Comparison of Inspection and Crash Statistics for US and Mexican Carriers† )
U.S. Domiciled Carriers
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008†
Inspections 2,785,849 2,768,000 3,042,288 3,106,852 1,437,884 Driver Inspections 2,729,810 2,707,174 2,901,232 2,958,320 1,383,810 Driver OOS Rate* 6.9% 6.9% 7.4% 7.2% 6.9% Vehicle Inspections 2,066,918 1,995,239 2,175,895 2,144,493 984,938 Vehicle OOS Rate* 23.9% 23.7% 23.3% 22.6% 22.7% Crashes 141,528 151,218 146,628 147,641 49,147 Fatal Crashes 4,852 5,272 4,982 4,657 1,232 Non-Fatal Crashes 136,676 145,946 141,646 142,984 47,915 Injury Crashes 63,250 65,138 61,771 59,416 18,880 Towaway Crashes 73,426 80,808 79,875 83,568 29,035 Mexican Domiciled Carriers with Limited Authority Beyond the Commercial Zone Inspections 5,860 6,852 6,874 6,868 3,287 Driver Inspections 5,826 6,824 6,809 6,863 3,285 Driver OOS Rate* 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% 1.5% 3.1% Vehicle Inspections 4,564 5,140 4,990 5,134 2,446 Vehicle OOS Rate* 20.7% 20.8% 20.7% 22.6% 23.7% Crashes 22 20 13 22 8 Fatal Crashes 1 0 1 2 0 Non-Fatal Crashes 21 20 12 20 8 Injury Crashes 8 8 5 9 3 Towaway Crashes 13 12 7 11 5 Mexican Domiciled Carriers in the Commercial Zone Inspections 130,219 157,922 183,323 194,006 87,168 Driver Inspections 129,959 157,817 182,939 193,887 87,165 Driver OOS Rate* 1.7% 1.2% 1.2% 1.0% 1.1% Vehicle Inspections 121,242 146,500 172,167 176,881 78,788 Vehicle OOS Rate* 22.8% 22.7% 21.1% 21.7% 20.8% Crashes 101 94 94 86 14 Fatal Crashes 2 2 1 2 2 Non-Fatal Crashes 99 92 93 84 12 Injury Crashes 39 39 29 37 7 Towaway Crashes 60 53 64 47 5
Data Source : FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) June 20, 2008 snapshot.
† 2008 data, as of June 20, 2008
