Comparison of Inspection and Crash Statistics for US and Mexican Carriers† )
U.S. Domiciled Carriers
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009†
Inspections 2,735,509 3,016,536 3,090,986 3,164,237 2,331,984 Driver Inspections 2,674,700 2,875,613 2,942,040 3,019,078 2,262,960 Driver OOS Rate* 7.0% 7.5% 7.2% 6.7% 5.9% Vehicle Inspections 1,964,722 2,153,555 2,131,373 2,143,879 1,529,521 Vehicle OOS Rate* 23.8% 23.3% 22.6% 22.6% 22.2% Crashes 151,246 146,872 152,722 138,339 66,968 Fatal Crashes 5,271 4,989 4,868 4,206 1,856 Non-Fatal Crashes 145,975 141,883 147,854 134,133 65,112 Injury Crashes 65,154 61,868 61,788 55,426 26,974 Towaway Crashes 80,821 80,015 86,066 78,707 38,138 Mexican Domiciled Carriers with Limited Authority Beyond the Commercial Zone Inspections 7,751 7,718 7,364 9,162 5,386 Driver Inspections 7,725 7,647 7,361 9,046 5,339 Driver OOS Rate* 0.7% 1.2% 1.8% 2.6% 2.0% Vehicle Inspections 6,024 5,806 5,416 5,657 3,668 Vehicle OOS Rate* 20.0% 21.2% 22.4% 22.4% 18.4% Crashes 20 13 22 10 6 Fatal Crashes 0 1 2 0 0 Non-Fatal Crashes 20 12 20 10 6 Injury Crashes 8 5 9 4 0 Towaway Crashes 12 7 11 6 6 Mexican Domiciled Carriers in the Commercial Zone Inspections 188,209 206,663 211,510 214,278 162,101 Driver Inspections 188,073 206,156 211,242 213,895 161,632 Driver OOS Rate* 99.5% 99.6% 99.7% 99.8% 99.8% Vehicle Inspections 175,045 192,528 191,464 187,347 144,794 Vehicle OOS Rate* 21.6% 20.8% 21.7% 20.6% 17.3% Crashes 94 94 86 67 43 Fatal Crashes 2 1 2 3 1 Non-Fatal Crashes 92 93 84 64 42 Injury Crashes 39 29 37 34 20 Towaway Crashes 53 64 47 30 22
Data Source : FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) September 25, 2009 snapshot.
† 2009 data, as of September 25, 2009
