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Motor Carrier Safety Progress Report (as of December 31, 2012)


MCMIS SAFETY OUTCOMES* CY 2010CY 2011* CY 2012*
(01/01/2012 – 09/30/2012)
CRASHES
Large Trucks and Buses129,586129,74390,099
        Large Trucks115,997116,43480,595
        Buses  14,016  13,759  9,849
FATALITIES
Large Trucks and Buses   4,273    4,029  2,995
        Large Trucks   3,957    3,754  2,822
        Buses     328       297     190
INJURIES
Large Trucks and Buses80,60679,14356,259
        Large Trucks64,82764,18145,185
        Buses16,74116,09211,861
*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 – 12/31/2012)
Federal
State
Federal
State
Federal
State
Warning Letters
40,944
24,126
5,616
CARRIER REVIEWS
Total Reviews Performed
11,086
7,336
12,365
7,845
2,650
1,815
Hazardous Material (HM) Reviews
  1,176
   867
     909
   731
   210
   186
Household Goods Reviews
     292
     11
     247
      1
     47
      2
Passenger Carrier Reviews**
  1,263
   472
  1,390
   502
   147
    88
Motorcoach Reviews**
    859
   196
     913
   213
     82
    27
BY REVIEWS IN PHASED COMPLIANCE SAFETY ACCOUNTABILITY (CSA) STATES
Total Reviews Performed
8,853
4,982
10,165
5,541
2,162
1,396
Full Compliance Reviews
4,461
3,531
  2,741
2,632
   511
   681
Focused Compliance Reviews
3,260
1,081
  6,126
2,483
1,440
   654
Other
1,132
  370
  1,298
   426
   211
     61
BY INVESTIGATIONS IN 100% CSA STATES – AK, CO, DE, GA, KS, NJ, MD, MN, MO, MT
Total Reviews Performed
2,233
2,354
2,200
2,304
  488
  419
On-Site Comprehensive Investigations
   524
   812
   459
   809
    65
  113
On-Site Focused Investigations
   992
   772
1,065
   685
  271
  144
Off-Site Investigations
   317
   299
   233
   340
    52
    44
Other
   400
   471
   443
   470
  100
  118
INVESTIGATION FOLLOW-ON ACTIONS
Cooperative Safety Plans (CSPs)
   479
   402
    55
Notice of Claims (NOC)
6,903
6,970
1,300
Notice of Violations (NOV)
   138
   206
    26
Unsat/Unfit Out-of-Service (OOS) Orders
   912
   855
  197
90-Day No-Pay OOS Orders
1,644
1,557
  430
Imminent Hazard OOS Orders
     10
     48
     5
NEW ENTRANT SAFETY AUDITS
Total New Entrant Safety Audits
(Percent Completed on Time)
34,276
(87.2%)
34,349
(88.3%)
7,171
(94.2%)
New Entrant Pass Rate
65.0%
74.1%
78.6%
INCREASING SAFETY AND SECURITY AWARENESS
HM Package Inspections
4,718
4,813
630
Security Contact Reviews
   905
   721
179
ROADSIDE INSPECTIONS
Total Truck and Bus Inspections
3,601,759
3,579,326
807,296
Trucks
130,856
3,355,457
128,484
3,326,637
28,233
753,857
HM Trucks
   4,969
  203,613
    4,056
 199,983
  1,023
 43,744
Buses
  11,842
  103,604
  11,339
 112,866
  1,889
 23,317
Motorcoaches
   8,750
    20,235
    8,479
   27,321
  1,477
   5,892
DRIVER/VEHICLE INSPECTIONS/
OOS RATES
Driver
Vehicle
Driver
Vehicle
Driver
Vehicle
Total Number of Truck Inspections
3,430,796
2,330,383
3,400,254
2,338,940
773,925
525,411
Total Number of Bus Inspections
    54,121
   95,811
    61,737
  101,701
 13,571
  19,940
Truck OOS Rate
      5.0%
    20.8%
      4.9%
    20.8%
    4.9%
   20.4%
Bus OOS Rate
      5.9%
      6.9%
      5.3%
     6.8%
    4.8%
    6.1%
*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 January 25, 2013
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