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 3,042,462 3,109,028 2,323,748 Driver Inspections 2,729,810 2,707,174 2,901,404 2,960,362 2,210,088 Driver OOS Rate* 6.9% 6.9% 7.4% 7.2% 6.9% Vehicle Inspections 2,066,918 1,995,239 2,176,063 2,146,080 1,594,157 Vehicle OOS Rate* 23.9% 23.7% 23.3% 22.6% 22.8% Crashes 141,528 151,218 146,704 148,654 80,623 Fatal Crashes 4,852 5,272 4,982 4,690 2,203 Non-Fatal Crashes 136,676 145,946 141,722 143,964 78,420 Injury Crashes 63,250 65,138 61,815 59,930 31,998 Towaway Crashes 73,426 80,808 79,907 84,034 46,422 Mexican Domiciled Carriers with Limited Authority Beyond the Commercial Zone Inspections 5,860 6,852 6,874 6,868 5,062 Driver Inspections 5,826 6,824 6,809 6,863 5,057 Driver OOS Rate* 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% 1.5% 2.9% Vehicle Inspections 4,564 5,140 4,990 5,134 3,778 Vehicle OOS Rate* 20.7% 20.8% 20.7% 22.6% 24.0% 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 130,219 157,922 183,325 194,020 134,174 Driver Inspections 129,959 157,817 182,941 193,901 134,168 Driver OOS Rate* 1.7% 1.2% 1.2% 1.0% 1.1% Vehicle Inspections 121,242 146,500 172,169 176,894 120,194 Vehicle OOS Rate* 22.8% 22.7% 21.1% 21.7% 20.9% Crashes 101 94 94 86 30 Fatal Crashes 2 2 1 2 2 Non-Fatal Crashes 99 92 93 84 28 Injury Crashes 39 39 29 37 14 Towaway Crashes 60 53 64 47 14
Data Source : FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) September 26, 2008 snapshot.
† 2008 data, as of September 26, 2008
