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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	732,065
Power Units	4,520,550	4,709,107	4,889,041	4,895,986	4,838,139
Commercial Drivers	5,021,403	5,698,129	7,066,140	5,679,604	5,143,294
Carriers with OP-2 Authority	N/A	N/A	6,388	6,879	7,254
Power Units	N/A	N/A	26,514	28,597	28,877
Commercial Drivers	N/A	N/A	23,447	25,526	25,953

Roadside Inspections	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008^†
Summary Statistics
Inspections	3,019,100	3,027,271	3,333,454	3,414,704	2,538,451
Driver Inspections	2,961,910	2,965,535	3,190,954	3,265,075	2,424,225
Driver OOS Rate*	6.7%	6.6%	7.0%	6.8%	6.5%
Vehicle Inspections	2,252,889	2,202,985	2,413,548	2,386,480	1,756,491
Vehicle OOS Rate*	23.6%	23.4%	22.9%	22.3%	22.5%
HM Inspections	179,229	180,860	191,644	196,958	145,728
HM OOS Rate*	5.6%	5.5%	5.3%	5.1%	5.2%
CVSA Decals	585,490	635,639	646,477	677,070	481,971
Compliance Reviews
Compliance Reviews	11,579	12,934	16,044	15,720	11,567
Satisfactory	6,625	7,907	9,938	9,524	6,832
Conditional	3,042	3,120	3,707	3,825	2,307
Unsatisfactory	865	685	832	751	378
Not Rated	1,047	1,222	1,567	1,620	2,050
Traffic Enforcements
Moving Violations	244,339	278,939	308,290	298,314	201,132
Drug and Alcohol	2,788	2,809	2,714	2,485	1,674
Railroad Crossing	387	460	441	424	325
Miscellaneous	596,597	582,397	674,007	654,776	500,176
Commercial Motor Vehicles Crashes
Number of Commercial Motor Vehicles involved in:
Crashes	143,880	153,661	149,062	150,937	81,872
Fatal Crashes	4,924	5,341	5,062	4,764	2,230
Non-Fatal Crashes	138,956	148,320	144,000	146,173	79,642
Injury Crashes	64,110	66,029	62,576	60,670	32,360
Towaway Crashes	74,846	82,291	81,424	85,503	47,282
Number of:
Fatalities	5,481	5,723	5,543	5,073	2,376
Injuries	95,056	98,994	93,308	89,535	47,715

Data Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) September 26, 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 September 26, 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 September 26, 2008