passenger Carriers Other Operations

Fleet Size

# RDRs

# RDRs w/ Determination

# RDRs

# RDRs w/Determination

5 or Fewer PUs

13

6

5,273

3,067

5 < PUs <= 15

35

18

4,874

2,887

15 < PUs <= 50

113

70

12,477

7,459

50 < PUs <= 500

399

268

36,975

24,337

>500 PUs

414

331

36,854

28,273

Missing PU Data

0

0

178

110

Total

974

693

96,631

66,133

 

Number of Not Preventable Determinations in SMS versus Cumulative

 

In SMS as of Latest Snapshot3

Cumulative

Number of Carriers with Not Preventable RDRs

5,918

11,994

Number of Not Preventable RDRs

19,750

64,140

3SMS does not display crashes older than 24 months.

Number of Carriers with Not Preventable Crashes by Safety Alert Status in Current SMS Snapshot

 

Above Alert Status

Below Alert Status

Carriers with Not
Preventable crashes

4,545

7,366