Motor Carrier Safety Progress Report (as of June 30, 2017)
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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-Mar 31, 2017)
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CRASHES
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• Large Trucks and Buses
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161,064
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165,966 | 39,781 |
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Large Trucks
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145,310 | 150,033 | 35,637 |
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Buses
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16,308
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16,476 | 4,260 |
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FATALITIES
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• Large Trucks and Buses
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4,726
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4,702
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1,047 |
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Large Trucks
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4,423
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4,422
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978
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Buses
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326
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297
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74
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INJURIES
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• Large Trucks and Buses
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89,104 | 91,328 |
21,133
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Large Trucks
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72,850 | 74,957 |
16,695
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Buses
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17,349
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17,624 |
4,708
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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-Jun 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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Total | |
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• Warning Letters
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20,463
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34,670
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21,047
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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 | 6,277 | 4,762 | 11,039 |
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Hazardous Material (HM) Investigations
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681
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766 | 1,447 | 782 | 804 | 1,586 | 554 | 590 | 1,144 |
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Household Goods Investigations
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162
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13 | 175 | 165 | 10 | 175 |
140
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10 | 150 |
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Passenger Carrier Investigations
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917
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334 | 1,251 | 836 | 428 | 1,264 | 853 | 295 | 1,148 |
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Motorcoach Investigations
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804
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163 | 967 | 725 | 223 | 948 | 752 | 156 | 908 |
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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 | 5,776 | 12,952 | 5,378 | 3,979 | 9,357 |
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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 |
0.86
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0.84
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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 | 31,998 | 79,495 | 37,399 | 25,462 | 62,861 |
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• Average Number of Non-Acute/Non-Critical Violations per Investigation
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6.06
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4.91 | 5.55 | 6.09 | 5.10 | 5.65 | 5.96 | 5.35 | 5.70 |
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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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3,692
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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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33.4%
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• Notice of Violations (NOV)
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59
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68
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62
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• Unsat/Unfit Out-of-Service (OOS) Orders
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637
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705
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450
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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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1,368
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937
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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
(77.0%) |
38,110
(81.9%) |
21,171
(90.3%) |
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• New Entrant Pass Rate
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84.1%
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88.2%
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89.3%
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• New Entrant OOS Orders (Refusal of Audit/No Contact, Expedited Actions, Failure of Safety Audit)
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17,470
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13,085
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9,695
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ROADSIDE INSPECTIONS
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Total Truck and Bus Inspections
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3,384,358
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3,418,659
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2,534,138
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• Trucks
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120,624
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3,141,781 | 3,262,405 |
110,744
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3,184,161
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3,294,905 |
74,254
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2,370,873
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2,445,127 |
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HM Trucks
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5,983
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185,003
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190,986 |
6,259
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193,905
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200,164 |
4,488
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144,481 | 148,969 |
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• Buses
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10,003
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111,950
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121,953 |
13,292
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110,462
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123,754 |
9,291
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79,720
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89,011 |
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Motorcoaches
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7,589 |
23,818
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31,407 |
10,435
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21,492
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31,927 |
7,443
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13,206
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20,649 |
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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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3,210,256
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2,206,776
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3,247,133
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2,245,512
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2,414,313
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1,677,992
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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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53,612
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102,675
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36,250
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74,931
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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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5.0%
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21.0%
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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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4.7%
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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 July 28, 2017.
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