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Motor Carrier Census Data	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008^†
Summary Statistics for U.S. DOT Active Motor Carriers
Active Carriers with U.S. DOT Number	689,707	693,989	707,489	727,490	731,700
Power Units	4,520,550	4,709,107	4,889,041	4,895,986	4,860,090
Commercial Drivers	5,021,403	5,698,129	7,066,140	5,679,604	5,391,899
Carriers with OP-2 Authority	N/A	N/A	6,388	6,879	7,134
Power Units	N/A	N/A	26,514	28,597	28,533
Commercial Drivers	N/A	N/A	23,447	25,526	25,619

Roadside Inspections	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008^†
Summary Statistics
Inspections	3,019,100	3,027,271	3,333,274	3,412,508	1,576,425
Driver Inspections	2,961,910	2,965,535	3,190,776	3,263,013	1,521,961
Driver OOS Rate*	6.7%	6.6%	7.0%	6.8%	6.5%
Vehicle Inspections	2,252,889	2,202,985	2,413,377	2,384,876	1,090,542
Vehicle OOS Rate*	23.6%	23.4%	22.9%	22.3%	22.4%
HM Inspections	179,229	180,860	191,623	196,889	95,093
HM OOS Rate*	5.6%	5.5%	5.3%	5.1%	5.0%
CVSA Decals	585,490	635,639	646,432	676,692	302,943
Compliance Reviews
Compliance Reviews	11,579	12,932	16,043	15,709	7,239
Satisfactory	6,625	7,906	9,937	9,509	4,220
Conditional	3,042	3,120	3,705	3,833	1,237
Unsatisfactory	864	685	835	753	209
Not Rated	1,048	1,221	1,566	1,614	1,573
Traffic Enforcements
Moving Violations	244,339	278,939	308,287	298,239	124,700
Drug and Alcohol	2,788	2,809	2,714	2,486	1,088
Railroad Crossing	387	460	441	424	200
Miscellaneous	596,597	582,397	673,930	654,442	297,624
Commercial Motor Vehicles Crashes
Number of Commercial Motor Vehicles involved in:
Crashes	143,877	153,651	148,989	149,913	50,003
Fatal Crashes	4,925	5,341	5,063	4,732	1,249
Non-Fatal Crashes	138,952	148,310	143,926	145,181	48,754
Injury Crashes	64,106	66,021	62,532	60,149	19,129
Towaway Crashes	74,846	82,289	81,394	85,032	29,625
Number of:
Fatalities	5,482	5,720	5,543	5,132	1,337
Injuries	95,062	98,966	93,267	88,774	27,846

Data Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) June 20, 2008 snapshot. In addition, the following MCMIS census file snapshots were used for cross-referencing carrier information: December 23, 2004, December 23, 2005, December 22, 2006, December 21, 2007 and March 28, 2008.

*Driver OOS rate is based on inspection levels I, II, III and VI.
Vehicle OOS rate is based on inspection levels I, II, V and VI.
HM OOS rate is based on inspection levels I, II, III and VI when HM is present.
^†2008 data, as of June 20, 2008