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Comparison of Inspection and Crash Statistics for US and Mexican Carriers
(2007 - 2011)
U.S. Domiciled Carriers 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
transparent imageInspections 3,090,9863,165,5483,218,3053,232,8973,072,416
transparent imageDriver Inspections 2,942,0403,020,2713,123,0463,130,9192,962,131
transparent imageDriver OOS Rate* 7.2%6.7%5.8%5.6%5.3%
transparent imageVehicle Inspections 2,131,3732,144,8362,101,4072,136,3342,030,363
transparent imageVehicle OOS Rate* 22.6%22.6%21.8%20.3%21.1%
transparent imageNumber of Commercial Motor Vehicles involved in:
transparent imageCrashes 152,722140,004117,702127,965110,272
transparent imageFatal Crashes 4,8684,3013,4613,7063,054
transparent imageNon-Fatal Crashes 147,854135,703114,241124,259107,218
transparent imageInjury Crashes 61,78856,25547,38051,37243,671
transparent imageTowaway Crashes 86,06679,44866,86172,88763,547
Mexican Domiciled Carriers with Limited Authority Beyond the Commercial Zone
transparent imageInspections 7,3649,1937,4077,0556,224
transparent imageDriver Inspections 7,3619,0777,3527,0146,199
transparent imageDriver OOS Rate* 1.8%2.6%1.8%1.7%1.8%
transparent imageVehicle Inspections 5,4165,6745,0444,9784,323
transparent imageVehicle OOS Rate* 22.4%22.5%16.9%12.4%17.4%
transparent imageNumber of Commercial Motor Vehicles involved in:
transparent imageCrashes 22107820
transparent imageFatal Crashes 20000
transparent imageNon-Fatal Crashes 20107820
transparent imageInjury Crashes 94134
transparent imageTowaway Crashes 1166516
Mexican Domiciled Carriers in the Commercial Zone
transparent imageInspections 211,510214,414228,763261,694233,299
transparent imageDriver Inspections 211,242214,031228,115261,262233,179
transparent imageDriver OOS Rate* 99.7%99.8%99.9%99.9%99.9%
transparent imageVehicle Inspections 191,464187,443206,115238,011208,067
transparent imageVehicle OOS Rate* 21.7%20.6%17.2%17.1%15.7%
transparent imageNumber of Commercial Motor Vehicles involved in:
transparent imageCrashes 8667697661
transparent imageFatal Crashes 23322
transparent imageNon-Fatal Crashes 8464667459
transparent imageInjury Crashes 3734282221
transparent imageTowaway Crashes 4730385238


Data Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) December 16, 2011 snapshot.

*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.
2011 data, as of December 16, 2011
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