Fact Sheet

You are here

Motor Carrier Safety Progress Report (as of 6/30/13)


MCMIS SAFETY OUTCOMES*
CY 2011
CY 2012*
CY 2013*
(01/01/2013 – 03/31/2013)
CRASHES
Large Trucks and Buses
130,704
126,425
32,315
Large Trucks
117,203
112,908
28,736
Buses
  13,958
  13,979
  3,689
FATALITIES
Large Trucks and Buses
    4,248
    4,117
     931
Large Trucks
    3,953
    3,876
     867
Buses
       318
       263
      64
INJURIES
Large Trucks and Buses
  79,583
  77,273
18,280
Large Trucks
  64,415
  61,667
14,343
Buses
  16,312
  16,697
  4,106

*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*
(10/01/2012 – 06/30/2013)
Federal
State
Federal
State
Federal
State
Warning Letters
40,944
24,126
15,329
CARRIER REVIEWS
Total Reviews Performed
11,086
7,336
12,366
7,847
7,597
5,701
Hazardous Material (HM) Reviews
  1,176
   867
    909
   732
   608
   522
Household Goods Reviews
     292
    11
    247
      1
   124
      4
Passenger Carrier Reviews**
  1,263
  472
 1,390
   502
   606
   294
Motorcoach Reviews**
     859
  196
    913
   213
   366
     89
BY REVIEWS IN PHASED COMPLIANCE SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITY (CSA) STATES
Total Reviews Performed
8,853
4,982
10,165
5,543
6,194
4,206
Full Compliance Reviews
4,461
3,531
2,741
2,632
1,564
1,942
Focused Compliance Reviews
3,260
1,081
6,126
2,485
4,022
2,082
Other
1,132
   370
1,298
   426
   608
   182
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
1,403
1,495
On-Site Comprehensive Investigations
   524
   812
   459
   809
   196
   347
On-Site Focused Investigations
   992
   772
1,065
   685
   736
   519
Off-Site Investigations
   317
   299
   233
   340
   136
   149
Other
   400
   471
   444
  470
   335
   480
INVESTIGATION FOLLOW-ON ACTIONS
Cooperative Safety Plans (CSPs)
   479
   402
   181
Notice of Claims (NOC)
6,915
7,064
4,303
Notice of Violations (NOV)
   138
   206
     88
Unsat/Unfit Out-of-Service (OOS) Orders
   912
   855
   598
90-Day No-Pay OOS Orders
1,643
1,557
1,304
Imminent Hazard OOS Orders
    10
    47
    34
NEW ENTRANT SAFETY AUDITS
Total New Entrant Safety Audits 
(Percent Completed on Time)
34,279
(86.9%)
34,367
(87.2%)
24,916
(92.2%)
New Entrant Pass Rate
65.0%
74.2%
79.9%
INCREASING SAFETY AND SECURITY AWARENESS
HM Package Inspections
4,718
4,820
2,547
Security Contact Reviews
   905
   721
   604
ROADSIDE INSPECTIONS
Total Truck and Bus Inspections
3,601,948
3,582,027
2,564,908
Trucks
130,875
3,355,619
128,572
3,328,937
87,138
2,387,528
HM Trucks
    4,970
  203,612
   4,056
  200,071
  3,542
  147,023
Buses
  11,844
  103,610
 11,365
  113,153
  7,833
    82,409
Motorcoaches
    8,767
    20,235
   8,498
    27,360
  5,913
    21,363
DRIVER/VEHICLE INSPECTIONS/OOS RATES
Driver
Vehicle
Driver
Vehicle
Driver
Vehicle
Total Number of Truck Inspections
3,430,986
2,330,476
3,402,429
2,340,798
2,442,570
1,687,074
Total Number of Bus Inspections
   54,140
   95,818
   61,838
  101,988
   45,168
   72,457
Truck OOS Rate
     5.0%
    20.8%
     4.9%
    20.8%
     4.8%
   20.3%
Bus OOS Rate
     5.9%
     6.9%
     5.3%
     6.8%
     5.1%
     7.1%

*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 July 26, 2013.

Submit Feedback >