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Motor Carrier Safety Progress Report (as of 09/30/13)


MCMIS SAFETY OUTCOMES*
CY 2011
CY 2012*
CY 2013*
(1/01/2013 - 06/30/2013)
CRASHES
Large Trucks and Buses
130,687
129,120
65,118
Large Trucks
117,194
115,355
58,153
Buses
  13,951
  14,243
  7,172
FATALITIES
Large Trucks and Buses
    4,240
   4,216
  1,956
Large Trucks
    3,947
   3,961
  1,822
Buses
      316
      277
     136
INJURIES
Large Trucks and Buses
 79,534
 79,095
38,120
Large Trucks
 64,374
 63,134
30,177
Buses
 16,306
  17,121
  8,242

*States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash. Data are considered preliminary for 18 months to allow for changes. 
Note: Individual subtotals may not add to totals due to the potential for double counting (e.g., crashes involving both a truck and bus).

PROGRAM OUTPUTS
FY 2011
FY 2012*
FY 2013*
Federal
State
Federal
State
Federal
State
Warning Letters
40,944
24,126
20,480
CARRIER REVIEWS
Total Reviews Performed
11,086
7,337
12,366
7,849
10,714
7,796
Hazardous Material (HM) Reviews
  1,176
  867
    909
   732
    765
   675
Household Goods Reviews
     292
    11
    247
      1
    190
      9
Passenger Carrier Reviews**
  1,263
  472
 1,390
   503
  2,011
   557
Motorcoach Reviews**
     859
  196
    913
   213
  1,611
   256
BY REVIEWS IN PHASED COMPLIANCE SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITY (CSA) STATES
Total Reviews Performed
  8,853
4,983
10,165
5,545
  8,726
5,754
Full Compliance Reviews
  4,461
3,532
  2,714
2,633
  2,026
2,578
Focused Compliance Reviews
  3,260
1,081
  6,126
2,486
  4,919
2,728
Other
  1,132
   370
  1,325
   426
  1,781
   448
BY INVESTIGATIONS IN 100% CSA STATES - AK, CO, DE, GA, KS, NJ, MD, MN, MO, MT
Total Reviews Performed
  2,233
2,354
  2,201
2,304
1,988
2,042
On-Site Comprehensive Investigations
    524
   812
    459
   809
   251
   456
On-Site Focused Investigations
    992
   772
  1,065
   685
   911
   709
Off-Site Investigations
    317
   299
    233
   340
   191
   215
Other
    400
   471
    444
   470
   635
   662
INVESTIGATION FOLLOW-ON ACTIONS
Cooperative Safety Plans (CSPs)
   479
   402
   228
Notice of Claims (NOC)
6,920
7,073
5,644
Notice of Violations (NOV)
   138
   206
   115
Unsat/Unfit Out-of-Service (OOS) Orders
   912
   855
   771
90-Day No-Pay OOS Orders
1,642
1,557
1,677
Imminent Hazard OOS Orders
    10
    47
    37
NEW ENTRANT SAFETY AUDITS
Total New Entrant Safety Audits 
(Percent Completed on Time)
34,278
(86.8%)
34,368
(86.9%)
32,816
(91.1%)
New Entrant Pass Rate
65.0%
74.2%
80.1%
INCREASING SAFETY AND SECURITY AWARENESS
HM Package Inspections
4,718
4,820
3,750
Security Contact Reviews
   905
   721
   770
ROADSIDE INSPECTIONS
Total Truck and Bus Inspections
3,601,975
3,582,227
3,482,878
Trucks
130,875
3,355,647
128,570
3,329,134
121,551
3,235,278
HM Trucks
    4,970
  203,615
    4,056
  200,123
   4,674
  196,718
Buses
  11,844
  103,609
  11,365
  113,158
 10,414
  115,635
Motorcoaches
    8,767
    20,235
    8,498
    27,359
   7,796
    31,636
DRIVER/VEHICLE INSPECTIONS/OOS RATES
Driver
Vehicle
Driver
Vehicle
Driver
Vehicle
Total Number of Truck Inspections
3,431,014
2,330,485
3,402,625
2,340,864
3,310,606
2,284,744
Total Number of Bus Inspections
    54,143
   95,817
    61,839
  101,994
    63,998
  101,004
Truck OOS Rate
      5.0%
    20.8%
      4.9%
    20.8%
      4.9%
    20.6%
Bus OOS Rate
      5.9%
      6.9%
      5.2%
      6.8%
      5.2%
      7.3%

*Data are considered preliminary for 18 months. 
**Changed to include non-ratable reviews. 
Source: All data from Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS), as of October 25, 2013.
 

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