Motor Carrier Safety Progress Report (as of June 30, 2019)
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MCMIS SAFETY OUTCOMES*
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Calendar Year 2017*
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Calendar Year 2018*
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Calendar Year 2019*
(Jan 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2019)
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CRASHES
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• Large Trucks and Buses
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171,140
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181,239
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45,256
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Large Trucks
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154,520
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164,302
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40,808
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Buses
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17,143
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17,566
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4,604
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FATALITIES
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• Large Trucks and Buses
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5,123
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4,949
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1,082
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Large Trucks
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4,858
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4,683
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1,023
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Buses
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283
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307
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61
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INJURIES
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• Large Trucks and Buses
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93,326
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96,713
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22,756
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Large Trucks
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75,938
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79,756
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18,742
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Buses
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18,312
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18,207
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4,282
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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 2017
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Fiscal Year 2018
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Fiscal Year 2019
(Oct 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019) |
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Federal
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State
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Total
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Federal
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State
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Total
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Federal
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State
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Total
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• Warning Letters
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28,293
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30,476
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19,387
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CARRIER INVESTIGATIONS
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• Total Investigations Performed
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8,521
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6,401
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14,922
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8,239
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6,136
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14,375
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5,610
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4,142
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9,752
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Hazardous Material (HM) Investigations
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726
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791
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1,517
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632
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832
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1,464
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449
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564
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1,013
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Household Goods Investigations
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177
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12
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189
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155
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17
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172
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105
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5
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110
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Passenger Carrier Investigations
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1,177
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417
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1,594
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885
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299
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1,184
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604
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187
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791
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Motorcoach Investigations
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1,029
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193
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1,222
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760
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170
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930
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531
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120
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651
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VIOLATIONS CITED DURING INVESTIGATIONS
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• Total Number of Acute/Critical Violations
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7,157
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5,470
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12,627
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6,759
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5,388
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12,147
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4,818
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3,983
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8,801
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• Average Number of Acute/Critical Violations per Investigation
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0.84
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0.85
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0.85
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0.82
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0.88
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0.84
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0.86
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0.96
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0.90
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• Total Number of Non-Acute/Non-Critical Violations
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50,036
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33,942
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83,978
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47,030
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32,712
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79,742
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30,327
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21,789
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52,116
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• Average Number of Non-Acute/Non-Critical Violations per Investigation
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5.87
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5.30
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5.63
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5.71
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5.33
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5.55
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5.41
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5.26
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5.34
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INVESTIGATION FOLLOW-ON ACTIONS
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• Notice of Claims (NOC)*
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4,364
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724
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5,088
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3,772
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589
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4,361
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2,344
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356
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2,700
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Percent Investigations with NOC Issued
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51.2%
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11.3%
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34.1%
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45.8%
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9.6%
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30.3%
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41.8%
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8.6%
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27.7%
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• Unsat/Unfit Out-of-Service (OOS) Orders
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631
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570
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458
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Percent Investigations Resulting in Unsat/Unfit OOS Orders
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4.2%
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4.0%
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4.7%
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• 90-Day No-Pay OOS Orders
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1,281
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1,318
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895
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• Carrier Imminent Hazard OOS Orders
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4
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4
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0
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• Conditional Ratings Issued
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2,929
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2,921
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2,039
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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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35,893
(89.1%) |
36,755
(92.4%) |
29,657
(91.8%) |
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• New Entrant Pass Rate
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89.2%
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89.8%
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88.4%
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• New Entrant OOS Orders (Refusal of Audit/No Contact, Expedited Actions, Failure of Safety Audit)
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12,504
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12,338
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10,168
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DRIVER/VEHICLE INSPECTIONS
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Total Truck and Bus Inspections
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3,415,664
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3,533,192
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2,559,035
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• Trucks
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106,179
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3,189,927
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3,296,106
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115,411
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3,297,998
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3,413,409
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76,558
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2,394,614
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2,471,172
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HM Trucks
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6,405
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191,305
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197,710
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6,449
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194,572
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201,021
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4,734
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146,437
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151,171
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• Buses
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12,755
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106,803
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119,558
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11,312
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108,471
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119,783
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8,528
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79,335
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87,863
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Motorcoaches
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10,202
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18,880
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29,082
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9,068
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19,454
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28,522
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6,828
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12,417
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19,245
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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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3,254,522
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2,254,590
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3,369,608
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2,320,555
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2,440,649
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1,698,527
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• Total Number of Bus Inspections
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49,669
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100,160
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50,422
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99,500
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36,081
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73,783
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• Truck OOS Rate
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5.1%
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21.2%
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4.8%
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21.4%
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5.0%
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21.2%
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• Bus OOS Rate
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4.7%
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6.5%
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5.0%
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6.5%
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4.8%
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6.3%
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*Includes both closed and open enforcements; excludes enforcement as a result of an inspection.
Source: All data from Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS), as of July 26, 2019.
Last updated: Thursday, January 23, 2020