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Motor Carrier Safety Progress Report (as of June 30, 2007)

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SAFETY OUTCOMES
2004
2005
2006
• Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rate
  (per 100 million total VMT)*
0.186
0.185
**
• Total Fatalities (Large Trucks and Buses)
5,519
5,539
5,309
  Large Truck Fatalities
5,235
5,240
4,995
    Single-Unit Truck Fatalities
1,390
1,398
1,321
    Combination-Unit Truck Fatalities
3,949
3,932
3,761
    Bus Fatalities
315
340
331
• Large Truck and Bus Injury Rate
  (per 100 million total VMT)
4.89
4.55
**
• Total Injuries (Large Trucks and Buses)
145,000
136,000
126,000
  Large Truck Injuries
116,000
114,000
106,000
  Bus Injuries
29,000
23,000
21,000
• Total VMT (millions; includes trucks,
  buses, and passenger vehicles)
2,964,788
2,989,807
**
  Large Truck VMT
220,811
222,836
**
  Bus VMT
6,801
6,646
**
*Fatality Rate Formula: Fatality Rate =
  [(Number of Fatalities / Total VMT) x 100].
Note: Individual subtotals may not add to totals
  due to the potential for double counting
  (e.g., fatalities or injuries in a truck-bus crash).
Sources: NHTSA, fatalities and injuries;
 FHWA, vehicle miles traveled (VMT).
**Data not available.

DATA QUALITY
2004
2005
2006
ACCURACY
• Percentage of FMCSA reported crashes
  matched to a carrier
87%
88%
92%
• Percentage of FMCSA reported inspections
  matched to a carrier
96%
97%
98%
TIMELINESS
• Percentage of FMCSA crashes
  reported within 90 days
69%
81%
87%
• Percentage of FMCSA inspections
  reported within 21 days
80%
81%
90%
COMPLETENESS
• Percentage of fatal crashes reported
  to FMCSA
99%
99%
*
Sources: MCMIS (State-reported crash data);
  NHTSA (fatal crash data).
For details, see www.ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/DataQuality.
*Data not available.

PROGRAM OUTPUTS
FY 2005
Total
FY 2006
Total
FY 2007
(Oct 2006-
Jun 2007)
Federal
State
Federal
State
Federal
State
COMPLIANCE REVIEWS (CRs)
• Total Number of CRs
7,978
4,597
9,723
5,462
8,074
4,330
 Hazardous Material
   (HM) Reviews
1,689
617
1,946
804
1,533
604
 Household Goods
   Reviews
373
8
559
6
355
9
 Motor Coach Reviews
340
117
504
142
887
156
• Conditional Carrier
   Reviews
2,548
1,011
2,694
1,060
1,859
567
NEW ENTRANT SAFETY AUDITS
• Total New Entrant
  Safety Audits
  (Percent Completed
  on Time)
11,734
(93%)
22,681
(95%)
10,187
(91%)
29,298
(97%)
4,608
(96%)
24,245
(99%)
ROADSIDE INSPECTIONS
• Trucks
101,122
2,857,746
99,369
3,052,401
72,210
2,293,643
 HM Trucks
5,603
175,290
4,481
187,128
3,442
145,163
• Buses
6,669
49,360
23,021
103,037
17,957
77,231
• At U.S. Borders
 Trucks (Canada/
 Mexico Domiciled*)
46,382
164,951
48,146
189,454
42,743
157,385
 Buses (Canada/
 Mexico Domiciled*)
297
736
527
542
1,392
545
 Northern Border
 (Canada Domiciled)
314
53,341
368
56,442
264
48,674
 Southern Border
 (Mexico Domiciled*)
46,365
112,346
48,305
133,554
43,871
109,256
• Notice-of-Claim
 Letters Issued
4,328
5,080
4,620
• Unsat/Unfit Out-of-
 Service (OOS) Orders
517
494
606
• 90-Day No-Pay
 OOS Orders
891
733
736
DRIVER/VEHICLE INSPECTIONS/
OOS RATES
Driver
Vehicle
Driver
Vehicle
Driver
Vehicle
• Total Number of
 Truck Inspections
2,920,683
2,151,739
3,092,718
2,272,177
2,330,645
1,667,147
• Total Number of
 Bus Inspections
35,519
43,240
52,464
104,695
43,122
77,677
• Truck OOS Rate
6.6%
23.6%
7.0%
23.7%
6.9%
23.1%
• Bus OOS Rate
4.5%
9.4%
4.0%
9.0%
3.3%
8.1%
INCREASING SAFETY AND SECURITY AWARENESS
• HM Package
 Inspections
7,720
9,184
6,741
• Security Contact
 Reviews**
1,268
2,187
1,606
*Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. Commercial Zone only.
**These counts no longer include Security Sensitivity Visits.

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