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Safety Programs

On January 1, 2000, the U.S. Congress established the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), whose mission is to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. This area of the website provides information on three of the safety programs established by FMCSA to support this mission.

The three programs covered by this area include reviews, roadside inspections of commercial vehicles and drivers, and traffic enforcement stops of CMVs operating in an unsafe manner. Each program is implemented in conjunction with the states and devoted to improving motor carrier safety by reducing the number and severity of crashes involving large trucks and buses.
Summary of Safety Program Activity

Click on any state to view the activity at the state level or the small map of the nation at the upper right for national figures.

Activity by Type (National)FY 2009
TotalOOS Rate
Reviews
Total Reviews20,298 
Total Security Contact Reviews1,958 
Safety Audits
Number of Safety Audits38,295 
Roadside Inspections
Driver Inspections*3,424,7405.73%
Vehicle Inspections**2,344,51621.59%
Hazmat Inspections***222,6484.68%
Traffic Enforcement Inspections
Driver Inspections*722,3279.03%
Vehicle Inspections**393,30328.75%
Hazmat Inspections***24,0188.26%
USA Map Alaska Washington Oregon California Idaho Utah Nevada Arizona New Mexico Colorado Wyoming Montana North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Wisconsin Texas Minnesota Illinois Iowa Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee Michigan Indiana Kentucky Alabama Ohio West Virginia Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Pennsylvania Maryland New Jersey New York Delaware Connecticut Rhode Island Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Maine Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey Delaware Maryland District of Columbia American Samoa Guam Northern Marianas Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Hawaii
A variety of historical and annual reports are available for each of these programs by using the links on the navigation panel to the left.
* Driver Inspections were computed based on inspections level I, II, III, and VI.
** Vehicle Inspections were computed based on inspections level I, II, V, and VI.
*** Hazmat Inspections were computed based on inspections level I, II, III, IV, V, and VI when HM is present.
Data Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of 1/22/2010. The data presented above are accurate as of this date, but are subject to update as new or additional information may be reported to MCMIS following the snapshot date.
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