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 3,042,146 3,109,203 3,033,758 Driver Inspections 2,729,810 2,707,174 2,901,088 2,960,523 2,894,075 Driver OOS Rate* 6.9% 6.9% 7.4% 7.2% 6.7% Vehicle Inspections 2,066,918 1,995,239 2,175,788 2,146,213 2,062,166 Vehicle OOS Rate* 23.9% 23.7% 23.3% 22.6% 22.7% Crashes 141,528 151,218 146,853 151,202 109,387 Fatal Crashes 4,852 5,272 4,987 4,787 3,193 Non-Fatal Crashes 136,676 145,946 141,866 146,415 106,194 Injury Crashes 63,250 65,138 61,862 61,106 43,704 Towaway Crashes 73,426 80,808 80,004 85,309 62,490 Mexican Domiciled Carriers with Limited Authority Beyond the Commercial Zone Inspections 5,860 6,852 6,874 6,873 6,611 Driver Inspections 5,826 6,824 6,809 6,868 6,602 Driver OOS Rate* 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% 1.5% 3.0% Vehicle Inspections 4,564 5,140 4,990 5,139 4,997 Vehicle OOS Rate* 20.7% 20.8% 20.7% 22.6% 23.2% 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 130,219 157,922 183,327 194,077 180,291 Driver Inspections 129,959 157,817 182,943 193,958 180,275 Driver OOS Rate* 1.7% 1.2% 1.2% 1.0% 1.2% Vehicle Inspections 121,242 146,500 172,171 176,946 161,185 Vehicle OOS Rate* 22.8% 22.7% 21.1% 21.7% 20.8% Crashes 101 94 94 86 54 Fatal Crashes 2 2 1 2 3 Non-Fatal Crashes 99 92 93 84 51 Injury Crashes 39 39 29 37 25 Towaway Crashes 60 53 64 47 26
Data Source : FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) December 19, 2008 snapshot.
† 2008 data, as of December 19, 2008
