Motor Carrier Safety Progress Report

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

(as of September 30, 2007)

SAFETY OUTCOMES 2004 2005 2006 

● Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rate (per 100 million total VMT)* 0.186 0.185 0.176 

● 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 4.56 4.17 

● 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 2,989,430 3,014,116 

 Large Truck VMT 220,811 222,523 223,037 

 Bus VMT 6,801 6,980 6,994 

*Fatality Rate Formula: Fatality Rate = [(Number of Fatalities / Total VMT) x 100].

**Includes all occupants and nonoccupants killed in all bus crashes. 

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 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% 86% 

● Percentage of FMCSA inspections reported within 21 days 80% 81% 91% 

COMPLETENESS

● Percentage of fatal crashes reported to FMCSA 99% 99% 99% 

Sources: MCMIS (State-reported crash data); NHTSA (fatal crash data). For details, see www.ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/DataQuality.

FY 2005 Total FY 2006 Total FY 2007 Total 

PROGRAM OUTPUTS 

Federal State Federal State Federal State 

COMPLIANCE REVIEWS (CRs) 

● Total Number of CRs 7,978 4,597 9,722 5,463 10,240 5,853 

 Hazardous Material (HM) Reviews 1,689 617 1,946 804 1,969 808 

 Household Goods Reviews 373 8 563 6 489 9 

 Motor Coach Reviews 340 117 504 142 1,040 192 

● Conditional Carrier Reviews 2,548 1,011 2,687 1,058 2,632 772 

NEW ENTRANT SAFETY AUDITS

● Total New Entrant Safety Audits 

 Percent Completed on Time 

11,734 

93% 

22,681 

95% 

10,187 

91% 

29,301 

97% 

5,704 

96% 

32,586 

99% 

ROADSIDE INSPECTIONS

● Trucks 101,122 2,857,746 99,363 3,053,716 92,288 3,113,942 

 HM Trucks 5,603 175,290 4,481 187,198 4,433 193,075 

● Buses 6,669 49,360 23,020 103,606 21,573 124,834 

● At U.S. Borders 

 Trucks (Canada/Mexico Domiciled*) 46,382 164,951 48,137 189,489 52,822 208,675 

 Buses (Canada/Mexico Domiciled*) 297 736 527 542 1,437 687 

 Northern Border (Canada Domiciled) 314 53,341 368 56,440 318 63,526 

 Southern Border (Mexico Domiciled*) 46,365 112,346 48,296 133,591 53,941 145,836 

● Notice-of-Claim Letters Issued 4,328 5,079 5,901 

● Unsat/Unfit Out-of-Service (OOS) Orders 517 494 777 

● 90-Day No-Pay OOS Orders 891 733 1,052 

DRIVER/VEHICLE INSPECTIONS/OOS RATES Driver Vehicle Driver Vehicle Driver Vehicle 

● Total Number of Truck Inspections 2,920,683 2,151,739 3,093,996 2,273,467 3,152,564 2,247,833 

● Total Number of Bus Inspections 35,519 43,240 52,959 105,257 54,620 124,400 

● Truck OOS Rate 6.6% 23.6% 7.0% 23.7% 7.0% 23.2% 

● Bus OOS Rate 4.5% 9.4% 4.0% 9.0% 3.8% 7.9% 

INCREASING SAFETY AND SECURITY AWARENESS

● HM Package Inspections 7,722 9,349 7,773 

● Security Contact Reviews** 1,268 2,187 2,062 

*Mexico-domiciled trucks operating in the U.S. Commercial Zone only. **These counts no longer include Security Sensitivity Visits.