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To access a printable version of this guide please visit wwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticscommercial-motor-vehicle-facts For more information about this publication please contact
E-mail FMCSA_Hostdotgov
Mail Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration OfficeofAnalysisResearchandTechnology 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE 6th Floor Washington DC 20590
Information Service Phone 1-800-832-5660 April 2015
Office of Analysis Research and Technology
2015Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics
April 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics4
IntroductIon
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationrsquos (FMCSA) 2015 Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics highlights the Agencyrsquos role in enforcement and in collecting and analyzing crash data and statistics to support its mission to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries It can serve as a valuable compact resource for industry representatives Federal agencies and other individuals interested in motor carrier safety regulations and performance data
The primary mission of FMCSA is to reduce crashes injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses In carrying out its safety mandate FMCSA develops and enforces data-driven regulations that balance motor carrier safetywithefficiencyFormoreinformationabouttheAgency and its safety-based initiatives please visit wwwfmcsadotgov
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LocatIons of fataL Large truck and Bus crashes 2013
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Note In 2013 there were 3806 fatal crashes involving large trucks and buses DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics6
contents
The Motor Carrier Management Information System 6Section 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses 7Section2RoadsideInspectionsandViolations 16Section3Reviews 24Section 4 Crashes 28Section 5 Data Quality 44Section 6 Grant Programs 48Section7AgencyResources 51Glossary and List of Acronyms 52
the Motor carrIer ManageMent InforMatIon systeM
FMCSA created and maintains the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) MCMIS contains information on the safety performance of commercial motor carriers (large trucks and buses) and hazardous materials (HM) carriers subject to the Federal Motor Carrier SafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)andHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)Thissystemcontainscrashcensusandinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandardsforcommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)operatingininterstatecommerceThecrashfileincludesinformationon all trucks and buses involved in reportable crashes Thecensusfileincludesalldescriptiveinformationonevery motor carrier in MCMIS and is updated weekly TheinspectionfilecontainsdatafromStateandFederalinspection actions involving motor carriers operating in the United States Most of the data included in MCMIS are collected at the roadside by State personnel under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 7
1 overvIew Large trucks and Buses
In 2013 among the 255876822 total registered vehicles in the United States 8126007 were single-unit trucks (straight trucks) 2471349 were combination trucks (tractor-trailers) and 864549 were buses Also in 2013 there were 29883 billionvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byallmotorvehiclesLargetrucks traveled 2750 billion of those miles (92 percent of the total) and buses traveled 152 billion of those miles (051 percent of the total)
FMCSA regulates all registered commercial motor vehicles (CMVs)thatoperateinterstateorthatcarryhazardousmaterials (HM) As of December 2014 there were 532024 interstate motor carriers and intrastate HM motor carriers with recent activity operating in the United States
bull 254884 were for-hire carriersbull 223911 were private carriersbull 43591 were both for-hire and private carriersbull 9638 were neither for-hire nor private carriers
(eg government)
FMCSA regulates all drivers involved in interstate commerce or intrastate transportation of HM as well as all Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) drivers both interstate and intrastate Approximately57millionCMVdriversoperateintheUnitedStates
bull 36 million operate interstate - 3 million hold CDLsbull 22 million operate intrastate - 900000 hold CDLsThe numbers on this page may not add to totals due to roundingNotes The number of carriers andor drivers in operation at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business start-ups and closures licensing issues and other factors Interstate and some intrastate driver counts are based on motor carrier registration data contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) intrastate driver counts for States that do not require carriers to register with FMCSA were estimated by extrapolation from States requiring both inter- and intrastate carriers to register in MCMIS DataSourcesRegistrationData-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013CarrierandCMVDriverCounts-FMCSAMCMISdatasnapshotasofDecember 19 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics8
1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
Year All Vehicles Large Trucks Buses
2010 250070048 10770054 8460512011 253215681 10270693 6660642012 253639386 10659380 7645092013 255876822 10597356 864549
Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics 2013 TableVM-1
1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
Year All VehiclesLarge Trucks
BusesSingle-Unit Combination
2010 2967266 110738 175789 137702011 2950402 103803 163791 138072012 2969433 105605 163602 147812013 2988323 106582 168436 15167
Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics 2013 TableVM-1
1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
Motorcoach Fleet Size
Passenger Trips Average Passenger Trips perTotal Percent Motorcoach Carrier
100 or more 233017000 385 26200 1226410050 to 99 56827000 94 16900 113650025 to 49 82452000 136 15400 53190010 to 24 100457000 166 14300 2174001 to 9 132331000 219 10800 42500
Industry Total 605084000 1000 16400 159200
Note Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Motorcoach Census 2014 A Study of the Size and Activity of the Motorcoach Industry in the United States and Canada in 2013 Prepared for the American Bus Association Foundation by John Dunham amp Associates Available at httpwwwbusesorg March 27 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 9
Notes The number of carriers andor drivers in operation at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business failures licensing issues and other factors Interstate and some intrastate driver counts are based on motor carrier registration data contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) intrastate driver counts for States that do not require intrastate carriers to register with FMCSA are estimated via extrapolation of State data Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of December 19 2014
1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate Freight 501338 500905 507690 511211 503417Interstate Passenger 11804 11819 12184 12384 12487Intrastate Hazardous Materials 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120Total 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Notes The count of intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS)HMthresholddefinitionCompanycountsareestimatesbasedonmotorcarriersin the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) with recent activity definedasthosecarriersthathavehadaninspectionacrashacompliancereviewasafetyauditanFMCSAMotorCarrierIdentificationReport(FormMCS-150)updateavehicleregistrationactivityoraUnifiedCarrierRegistration(UCR)systempaymentactivity in the past 3 years or have current operating authority indicated in the FMCSA Licensing and Insurance (LampI) database Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirement Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
Intrastate Non-CDL Drivers
130000022
Intrastate CDL Drivers900000
16
Interstate Non-CDL Drivers
5000009
Interstate Commercial
Driverrsquos License (CDL) Drivers
300000053
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics10
Active HM Carriers 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 48454 54546 55524 59778 63043
Interstate HM Carriers with a Safety Permit (HMSP) 1160 1196 1206 1190 1200
Intrastate 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120
Intrastate HMSP 252 255 241 235 229
Total Active HMSP Carriers 1412 1451 1447 1425 1429
Total HM Carriers 62682 70925 71367 75497 79163
HMSP carriers are a subset of the total HM carrier populationNote The count of intrastate HM carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS) threshold definitionData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-6 Active Hazardous Materials (HM) Carriers 2010-2014
YearActive Household
Goods CarriersHousehold Goods
Brokers RegisteredProperty Brokers
Registered
2010 4986 813 200892011 5052 841 208842012 4773 776 215652013 4898 522 137102014 4989 618 15310
Note A broker is an individual partnership or corporation that receives payment for arranging the transportation of property or household goods belonging to others by using an authorized motor carrier Data Source FMCSA Licensing amp Insurance (LampI) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
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1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier This map displays only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers Intrastate non-HM carriers are not displayed The number of carriers depicted in this map may not be the same as reported elsewhere by FMCSA Due to potential differences in reporting dates and quality issues with carrier addresses this map may not include all current carriers Additionally the number of carriers that operate at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business turnover and other factorsData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) as of March 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics12
1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
Motor Carrier Census Data 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Power Units 4073461 4162901 4257738 4579823 4386835Commercial Drivers 3031032 3071740 3102637 3176799 3247897Total Drivers 4216408 4283632 4360389 4412448 4605984
Mexican Commercial Zone Carriers 6868 7092 7276 7560 7102
Power Units 28491 29101 30133 30785 29850Commercial Drivers 22357 22785 23752 24286 23582Total Drivers 26507 26952 28061 28633 27828
Notes Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity are included in this table Mexican commercial zone carriers are a subset of all active carriers Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheir registration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Country of Domicile 2014
Motor Carrier Census Data
United States Mexico Canada Other
All Domiciles
Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 510864 8289 12667 204 532024
Power Units 4252512 32584 100941 798 4386835Commercial Drivers 3130111 25815 91814 157 3247897Total Drivers 4464213 30746 110494 531 4605984
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity areincludedinthistableBeginningonNovember12013FMCSArsquosUnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of December 19 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 13
Note In this map both private and for-hire trucks are included Trucks that are used in movements for multiple modes and mail or that move in conjunction with domestic air cargo are excluded For more information on Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) mode classes refer to httpwwwopsfhwadotgovfreightfreight_analysisfaffaf3userguidefaf3_guidepdf Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) FAF June 2012 update (FAF Version34)accessedJanuary2014
1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics14
1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)Mode 2002 2007 2011 2012Truck 11943 13336 11924 13812Rail 1978 2024 2053 2176Water 680 655 645 715Air 5 5 6 6Pipeline 1574 1674 1912 1716Multiple modes 320 568 583 635Other 716 617 499 602Total 17216 18879 17622 19662
Includes air and truck-air Includes other unknown and no domestic modeNote Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
Notes Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Air accounts for 003 percent of total domestic freight and is excluded from this chart Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
Truck702Rail
111
Water36
Pipeline87
Multiple Modes32
Other31
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1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Body Type 2010 and 2013CMV Body Type 2010 2013Buses
Commercial Bus 470 744School Bus 817 85915-PassengerVan 879 863Bobtail 709 860
Large TrucksIntermodal Container 753 815Dump 645 695Flatbed 740 820Van(EnclosedBoxTruck) 802 857Tanker 825 851Other 733 810
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) DataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
Occupant Type 2010 2013All Occupants 771 830
Drivers 781 837Other Occupants 640 729
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) ldquoOther occupantsrdquo are right-front passengersDataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
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2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
What is a Roadside Inspection
A roadside inspection is an examination of an individual commercialmotorvehicle(CMV)andordriverbyanauthorized safety inspector State inspectors conduct approximately 95 percent of inspections with the remainder conducted by Federal inspectors The inspection determines whetherthedriverandortheCMVisincompliancewiththeFederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)ortheHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)asappropriateSerious violations result in the issuance of vehicle or driver out-of-service (OOS) orders These violations must be corrected before the affected driver or vehicle can return to service
2 roadsIde InspectIons and vIoLatIons
2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014RoadsideInspections 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
State 3457961 3453150 3403558 3372514 3250916Federal 145330 138639 138008 134473 129763
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Inspector Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Safety Inspectors 14194 14061 13890 13751 13982
State 13627 13496 13332 13207 13437Federal 567 565 558 544 545
Note Not all personnel indicated are assigned full time to conducting inspections Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
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0050
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1 - 1
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010
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- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics18
2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 19
2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics20
2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 21
2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics22
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
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3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
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4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
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4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
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4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 41
4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Office of Analysis Research and Technology
2015Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics
April 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics4
IntroductIon
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationrsquos (FMCSA) 2015 Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics highlights the Agencyrsquos role in enforcement and in collecting and analyzing crash data and statistics to support its mission to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries It can serve as a valuable compact resource for industry representatives Federal agencies and other individuals interested in motor carrier safety regulations and performance data
The primary mission of FMCSA is to reduce crashes injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses In carrying out its safety mandate FMCSA develops and enforces data-driven regulations that balance motor carrier safetywithefficiencyFormoreinformationabouttheAgency and its safety-based initiatives please visit wwwfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 5
LocatIons of fataL Large truck and Bus crashes 2013
Fata
l Lar
ge T
ruck
and
Bus
Cra
shes
201
3
Sour
ce F
atal
Ana
lysi
s R
epor
ting
Syst
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ARS
) 201
3M
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MAP
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ARS2
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al
US
Dep
artm
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f Tra
nspo
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or C
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r Saf
ety
Adm
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trat
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Cra
sh T
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Fata
l Lar
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and
Bus
Cra
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Fata
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Cra
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ay
Note In 2013 there were 3806 fatal crashes involving large trucks and buses DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics6
contents
The Motor Carrier Management Information System 6Section 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses 7Section2RoadsideInspectionsandViolations 16Section3Reviews 24Section 4 Crashes 28Section 5 Data Quality 44Section 6 Grant Programs 48Section7AgencyResources 51Glossary and List of Acronyms 52
the Motor carrIer ManageMent InforMatIon systeM
FMCSA created and maintains the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) MCMIS contains information on the safety performance of commercial motor carriers (large trucks and buses) and hazardous materials (HM) carriers subject to the Federal Motor Carrier SafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)andHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)Thissystemcontainscrashcensusandinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandardsforcommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)operatingininterstatecommerceThecrashfileincludesinformationon all trucks and buses involved in reportable crashes Thecensusfileincludesalldescriptiveinformationonevery motor carrier in MCMIS and is updated weekly TheinspectionfilecontainsdatafromStateandFederalinspection actions involving motor carriers operating in the United States Most of the data included in MCMIS are collected at the roadside by State personnel under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 7
1 overvIew Large trucks and Buses
In 2013 among the 255876822 total registered vehicles in the United States 8126007 were single-unit trucks (straight trucks) 2471349 were combination trucks (tractor-trailers) and 864549 were buses Also in 2013 there were 29883 billionvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byallmotorvehiclesLargetrucks traveled 2750 billion of those miles (92 percent of the total) and buses traveled 152 billion of those miles (051 percent of the total)
FMCSA regulates all registered commercial motor vehicles (CMVs)thatoperateinterstateorthatcarryhazardousmaterials (HM) As of December 2014 there were 532024 interstate motor carriers and intrastate HM motor carriers with recent activity operating in the United States
bull 254884 were for-hire carriersbull 223911 were private carriersbull 43591 were both for-hire and private carriersbull 9638 were neither for-hire nor private carriers
(eg government)
FMCSA regulates all drivers involved in interstate commerce or intrastate transportation of HM as well as all Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) drivers both interstate and intrastate Approximately57millionCMVdriversoperateintheUnitedStates
bull 36 million operate interstate - 3 million hold CDLsbull 22 million operate intrastate - 900000 hold CDLsThe numbers on this page may not add to totals due to roundingNotes The number of carriers andor drivers in operation at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business start-ups and closures licensing issues and other factors Interstate and some intrastate driver counts are based on motor carrier registration data contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) intrastate driver counts for States that do not require carriers to register with FMCSA were estimated by extrapolation from States requiring both inter- and intrastate carriers to register in MCMIS DataSourcesRegistrationData-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013CarrierandCMVDriverCounts-FMCSAMCMISdatasnapshotasofDecember 19 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics8
1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
Year All Vehicles Large Trucks Buses
2010 250070048 10770054 8460512011 253215681 10270693 6660642012 253639386 10659380 7645092013 255876822 10597356 864549
Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics 2013 TableVM-1
1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
Year All VehiclesLarge Trucks
BusesSingle-Unit Combination
2010 2967266 110738 175789 137702011 2950402 103803 163791 138072012 2969433 105605 163602 147812013 2988323 106582 168436 15167
Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics 2013 TableVM-1
1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
Motorcoach Fleet Size
Passenger Trips Average Passenger Trips perTotal Percent Motorcoach Carrier
100 or more 233017000 385 26200 1226410050 to 99 56827000 94 16900 113650025 to 49 82452000 136 15400 53190010 to 24 100457000 166 14300 2174001 to 9 132331000 219 10800 42500
Industry Total 605084000 1000 16400 159200
Note Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Motorcoach Census 2014 A Study of the Size and Activity of the Motorcoach Industry in the United States and Canada in 2013 Prepared for the American Bus Association Foundation by John Dunham amp Associates Available at httpwwwbusesorg March 27 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 9
Notes The number of carriers andor drivers in operation at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business failures licensing issues and other factors Interstate and some intrastate driver counts are based on motor carrier registration data contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) intrastate driver counts for States that do not require intrastate carriers to register with FMCSA are estimated via extrapolation of State data Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of December 19 2014
1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate Freight 501338 500905 507690 511211 503417Interstate Passenger 11804 11819 12184 12384 12487Intrastate Hazardous Materials 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120Total 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Notes The count of intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS)HMthresholddefinitionCompanycountsareestimatesbasedonmotorcarriersin the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) with recent activity definedasthosecarriersthathavehadaninspectionacrashacompliancereviewasafetyauditanFMCSAMotorCarrierIdentificationReport(FormMCS-150)updateavehicleregistrationactivityoraUnifiedCarrierRegistration(UCR)systempaymentactivity in the past 3 years or have current operating authority indicated in the FMCSA Licensing and Insurance (LampI) database Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirement Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
Intrastate Non-CDL Drivers
130000022
Intrastate CDL Drivers900000
16
Interstate Non-CDL Drivers
5000009
Interstate Commercial
Driverrsquos License (CDL) Drivers
300000053
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Active HM Carriers 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 48454 54546 55524 59778 63043
Interstate HM Carriers with a Safety Permit (HMSP) 1160 1196 1206 1190 1200
Intrastate 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120
Intrastate HMSP 252 255 241 235 229
Total Active HMSP Carriers 1412 1451 1447 1425 1429
Total HM Carriers 62682 70925 71367 75497 79163
HMSP carriers are a subset of the total HM carrier populationNote The count of intrastate HM carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS) threshold definitionData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-6 Active Hazardous Materials (HM) Carriers 2010-2014
YearActive Household
Goods CarriersHousehold Goods
Brokers RegisteredProperty Brokers
Registered
2010 4986 813 200892011 5052 841 208842012 4773 776 215652013 4898 522 137102014 4989 618 15310
Note A broker is an individual partnership or corporation that receives payment for arranging the transportation of property or household goods belonging to others by using an authorized motor carrier Data Source FMCSA Licensing amp Insurance (LampI) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
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1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier This map displays only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers Intrastate non-HM carriers are not displayed The number of carriers depicted in this map may not be the same as reported elsewhere by FMCSA Due to potential differences in reporting dates and quality issues with carrier addresses this map may not include all current carriers Additionally the number of carriers that operate at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business turnover and other factorsData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) as of March 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics12
1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
Motor Carrier Census Data 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Power Units 4073461 4162901 4257738 4579823 4386835Commercial Drivers 3031032 3071740 3102637 3176799 3247897Total Drivers 4216408 4283632 4360389 4412448 4605984
Mexican Commercial Zone Carriers 6868 7092 7276 7560 7102
Power Units 28491 29101 30133 30785 29850Commercial Drivers 22357 22785 23752 24286 23582Total Drivers 26507 26952 28061 28633 27828
Notes Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity are included in this table Mexican commercial zone carriers are a subset of all active carriers Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheir registration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Country of Domicile 2014
Motor Carrier Census Data
United States Mexico Canada Other
All Domiciles
Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 510864 8289 12667 204 532024
Power Units 4252512 32584 100941 798 4386835Commercial Drivers 3130111 25815 91814 157 3247897Total Drivers 4464213 30746 110494 531 4605984
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity areincludedinthistableBeginningonNovember12013FMCSArsquosUnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of December 19 2014
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Note In this map both private and for-hire trucks are included Trucks that are used in movements for multiple modes and mail or that move in conjunction with domestic air cargo are excluded For more information on Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) mode classes refer to httpwwwopsfhwadotgovfreightfreight_analysisfaffaf3userguidefaf3_guidepdf Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) FAF June 2012 update (FAF Version34)accessedJanuary2014
1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics14
1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)Mode 2002 2007 2011 2012Truck 11943 13336 11924 13812Rail 1978 2024 2053 2176Water 680 655 645 715Air 5 5 6 6Pipeline 1574 1674 1912 1716Multiple modes 320 568 583 635Other 716 617 499 602Total 17216 18879 17622 19662
Includes air and truck-air Includes other unknown and no domestic modeNote Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
Notes Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Air accounts for 003 percent of total domestic freight and is excluded from this chart Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
Truck702Rail
111
Water36
Pipeline87
Multiple Modes32
Other31
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1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Body Type 2010 and 2013CMV Body Type 2010 2013Buses
Commercial Bus 470 744School Bus 817 85915-PassengerVan 879 863Bobtail 709 860
Large TrucksIntermodal Container 753 815Dump 645 695Flatbed 740 820Van(EnclosedBoxTruck) 802 857Tanker 825 851Other 733 810
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) DataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
Occupant Type 2010 2013All Occupants 771 830
Drivers 781 837Other Occupants 640 729
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) ldquoOther occupantsrdquo are right-front passengersDataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
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2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
What is a Roadside Inspection
A roadside inspection is an examination of an individual commercialmotorvehicle(CMV)andordriverbyanauthorized safety inspector State inspectors conduct approximately 95 percent of inspections with the remainder conducted by Federal inspectors The inspection determines whetherthedriverandortheCMVisincompliancewiththeFederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)ortheHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)asappropriateSerious violations result in the issuance of vehicle or driver out-of-service (OOS) orders These violations must be corrected before the affected driver or vehicle can return to service
2 roadsIde InspectIons and vIoLatIons
2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014RoadsideInspections 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
State 3457961 3453150 3403558 3372514 3250916Federal 145330 138639 138008 134473 129763
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Inspector Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Safety Inspectors 14194 14061 13890 13751 13982
State 13627 13496 13332 13207 13437Federal 567 565 558 544 545
Note Not all personnel indicated are assigned full time to conducting inspections Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
Insp
ectio
ns 2
014
Sour
ce I
nspe
ctio
n C
ount
s M
CM
IS S
naps
hot 2
20
2015
DAT
E 3
12
2015
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Insp
ectio
ns
0 1-10
010
1 - 5
0050
1 - 1
000
100
1 - 1
000
010
001
- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
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2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
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2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
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2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
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3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
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4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
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4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 41
4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
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5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
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6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
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MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
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7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
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gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
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HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
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- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
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- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
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- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
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- 3 Reviews
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- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
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- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
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- 5 Data Quality
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- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
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- 6 Grant Programs
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- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
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- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
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IntroductIon
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrationrsquos (FMCSA) 2015 Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics highlights the Agencyrsquos role in enforcement and in collecting and analyzing crash data and statistics to support its mission to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries It can serve as a valuable compact resource for industry representatives Federal agencies and other individuals interested in motor carrier safety regulations and performance data
The primary mission of FMCSA is to reduce crashes injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses In carrying out its safety mandate FMCSA develops and enforces data-driven regulations that balance motor carrier safetywithefficiencyFormoreinformationabouttheAgency and its safety-based initiatives please visit wwwfmcsadotgov
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LocatIons of fataL Large truck and Bus crashes 2013
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Note In 2013 there were 3806 fatal crashes involving large trucks and buses DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)2013
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contents
The Motor Carrier Management Information System 6Section 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses 7Section2RoadsideInspectionsandViolations 16Section3Reviews 24Section 4 Crashes 28Section 5 Data Quality 44Section 6 Grant Programs 48Section7AgencyResources 51Glossary and List of Acronyms 52
the Motor carrIer ManageMent InforMatIon systeM
FMCSA created and maintains the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) MCMIS contains information on the safety performance of commercial motor carriers (large trucks and buses) and hazardous materials (HM) carriers subject to the Federal Motor Carrier SafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)andHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)Thissystemcontainscrashcensusandinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandardsforcommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)operatingininterstatecommerceThecrashfileincludesinformationon all trucks and buses involved in reportable crashes Thecensusfileincludesalldescriptiveinformationonevery motor carrier in MCMIS and is updated weekly TheinspectionfilecontainsdatafromStateandFederalinspection actions involving motor carriers operating in the United States Most of the data included in MCMIS are collected at the roadside by State personnel under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 7
1 overvIew Large trucks and Buses
In 2013 among the 255876822 total registered vehicles in the United States 8126007 were single-unit trucks (straight trucks) 2471349 were combination trucks (tractor-trailers) and 864549 were buses Also in 2013 there were 29883 billionvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byallmotorvehiclesLargetrucks traveled 2750 billion of those miles (92 percent of the total) and buses traveled 152 billion of those miles (051 percent of the total)
FMCSA regulates all registered commercial motor vehicles (CMVs)thatoperateinterstateorthatcarryhazardousmaterials (HM) As of December 2014 there were 532024 interstate motor carriers and intrastate HM motor carriers with recent activity operating in the United States
bull 254884 were for-hire carriersbull 223911 were private carriersbull 43591 were both for-hire and private carriersbull 9638 were neither for-hire nor private carriers
(eg government)
FMCSA regulates all drivers involved in interstate commerce or intrastate transportation of HM as well as all Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) drivers both interstate and intrastate Approximately57millionCMVdriversoperateintheUnitedStates
bull 36 million operate interstate - 3 million hold CDLsbull 22 million operate intrastate - 900000 hold CDLsThe numbers on this page may not add to totals due to roundingNotes The number of carriers andor drivers in operation at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business start-ups and closures licensing issues and other factors Interstate and some intrastate driver counts are based on motor carrier registration data contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) intrastate driver counts for States that do not require carriers to register with FMCSA were estimated by extrapolation from States requiring both inter- and intrastate carriers to register in MCMIS DataSourcesRegistrationData-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013CarrierandCMVDriverCounts-FMCSAMCMISdatasnapshotasofDecember 19 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics8
1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
Year All Vehicles Large Trucks Buses
2010 250070048 10770054 8460512011 253215681 10270693 6660642012 253639386 10659380 7645092013 255876822 10597356 864549
Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics 2013 TableVM-1
1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
Year All VehiclesLarge Trucks
BusesSingle-Unit Combination
2010 2967266 110738 175789 137702011 2950402 103803 163791 138072012 2969433 105605 163602 147812013 2988323 106582 168436 15167
Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics 2013 TableVM-1
1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
Motorcoach Fleet Size
Passenger Trips Average Passenger Trips perTotal Percent Motorcoach Carrier
100 or more 233017000 385 26200 1226410050 to 99 56827000 94 16900 113650025 to 49 82452000 136 15400 53190010 to 24 100457000 166 14300 2174001 to 9 132331000 219 10800 42500
Industry Total 605084000 1000 16400 159200
Note Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Motorcoach Census 2014 A Study of the Size and Activity of the Motorcoach Industry in the United States and Canada in 2013 Prepared for the American Bus Association Foundation by John Dunham amp Associates Available at httpwwwbusesorg March 27 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 9
Notes The number of carriers andor drivers in operation at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business failures licensing issues and other factors Interstate and some intrastate driver counts are based on motor carrier registration data contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) intrastate driver counts for States that do not require intrastate carriers to register with FMCSA are estimated via extrapolation of State data Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of December 19 2014
1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate Freight 501338 500905 507690 511211 503417Interstate Passenger 11804 11819 12184 12384 12487Intrastate Hazardous Materials 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120Total 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Notes The count of intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS)HMthresholddefinitionCompanycountsareestimatesbasedonmotorcarriersin the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) with recent activity definedasthosecarriersthathavehadaninspectionacrashacompliancereviewasafetyauditanFMCSAMotorCarrierIdentificationReport(FormMCS-150)updateavehicleregistrationactivityoraUnifiedCarrierRegistration(UCR)systempaymentactivity in the past 3 years or have current operating authority indicated in the FMCSA Licensing and Insurance (LampI) database Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirement Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
Intrastate Non-CDL Drivers
130000022
Intrastate CDL Drivers900000
16
Interstate Non-CDL Drivers
5000009
Interstate Commercial
Driverrsquos License (CDL) Drivers
300000053
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics10
Active HM Carriers 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 48454 54546 55524 59778 63043
Interstate HM Carriers with a Safety Permit (HMSP) 1160 1196 1206 1190 1200
Intrastate 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120
Intrastate HMSP 252 255 241 235 229
Total Active HMSP Carriers 1412 1451 1447 1425 1429
Total HM Carriers 62682 70925 71367 75497 79163
HMSP carriers are a subset of the total HM carrier populationNote The count of intrastate HM carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS) threshold definitionData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-6 Active Hazardous Materials (HM) Carriers 2010-2014
YearActive Household
Goods CarriersHousehold Goods
Brokers RegisteredProperty Brokers
Registered
2010 4986 813 200892011 5052 841 208842012 4773 776 215652013 4898 522 137102014 4989 618 15310
Note A broker is an individual partnership or corporation that receives payment for arranging the transportation of property or household goods belonging to others by using an authorized motor carrier Data Source FMCSA Licensing amp Insurance (LampI) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 11
1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier This map displays only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers Intrastate non-HM carriers are not displayed The number of carriers depicted in this map may not be the same as reported elsewhere by FMCSA Due to potential differences in reporting dates and quality issues with carrier addresses this map may not include all current carriers Additionally the number of carriers that operate at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business turnover and other factorsData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) as of March 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics12
1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
Motor Carrier Census Data 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Power Units 4073461 4162901 4257738 4579823 4386835Commercial Drivers 3031032 3071740 3102637 3176799 3247897Total Drivers 4216408 4283632 4360389 4412448 4605984
Mexican Commercial Zone Carriers 6868 7092 7276 7560 7102
Power Units 28491 29101 30133 30785 29850Commercial Drivers 22357 22785 23752 24286 23582Total Drivers 26507 26952 28061 28633 27828
Notes Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity are included in this table Mexican commercial zone carriers are a subset of all active carriers Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheir registration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Country of Domicile 2014
Motor Carrier Census Data
United States Mexico Canada Other
All Domiciles
Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 510864 8289 12667 204 532024
Power Units 4252512 32584 100941 798 4386835Commercial Drivers 3130111 25815 91814 157 3247897Total Drivers 4464213 30746 110494 531 4605984
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity areincludedinthistableBeginningonNovember12013FMCSArsquosUnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of December 19 2014
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Note In this map both private and for-hire trucks are included Trucks that are used in movements for multiple modes and mail or that move in conjunction with domestic air cargo are excluded For more information on Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) mode classes refer to httpwwwopsfhwadotgovfreightfreight_analysisfaffaf3userguidefaf3_guidepdf Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) FAF June 2012 update (FAF Version34)accessedJanuary2014
1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
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1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)Mode 2002 2007 2011 2012Truck 11943 13336 11924 13812Rail 1978 2024 2053 2176Water 680 655 645 715Air 5 5 6 6Pipeline 1574 1674 1912 1716Multiple modes 320 568 583 635Other 716 617 499 602Total 17216 18879 17622 19662
Includes air and truck-air Includes other unknown and no domestic modeNote Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
Notes Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Air accounts for 003 percent of total domestic freight and is excluded from this chart Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
Truck702Rail
111
Water36
Pipeline87
Multiple Modes32
Other31
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1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Body Type 2010 and 2013CMV Body Type 2010 2013Buses
Commercial Bus 470 744School Bus 817 85915-PassengerVan 879 863Bobtail 709 860
Large TrucksIntermodal Container 753 815Dump 645 695Flatbed 740 820Van(EnclosedBoxTruck) 802 857Tanker 825 851Other 733 810
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) DataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
Occupant Type 2010 2013All Occupants 771 830
Drivers 781 837Other Occupants 640 729
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) ldquoOther occupantsrdquo are right-front passengersDataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
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2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
What is a Roadside Inspection
A roadside inspection is an examination of an individual commercialmotorvehicle(CMV)andordriverbyanauthorized safety inspector State inspectors conduct approximately 95 percent of inspections with the remainder conducted by Federal inspectors The inspection determines whetherthedriverandortheCMVisincompliancewiththeFederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)ortheHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)asappropriateSerious violations result in the issuance of vehicle or driver out-of-service (OOS) orders These violations must be corrected before the affected driver or vehicle can return to service
2 roadsIde InspectIons and vIoLatIons
2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014RoadsideInspections 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
State 3457961 3453150 3403558 3372514 3250916Federal 145330 138639 138008 134473 129763
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Inspector Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Safety Inspectors 14194 14061 13890 13751 13982
State 13627 13496 13332 13207 13437Federal 567 565 558 544 545
Note Not all personnel indicated are assigned full time to conducting inspections Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
Insp
ectio
ns 2
014
Sour
ce I
nspe
ctio
n C
ount
s M
CM
IS S
naps
hot 2
20
2015
DAT
E 3
12
2015
US
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nspo
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or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Insp
ectio
ns
0 1-10
010
1 - 5
0050
1 - 1
000
100
1 - 1
000
010
001
- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics18
2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics20
2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 21
2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics22
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 25
3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
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4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
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4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
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HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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Note In 2013 there were 3806 fatal crashes involving large trucks and buses DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics6
contents
The Motor Carrier Management Information System 6Section 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses 7Section2RoadsideInspectionsandViolations 16Section3Reviews 24Section 4 Crashes 28Section 5 Data Quality 44Section 6 Grant Programs 48Section7AgencyResources 51Glossary and List of Acronyms 52
the Motor carrIer ManageMent InforMatIon systeM
FMCSA created and maintains the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) MCMIS contains information on the safety performance of commercial motor carriers (large trucks and buses) and hazardous materials (HM) carriers subject to the Federal Motor Carrier SafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)andHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)Thissystemcontainscrashcensusandinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandardsforcommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)operatingininterstatecommerceThecrashfileincludesinformationon all trucks and buses involved in reportable crashes Thecensusfileincludesalldescriptiveinformationonevery motor carrier in MCMIS and is updated weekly TheinspectionfilecontainsdatafromStateandFederalinspection actions involving motor carriers operating in the United States Most of the data included in MCMIS are collected at the roadside by State personnel under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 7
1 overvIew Large trucks and Buses
In 2013 among the 255876822 total registered vehicles in the United States 8126007 were single-unit trucks (straight trucks) 2471349 were combination trucks (tractor-trailers) and 864549 were buses Also in 2013 there were 29883 billionvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byallmotorvehiclesLargetrucks traveled 2750 billion of those miles (92 percent of the total) and buses traveled 152 billion of those miles (051 percent of the total)
FMCSA regulates all registered commercial motor vehicles (CMVs)thatoperateinterstateorthatcarryhazardousmaterials (HM) As of December 2014 there were 532024 interstate motor carriers and intrastate HM motor carriers with recent activity operating in the United States
bull 254884 were for-hire carriersbull 223911 were private carriersbull 43591 were both for-hire and private carriersbull 9638 were neither for-hire nor private carriers
(eg government)
FMCSA regulates all drivers involved in interstate commerce or intrastate transportation of HM as well as all Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) drivers both interstate and intrastate Approximately57millionCMVdriversoperateintheUnitedStates
bull 36 million operate interstate - 3 million hold CDLsbull 22 million operate intrastate - 900000 hold CDLsThe numbers on this page may not add to totals due to roundingNotes The number of carriers andor drivers in operation at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business start-ups and closures licensing issues and other factors Interstate and some intrastate driver counts are based on motor carrier registration data contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) intrastate driver counts for States that do not require carriers to register with FMCSA were estimated by extrapolation from States requiring both inter- and intrastate carriers to register in MCMIS DataSourcesRegistrationData-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013CarrierandCMVDriverCounts-FMCSAMCMISdatasnapshotasofDecember 19 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics8
1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
Year All Vehicles Large Trucks Buses
2010 250070048 10770054 8460512011 253215681 10270693 6660642012 253639386 10659380 7645092013 255876822 10597356 864549
Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics 2013 TableVM-1
1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
Year All VehiclesLarge Trucks
BusesSingle-Unit Combination
2010 2967266 110738 175789 137702011 2950402 103803 163791 138072012 2969433 105605 163602 147812013 2988323 106582 168436 15167
Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics 2013 TableVM-1
1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
Motorcoach Fleet Size
Passenger Trips Average Passenger Trips perTotal Percent Motorcoach Carrier
100 or more 233017000 385 26200 1226410050 to 99 56827000 94 16900 113650025 to 49 82452000 136 15400 53190010 to 24 100457000 166 14300 2174001 to 9 132331000 219 10800 42500
Industry Total 605084000 1000 16400 159200
Note Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Motorcoach Census 2014 A Study of the Size and Activity of the Motorcoach Industry in the United States and Canada in 2013 Prepared for the American Bus Association Foundation by John Dunham amp Associates Available at httpwwwbusesorg March 27 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 9
Notes The number of carriers andor drivers in operation at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business failures licensing issues and other factors Interstate and some intrastate driver counts are based on motor carrier registration data contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) intrastate driver counts for States that do not require intrastate carriers to register with FMCSA are estimated via extrapolation of State data Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of December 19 2014
1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate Freight 501338 500905 507690 511211 503417Interstate Passenger 11804 11819 12184 12384 12487Intrastate Hazardous Materials 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120Total 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Notes The count of intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS)HMthresholddefinitionCompanycountsareestimatesbasedonmotorcarriersin the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) with recent activity definedasthosecarriersthathavehadaninspectionacrashacompliancereviewasafetyauditanFMCSAMotorCarrierIdentificationReport(FormMCS-150)updateavehicleregistrationactivityoraUnifiedCarrierRegistration(UCR)systempaymentactivity in the past 3 years or have current operating authority indicated in the FMCSA Licensing and Insurance (LampI) database Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirement Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
Intrastate Non-CDL Drivers
130000022
Intrastate CDL Drivers900000
16
Interstate Non-CDL Drivers
5000009
Interstate Commercial
Driverrsquos License (CDL) Drivers
300000053
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics10
Active HM Carriers 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 48454 54546 55524 59778 63043
Interstate HM Carriers with a Safety Permit (HMSP) 1160 1196 1206 1190 1200
Intrastate 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120
Intrastate HMSP 252 255 241 235 229
Total Active HMSP Carriers 1412 1451 1447 1425 1429
Total HM Carriers 62682 70925 71367 75497 79163
HMSP carriers are a subset of the total HM carrier populationNote The count of intrastate HM carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS) threshold definitionData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-6 Active Hazardous Materials (HM) Carriers 2010-2014
YearActive Household
Goods CarriersHousehold Goods
Brokers RegisteredProperty Brokers
Registered
2010 4986 813 200892011 5052 841 208842012 4773 776 215652013 4898 522 137102014 4989 618 15310
Note A broker is an individual partnership or corporation that receives payment for arranging the transportation of property or household goods belonging to others by using an authorized motor carrier Data Source FMCSA Licensing amp Insurance (LampI) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
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1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier This map displays only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers Intrastate non-HM carriers are not displayed The number of carriers depicted in this map may not be the same as reported elsewhere by FMCSA Due to potential differences in reporting dates and quality issues with carrier addresses this map may not include all current carriers Additionally the number of carriers that operate at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business turnover and other factorsData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) as of March 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics12
1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
Motor Carrier Census Data 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Power Units 4073461 4162901 4257738 4579823 4386835Commercial Drivers 3031032 3071740 3102637 3176799 3247897Total Drivers 4216408 4283632 4360389 4412448 4605984
Mexican Commercial Zone Carriers 6868 7092 7276 7560 7102
Power Units 28491 29101 30133 30785 29850Commercial Drivers 22357 22785 23752 24286 23582Total Drivers 26507 26952 28061 28633 27828
Notes Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity are included in this table Mexican commercial zone carriers are a subset of all active carriers Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheir registration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Country of Domicile 2014
Motor Carrier Census Data
United States Mexico Canada Other
All Domiciles
Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 510864 8289 12667 204 532024
Power Units 4252512 32584 100941 798 4386835Commercial Drivers 3130111 25815 91814 157 3247897Total Drivers 4464213 30746 110494 531 4605984
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity areincludedinthistableBeginningonNovember12013FMCSArsquosUnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of December 19 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 13
Note In this map both private and for-hire trucks are included Trucks that are used in movements for multiple modes and mail or that move in conjunction with domestic air cargo are excluded For more information on Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) mode classes refer to httpwwwopsfhwadotgovfreightfreight_analysisfaffaf3userguidefaf3_guidepdf Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) FAF June 2012 update (FAF Version34)accessedJanuary2014
1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
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1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)Mode 2002 2007 2011 2012Truck 11943 13336 11924 13812Rail 1978 2024 2053 2176Water 680 655 645 715Air 5 5 6 6Pipeline 1574 1674 1912 1716Multiple modes 320 568 583 635Other 716 617 499 602Total 17216 18879 17622 19662
Includes air and truck-air Includes other unknown and no domestic modeNote Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
Notes Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Air accounts for 003 percent of total domestic freight and is excluded from this chart Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
Truck702Rail
111
Water36
Pipeline87
Multiple Modes32
Other31
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1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Body Type 2010 and 2013CMV Body Type 2010 2013Buses
Commercial Bus 470 744School Bus 817 85915-PassengerVan 879 863Bobtail 709 860
Large TrucksIntermodal Container 753 815Dump 645 695Flatbed 740 820Van(EnclosedBoxTruck) 802 857Tanker 825 851Other 733 810
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) DataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
Occupant Type 2010 2013All Occupants 771 830
Drivers 781 837Other Occupants 640 729
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) ldquoOther occupantsrdquo are right-front passengersDataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
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2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
What is a Roadside Inspection
A roadside inspection is an examination of an individual commercialmotorvehicle(CMV)andordriverbyanauthorized safety inspector State inspectors conduct approximately 95 percent of inspections with the remainder conducted by Federal inspectors The inspection determines whetherthedriverandortheCMVisincompliancewiththeFederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)ortheHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)asappropriateSerious violations result in the issuance of vehicle or driver out-of-service (OOS) orders These violations must be corrected before the affected driver or vehicle can return to service
2 roadsIde InspectIons and vIoLatIons
2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014RoadsideInspections 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
State 3457961 3453150 3403558 3372514 3250916Federal 145330 138639 138008 134473 129763
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Inspector Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Safety Inspectors 14194 14061 13890 13751 13982
State 13627 13496 13332 13207 13437Federal 567 565 558 544 545
Note Not all personnel indicated are assigned full time to conducting inspections Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
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Dep
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Adm
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0 1-10
010
1 - 5
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1 - 1
000
100
1 - 1
000
010
001
- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
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2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
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2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 21
2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics22
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
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2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
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3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
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4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
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5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
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MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics6
contents
The Motor Carrier Management Information System 6Section 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses 7Section2RoadsideInspectionsandViolations 16Section3Reviews 24Section 4 Crashes 28Section 5 Data Quality 44Section 6 Grant Programs 48Section7AgencyResources 51Glossary and List of Acronyms 52
the Motor carrIer ManageMent InforMatIon systeM
FMCSA created and maintains the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) MCMIS contains information on the safety performance of commercial motor carriers (large trucks and buses) and hazardous materials (HM) carriers subject to the Federal Motor Carrier SafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)andHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)Thissystemcontainscrashcensusandinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandardsforcommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)operatingininterstatecommerceThecrashfileincludesinformationon all trucks and buses involved in reportable crashes Thecensusfileincludesalldescriptiveinformationonevery motor carrier in MCMIS and is updated weekly TheinspectionfilecontainsdatafromStateandFederalinspection actions involving motor carriers operating in the United States Most of the data included in MCMIS are collected at the roadside by State personnel under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 7
1 overvIew Large trucks and Buses
In 2013 among the 255876822 total registered vehicles in the United States 8126007 were single-unit trucks (straight trucks) 2471349 were combination trucks (tractor-trailers) and 864549 were buses Also in 2013 there were 29883 billionvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byallmotorvehiclesLargetrucks traveled 2750 billion of those miles (92 percent of the total) and buses traveled 152 billion of those miles (051 percent of the total)
FMCSA regulates all registered commercial motor vehicles (CMVs)thatoperateinterstateorthatcarryhazardousmaterials (HM) As of December 2014 there were 532024 interstate motor carriers and intrastate HM motor carriers with recent activity operating in the United States
bull 254884 were for-hire carriersbull 223911 were private carriersbull 43591 were both for-hire and private carriersbull 9638 were neither for-hire nor private carriers
(eg government)
FMCSA regulates all drivers involved in interstate commerce or intrastate transportation of HM as well as all Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) drivers both interstate and intrastate Approximately57millionCMVdriversoperateintheUnitedStates
bull 36 million operate interstate - 3 million hold CDLsbull 22 million operate intrastate - 900000 hold CDLsThe numbers on this page may not add to totals due to roundingNotes The number of carriers andor drivers in operation at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business start-ups and closures licensing issues and other factors Interstate and some intrastate driver counts are based on motor carrier registration data contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) intrastate driver counts for States that do not require carriers to register with FMCSA were estimated by extrapolation from States requiring both inter- and intrastate carriers to register in MCMIS DataSourcesRegistrationData-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013CarrierandCMVDriverCounts-FMCSAMCMISdatasnapshotasofDecember 19 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics8
1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
Year All Vehicles Large Trucks Buses
2010 250070048 10770054 8460512011 253215681 10270693 6660642012 253639386 10659380 7645092013 255876822 10597356 864549
Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics 2013 TableVM-1
1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
Year All VehiclesLarge Trucks
BusesSingle-Unit Combination
2010 2967266 110738 175789 137702011 2950402 103803 163791 138072012 2969433 105605 163602 147812013 2988323 106582 168436 15167
Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics 2013 TableVM-1
1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
Motorcoach Fleet Size
Passenger Trips Average Passenger Trips perTotal Percent Motorcoach Carrier
100 or more 233017000 385 26200 1226410050 to 99 56827000 94 16900 113650025 to 49 82452000 136 15400 53190010 to 24 100457000 166 14300 2174001 to 9 132331000 219 10800 42500
Industry Total 605084000 1000 16400 159200
Note Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Motorcoach Census 2014 A Study of the Size and Activity of the Motorcoach Industry in the United States and Canada in 2013 Prepared for the American Bus Association Foundation by John Dunham amp Associates Available at httpwwwbusesorg March 27 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 9
Notes The number of carriers andor drivers in operation at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business failures licensing issues and other factors Interstate and some intrastate driver counts are based on motor carrier registration data contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) intrastate driver counts for States that do not require intrastate carriers to register with FMCSA are estimated via extrapolation of State data Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of December 19 2014
1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate Freight 501338 500905 507690 511211 503417Interstate Passenger 11804 11819 12184 12384 12487Intrastate Hazardous Materials 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120Total 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Notes The count of intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS)HMthresholddefinitionCompanycountsareestimatesbasedonmotorcarriersin the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) with recent activity definedasthosecarriersthathavehadaninspectionacrashacompliancereviewasafetyauditanFMCSAMotorCarrierIdentificationReport(FormMCS-150)updateavehicleregistrationactivityoraUnifiedCarrierRegistration(UCR)systempaymentactivity in the past 3 years or have current operating authority indicated in the FMCSA Licensing and Insurance (LampI) database Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirement Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
Intrastate Non-CDL Drivers
130000022
Intrastate CDL Drivers900000
16
Interstate Non-CDL Drivers
5000009
Interstate Commercial
Driverrsquos License (CDL) Drivers
300000053
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Active HM Carriers 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 48454 54546 55524 59778 63043
Interstate HM Carriers with a Safety Permit (HMSP) 1160 1196 1206 1190 1200
Intrastate 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120
Intrastate HMSP 252 255 241 235 229
Total Active HMSP Carriers 1412 1451 1447 1425 1429
Total HM Carriers 62682 70925 71367 75497 79163
HMSP carriers are a subset of the total HM carrier populationNote The count of intrastate HM carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS) threshold definitionData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-6 Active Hazardous Materials (HM) Carriers 2010-2014
YearActive Household
Goods CarriersHousehold Goods
Brokers RegisteredProperty Brokers
Registered
2010 4986 813 200892011 5052 841 208842012 4773 776 215652013 4898 522 137102014 4989 618 15310
Note A broker is an individual partnership or corporation that receives payment for arranging the transportation of property or household goods belonging to others by using an authorized motor carrier Data Source FMCSA Licensing amp Insurance (LampI) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
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1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier This map displays only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers Intrastate non-HM carriers are not displayed The number of carriers depicted in this map may not be the same as reported elsewhere by FMCSA Due to potential differences in reporting dates and quality issues with carrier addresses this map may not include all current carriers Additionally the number of carriers that operate at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business turnover and other factorsData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) as of March 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics12
1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
Motor Carrier Census Data 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Power Units 4073461 4162901 4257738 4579823 4386835Commercial Drivers 3031032 3071740 3102637 3176799 3247897Total Drivers 4216408 4283632 4360389 4412448 4605984
Mexican Commercial Zone Carriers 6868 7092 7276 7560 7102
Power Units 28491 29101 30133 30785 29850Commercial Drivers 22357 22785 23752 24286 23582Total Drivers 26507 26952 28061 28633 27828
Notes Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity are included in this table Mexican commercial zone carriers are a subset of all active carriers Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheir registration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Country of Domicile 2014
Motor Carrier Census Data
United States Mexico Canada Other
All Domiciles
Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 510864 8289 12667 204 532024
Power Units 4252512 32584 100941 798 4386835Commercial Drivers 3130111 25815 91814 157 3247897Total Drivers 4464213 30746 110494 531 4605984
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity areincludedinthistableBeginningonNovember12013FMCSArsquosUnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of December 19 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 13
Note In this map both private and for-hire trucks are included Trucks that are used in movements for multiple modes and mail or that move in conjunction with domestic air cargo are excluded For more information on Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) mode classes refer to httpwwwopsfhwadotgovfreightfreight_analysisfaffaf3userguidefaf3_guidepdf Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) FAF June 2012 update (FAF Version34)accessedJanuary2014
1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics14
1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)Mode 2002 2007 2011 2012Truck 11943 13336 11924 13812Rail 1978 2024 2053 2176Water 680 655 645 715Air 5 5 6 6Pipeline 1574 1674 1912 1716Multiple modes 320 568 583 635Other 716 617 499 602Total 17216 18879 17622 19662
Includes air and truck-air Includes other unknown and no domestic modeNote Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
Notes Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Air accounts for 003 percent of total domestic freight and is excluded from this chart Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
Truck702Rail
111
Water36
Pipeline87
Multiple Modes32
Other31
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1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Body Type 2010 and 2013CMV Body Type 2010 2013Buses
Commercial Bus 470 744School Bus 817 85915-PassengerVan 879 863Bobtail 709 860
Large TrucksIntermodal Container 753 815Dump 645 695Flatbed 740 820Van(EnclosedBoxTruck) 802 857Tanker 825 851Other 733 810
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) DataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
Occupant Type 2010 2013All Occupants 771 830
Drivers 781 837Other Occupants 640 729
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) ldquoOther occupantsrdquo are right-front passengersDataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
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2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
What is a Roadside Inspection
A roadside inspection is an examination of an individual commercialmotorvehicle(CMV)andordriverbyanauthorized safety inspector State inspectors conduct approximately 95 percent of inspections with the remainder conducted by Federal inspectors The inspection determines whetherthedriverandortheCMVisincompliancewiththeFederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)ortheHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)asappropriateSerious violations result in the issuance of vehicle or driver out-of-service (OOS) orders These violations must be corrected before the affected driver or vehicle can return to service
2 roadsIde InspectIons and vIoLatIons
2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014RoadsideInspections 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
State 3457961 3453150 3403558 3372514 3250916Federal 145330 138639 138008 134473 129763
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Inspector Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Safety Inspectors 14194 14061 13890 13751 13982
State 13627 13496 13332 13207 13437Federal 567 565 558 544 545
Note Not all personnel indicated are assigned full time to conducting inspections Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
Insp
ectio
ns 2
014
Sour
ce I
nspe
ctio
n C
ount
s M
CM
IS S
naps
hot 2
20
2015
DAT
E 3
12
2015
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Insp
ectio
ns
0 1-10
010
1 - 5
0050
1 - 1
000
100
1 - 1
000
010
001
- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics18
2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 19
2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics20
2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 21
2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics22
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 25
3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
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4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
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4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
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4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 41
4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
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5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
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Dat
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1008
26M
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E 8
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r Saf
ety
Adm
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ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
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ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
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6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
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MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
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7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 7
1 overvIew Large trucks and Buses
In 2013 among the 255876822 total registered vehicles in the United States 8126007 were single-unit trucks (straight trucks) 2471349 were combination trucks (tractor-trailers) and 864549 were buses Also in 2013 there were 29883 billionvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byallmotorvehiclesLargetrucks traveled 2750 billion of those miles (92 percent of the total) and buses traveled 152 billion of those miles (051 percent of the total)
FMCSA regulates all registered commercial motor vehicles (CMVs)thatoperateinterstateorthatcarryhazardousmaterials (HM) As of December 2014 there were 532024 interstate motor carriers and intrastate HM motor carriers with recent activity operating in the United States
bull 254884 were for-hire carriersbull 223911 were private carriersbull 43591 were both for-hire and private carriersbull 9638 were neither for-hire nor private carriers
(eg government)
FMCSA regulates all drivers involved in interstate commerce or intrastate transportation of HM as well as all Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) drivers both interstate and intrastate Approximately57millionCMVdriversoperateintheUnitedStates
bull 36 million operate interstate - 3 million hold CDLsbull 22 million operate intrastate - 900000 hold CDLsThe numbers on this page may not add to totals due to roundingNotes The number of carriers andor drivers in operation at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business start-ups and closures licensing issues and other factors Interstate and some intrastate driver counts are based on motor carrier registration data contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) intrastate driver counts for States that do not require carriers to register with FMCSA were estimated by extrapolation from States requiring both inter- and intrastate carriers to register in MCMIS DataSourcesRegistrationData-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013CarrierandCMVDriverCounts-FMCSAMCMISdatasnapshotasofDecember 19 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics8
1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
Year All Vehicles Large Trucks Buses
2010 250070048 10770054 8460512011 253215681 10270693 6660642012 253639386 10659380 7645092013 255876822 10597356 864549
Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics 2013 TableVM-1
1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
Year All VehiclesLarge Trucks
BusesSingle-Unit Combination
2010 2967266 110738 175789 137702011 2950402 103803 163791 138072012 2969433 105605 163602 147812013 2988323 106582 168436 15167
Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics 2013 TableVM-1
1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
Motorcoach Fleet Size
Passenger Trips Average Passenger Trips perTotal Percent Motorcoach Carrier
100 or more 233017000 385 26200 1226410050 to 99 56827000 94 16900 113650025 to 49 82452000 136 15400 53190010 to 24 100457000 166 14300 2174001 to 9 132331000 219 10800 42500
Industry Total 605084000 1000 16400 159200
Note Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Motorcoach Census 2014 A Study of the Size and Activity of the Motorcoach Industry in the United States and Canada in 2013 Prepared for the American Bus Association Foundation by John Dunham amp Associates Available at httpwwwbusesorg March 27 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 9
Notes The number of carriers andor drivers in operation at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business failures licensing issues and other factors Interstate and some intrastate driver counts are based on motor carrier registration data contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) intrastate driver counts for States that do not require intrastate carriers to register with FMCSA are estimated via extrapolation of State data Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of December 19 2014
1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate Freight 501338 500905 507690 511211 503417Interstate Passenger 11804 11819 12184 12384 12487Intrastate Hazardous Materials 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120Total 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Notes The count of intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS)HMthresholddefinitionCompanycountsareestimatesbasedonmotorcarriersin the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) with recent activity definedasthosecarriersthathavehadaninspectionacrashacompliancereviewasafetyauditanFMCSAMotorCarrierIdentificationReport(FormMCS-150)updateavehicleregistrationactivityoraUnifiedCarrierRegistration(UCR)systempaymentactivity in the past 3 years or have current operating authority indicated in the FMCSA Licensing and Insurance (LampI) database Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirement Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
Intrastate Non-CDL Drivers
130000022
Intrastate CDL Drivers900000
16
Interstate Non-CDL Drivers
5000009
Interstate Commercial
Driverrsquos License (CDL) Drivers
300000053
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics10
Active HM Carriers 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 48454 54546 55524 59778 63043
Interstate HM Carriers with a Safety Permit (HMSP) 1160 1196 1206 1190 1200
Intrastate 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120
Intrastate HMSP 252 255 241 235 229
Total Active HMSP Carriers 1412 1451 1447 1425 1429
Total HM Carriers 62682 70925 71367 75497 79163
HMSP carriers are a subset of the total HM carrier populationNote The count of intrastate HM carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS) threshold definitionData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-6 Active Hazardous Materials (HM) Carriers 2010-2014
YearActive Household
Goods CarriersHousehold Goods
Brokers RegisteredProperty Brokers
Registered
2010 4986 813 200892011 5052 841 208842012 4773 776 215652013 4898 522 137102014 4989 618 15310
Note A broker is an individual partnership or corporation that receives payment for arranging the transportation of property or household goods belonging to others by using an authorized motor carrier Data Source FMCSA Licensing amp Insurance (LampI) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 11
1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier This map displays only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers Intrastate non-HM carriers are not displayed The number of carriers depicted in this map may not be the same as reported elsewhere by FMCSA Due to potential differences in reporting dates and quality issues with carrier addresses this map may not include all current carriers Additionally the number of carriers that operate at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business turnover and other factorsData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) as of March 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics12
1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
Motor Carrier Census Data 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Power Units 4073461 4162901 4257738 4579823 4386835Commercial Drivers 3031032 3071740 3102637 3176799 3247897Total Drivers 4216408 4283632 4360389 4412448 4605984
Mexican Commercial Zone Carriers 6868 7092 7276 7560 7102
Power Units 28491 29101 30133 30785 29850Commercial Drivers 22357 22785 23752 24286 23582Total Drivers 26507 26952 28061 28633 27828
Notes Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity are included in this table Mexican commercial zone carriers are a subset of all active carriers Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheir registration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Country of Domicile 2014
Motor Carrier Census Data
United States Mexico Canada Other
All Domiciles
Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 510864 8289 12667 204 532024
Power Units 4252512 32584 100941 798 4386835Commercial Drivers 3130111 25815 91814 157 3247897Total Drivers 4464213 30746 110494 531 4605984
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity areincludedinthistableBeginningonNovember12013FMCSArsquosUnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of December 19 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 13
Note In this map both private and for-hire trucks are included Trucks that are used in movements for multiple modes and mail or that move in conjunction with domestic air cargo are excluded For more information on Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) mode classes refer to httpwwwopsfhwadotgovfreightfreight_analysisfaffaf3userguidefaf3_guidepdf Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) FAF June 2012 update (FAF Version34)accessedJanuary2014
1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics14
1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)Mode 2002 2007 2011 2012Truck 11943 13336 11924 13812Rail 1978 2024 2053 2176Water 680 655 645 715Air 5 5 6 6Pipeline 1574 1674 1912 1716Multiple modes 320 568 583 635Other 716 617 499 602Total 17216 18879 17622 19662
Includes air and truck-air Includes other unknown and no domestic modeNote Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
Notes Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Air accounts for 003 percent of total domestic freight and is excluded from this chart Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
Truck702Rail
111
Water36
Pipeline87
Multiple Modes32
Other31
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1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Body Type 2010 and 2013CMV Body Type 2010 2013Buses
Commercial Bus 470 744School Bus 817 85915-PassengerVan 879 863Bobtail 709 860
Large TrucksIntermodal Container 753 815Dump 645 695Flatbed 740 820Van(EnclosedBoxTruck) 802 857Tanker 825 851Other 733 810
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) DataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
Occupant Type 2010 2013All Occupants 771 830
Drivers 781 837Other Occupants 640 729
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) ldquoOther occupantsrdquo are right-front passengersDataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
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2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
What is a Roadside Inspection
A roadside inspection is an examination of an individual commercialmotorvehicle(CMV)andordriverbyanauthorized safety inspector State inspectors conduct approximately 95 percent of inspections with the remainder conducted by Federal inspectors The inspection determines whetherthedriverandortheCMVisincompliancewiththeFederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)ortheHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)asappropriateSerious violations result in the issuance of vehicle or driver out-of-service (OOS) orders These violations must be corrected before the affected driver or vehicle can return to service
2 roadsIde InspectIons and vIoLatIons
2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014RoadsideInspections 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
State 3457961 3453150 3403558 3372514 3250916Federal 145330 138639 138008 134473 129763
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Inspector Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Safety Inspectors 14194 14061 13890 13751 13982
State 13627 13496 13332 13207 13437Federal 567 565 558 544 545
Note Not all personnel indicated are assigned full time to conducting inspections Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
Insp
ectio
ns 2
014
Sour
ce I
nspe
ctio
n C
ount
s M
CM
IS S
naps
hot 2
20
2015
DAT
E 3
12
2015
US
Dep
artm
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nspo
rtatio
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dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Insp
ectio
ns
0 1-10
010
1 - 5
0050
1 - 1
000
100
1 - 1
000
010
001
- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics18
2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
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2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 21
2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics22
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
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3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
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4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
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4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics8
1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
Year All Vehicles Large Trucks Buses
2010 250070048 10770054 8460512011 253215681 10270693 6660642012 253639386 10659380 7645092013 255876822 10597356 864549
Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics 2013 TableVM-1
1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
Year All VehiclesLarge Trucks
BusesSingle-Unit Combination
2010 2967266 110738 175789 137702011 2950402 103803 163791 138072012 2969433 105605 163602 147812013 2988323 106582 168436 15167
Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics 2013 TableVM-1
1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
Motorcoach Fleet Size
Passenger Trips Average Passenger Trips perTotal Percent Motorcoach Carrier
100 or more 233017000 385 26200 1226410050 to 99 56827000 94 16900 113650025 to 49 82452000 136 15400 53190010 to 24 100457000 166 14300 2174001 to 9 132331000 219 10800 42500
Industry Total 605084000 1000 16400 159200
Note Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Motorcoach Census 2014 A Study of the Size and Activity of the Motorcoach Industry in the United States and Canada in 2013 Prepared for the American Bus Association Foundation by John Dunham amp Associates Available at httpwwwbusesorg March 27 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 9
Notes The number of carriers andor drivers in operation at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business failures licensing issues and other factors Interstate and some intrastate driver counts are based on motor carrier registration data contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) intrastate driver counts for States that do not require intrastate carriers to register with FMCSA are estimated via extrapolation of State data Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of December 19 2014
1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate Freight 501338 500905 507690 511211 503417Interstate Passenger 11804 11819 12184 12384 12487Intrastate Hazardous Materials 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120Total 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Notes The count of intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS)HMthresholddefinitionCompanycountsareestimatesbasedonmotorcarriersin the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) with recent activity definedasthosecarriersthathavehadaninspectionacrashacompliancereviewasafetyauditanFMCSAMotorCarrierIdentificationReport(FormMCS-150)updateavehicleregistrationactivityoraUnifiedCarrierRegistration(UCR)systempaymentactivity in the past 3 years or have current operating authority indicated in the FMCSA Licensing and Insurance (LampI) database Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirement Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
Intrastate Non-CDL Drivers
130000022
Intrastate CDL Drivers900000
16
Interstate Non-CDL Drivers
5000009
Interstate Commercial
Driverrsquos License (CDL) Drivers
300000053
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics10
Active HM Carriers 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 48454 54546 55524 59778 63043
Interstate HM Carriers with a Safety Permit (HMSP) 1160 1196 1206 1190 1200
Intrastate 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120
Intrastate HMSP 252 255 241 235 229
Total Active HMSP Carriers 1412 1451 1447 1425 1429
Total HM Carriers 62682 70925 71367 75497 79163
HMSP carriers are a subset of the total HM carrier populationNote The count of intrastate HM carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS) threshold definitionData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-6 Active Hazardous Materials (HM) Carriers 2010-2014
YearActive Household
Goods CarriersHousehold Goods
Brokers RegisteredProperty Brokers
Registered
2010 4986 813 200892011 5052 841 208842012 4773 776 215652013 4898 522 137102014 4989 618 15310
Note A broker is an individual partnership or corporation that receives payment for arranging the transportation of property or household goods belonging to others by using an authorized motor carrier Data Source FMCSA Licensing amp Insurance (LampI) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
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1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier This map displays only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers Intrastate non-HM carriers are not displayed The number of carriers depicted in this map may not be the same as reported elsewhere by FMCSA Due to potential differences in reporting dates and quality issues with carrier addresses this map may not include all current carriers Additionally the number of carriers that operate at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business turnover and other factorsData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) as of March 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics12
1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
Motor Carrier Census Data 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Power Units 4073461 4162901 4257738 4579823 4386835Commercial Drivers 3031032 3071740 3102637 3176799 3247897Total Drivers 4216408 4283632 4360389 4412448 4605984
Mexican Commercial Zone Carriers 6868 7092 7276 7560 7102
Power Units 28491 29101 30133 30785 29850Commercial Drivers 22357 22785 23752 24286 23582Total Drivers 26507 26952 28061 28633 27828
Notes Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity are included in this table Mexican commercial zone carriers are a subset of all active carriers Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheir registration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Country of Domicile 2014
Motor Carrier Census Data
United States Mexico Canada Other
All Domiciles
Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 510864 8289 12667 204 532024
Power Units 4252512 32584 100941 798 4386835Commercial Drivers 3130111 25815 91814 157 3247897Total Drivers 4464213 30746 110494 531 4605984
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity areincludedinthistableBeginningonNovember12013FMCSArsquosUnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of December 19 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 13
Note In this map both private and for-hire trucks are included Trucks that are used in movements for multiple modes and mail or that move in conjunction with domestic air cargo are excluded For more information on Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) mode classes refer to httpwwwopsfhwadotgovfreightfreight_analysisfaffaf3userguidefaf3_guidepdf Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) FAF June 2012 update (FAF Version34)accessedJanuary2014
1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics14
1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)Mode 2002 2007 2011 2012Truck 11943 13336 11924 13812Rail 1978 2024 2053 2176Water 680 655 645 715Air 5 5 6 6Pipeline 1574 1674 1912 1716Multiple modes 320 568 583 635Other 716 617 499 602Total 17216 18879 17622 19662
Includes air and truck-air Includes other unknown and no domestic modeNote Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
Notes Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Air accounts for 003 percent of total domestic freight and is excluded from this chart Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
Truck702Rail
111
Water36
Pipeline87
Multiple Modes32
Other31
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 15
1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Body Type 2010 and 2013CMV Body Type 2010 2013Buses
Commercial Bus 470 744School Bus 817 85915-PassengerVan 879 863Bobtail 709 860
Large TrucksIntermodal Container 753 815Dump 645 695Flatbed 740 820Van(EnclosedBoxTruck) 802 857Tanker 825 851Other 733 810
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) DataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
Occupant Type 2010 2013All Occupants 771 830
Drivers 781 837Other Occupants 640 729
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) ldquoOther occupantsrdquo are right-front passengersDataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics16
2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
What is a Roadside Inspection
A roadside inspection is an examination of an individual commercialmotorvehicle(CMV)andordriverbyanauthorized safety inspector State inspectors conduct approximately 95 percent of inspections with the remainder conducted by Federal inspectors The inspection determines whetherthedriverandortheCMVisincompliancewiththeFederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)ortheHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)asappropriateSerious violations result in the issuance of vehicle or driver out-of-service (OOS) orders These violations must be corrected before the affected driver or vehicle can return to service
2 roadsIde InspectIons and vIoLatIons
2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014RoadsideInspections 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
State 3457961 3453150 3403558 3372514 3250916Federal 145330 138639 138008 134473 129763
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Inspector Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Safety Inspectors 14194 14061 13890 13751 13982
State 13627 13496 13332 13207 13437Federal 567 565 558 544 545
Note Not all personnel indicated are assigned full time to conducting inspections Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
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ety
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1 - 5
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1 - 1
000
100
1 - 1
000
010
001
- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics18
2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics20
2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 21
2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics22
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
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2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
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3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 9
Notes The number of carriers andor drivers in operation at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business failures licensing issues and other factors Interstate and some intrastate driver counts are based on motor carrier registration data contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) intrastate driver counts for States that do not require intrastate carriers to register with FMCSA are estimated via extrapolation of State data Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of December 19 2014
1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate Freight 501338 500905 507690 511211 503417Interstate Passenger 11804 11819 12184 12384 12487Intrastate Hazardous Materials 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120Total 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Notes The count of intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS)HMthresholddefinitionCompanycountsareestimatesbasedonmotorcarriersin the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) with recent activity definedasthosecarriersthathavehadaninspectionacrashacompliancereviewasafetyauditanFMCSAMotorCarrierIdentificationReport(FormMCS-150)updateavehicleregistrationactivityoraUnifiedCarrierRegistration(UCR)systempaymentactivity in the past 3 years or have current operating authority indicated in the FMCSA Licensing and Insurance (LampI) database Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirement Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
Intrastate Non-CDL Drivers
130000022
Intrastate CDL Drivers900000
16
Interstate Non-CDL Drivers
5000009
Interstate Commercial
Driverrsquos License (CDL) Drivers
300000053
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics10
Active HM Carriers 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 48454 54546 55524 59778 63043
Interstate HM Carriers with a Safety Permit (HMSP) 1160 1196 1206 1190 1200
Intrastate 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120
Intrastate HMSP 252 255 241 235 229
Total Active HMSP Carriers 1412 1451 1447 1425 1429
Total HM Carriers 62682 70925 71367 75497 79163
HMSP carriers are a subset of the total HM carrier populationNote The count of intrastate HM carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS) threshold definitionData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-6 Active Hazardous Materials (HM) Carriers 2010-2014
YearActive Household
Goods CarriersHousehold Goods
Brokers RegisteredProperty Brokers
Registered
2010 4986 813 200892011 5052 841 208842012 4773 776 215652013 4898 522 137102014 4989 618 15310
Note A broker is an individual partnership or corporation that receives payment for arranging the transportation of property or household goods belonging to others by using an authorized motor carrier Data Source FMCSA Licensing amp Insurance (LampI) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
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1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier This map displays only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers Intrastate non-HM carriers are not displayed The number of carriers depicted in this map may not be the same as reported elsewhere by FMCSA Due to potential differences in reporting dates and quality issues with carrier addresses this map may not include all current carriers Additionally the number of carriers that operate at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business turnover and other factorsData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) as of March 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics12
1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
Motor Carrier Census Data 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Power Units 4073461 4162901 4257738 4579823 4386835Commercial Drivers 3031032 3071740 3102637 3176799 3247897Total Drivers 4216408 4283632 4360389 4412448 4605984
Mexican Commercial Zone Carriers 6868 7092 7276 7560 7102
Power Units 28491 29101 30133 30785 29850Commercial Drivers 22357 22785 23752 24286 23582Total Drivers 26507 26952 28061 28633 27828
Notes Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity are included in this table Mexican commercial zone carriers are a subset of all active carriers Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheir registration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Country of Domicile 2014
Motor Carrier Census Data
United States Mexico Canada Other
All Domiciles
Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 510864 8289 12667 204 532024
Power Units 4252512 32584 100941 798 4386835Commercial Drivers 3130111 25815 91814 157 3247897Total Drivers 4464213 30746 110494 531 4605984
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity areincludedinthistableBeginningonNovember12013FMCSArsquosUnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of December 19 2014
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Note In this map both private and for-hire trucks are included Trucks that are used in movements for multiple modes and mail or that move in conjunction with domestic air cargo are excluded For more information on Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) mode classes refer to httpwwwopsfhwadotgovfreightfreight_analysisfaffaf3userguidefaf3_guidepdf Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) FAF June 2012 update (FAF Version34)accessedJanuary2014
1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics14
1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)Mode 2002 2007 2011 2012Truck 11943 13336 11924 13812Rail 1978 2024 2053 2176Water 680 655 645 715Air 5 5 6 6Pipeline 1574 1674 1912 1716Multiple modes 320 568 583 635Other 716 617 499 602Total 17216 18879 17622 19662
Includes air and truck-air Includes other unknown and no domestic modeNote Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
Notes Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Air accounts for 003 percent of total domestic freight and is excluded from this chart Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
Truck702Rail
111
Water36
Pipeline87
Multiple Modes32
Other31
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1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Body Type 2010 and 2013CMV Body Type 2010 2013Buses
Commercial Bus 470 744School Bus 817 85915-PassengerVan 879 863Bobtail 709 860
Large TrucksIntermodal Container 753 815Dump 645 695Flatbed 740 820Van(EnclosedBoxTruck) 802 857Tanker 825 851Other 733 810
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) DataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
Occupant Type 2010 2013All Occupants 771 830
Drivers 781 837Other Occupants 640 729
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) ldquoOther occupantsrdquo are right-front passengersDataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
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2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
What is a Roadside Inspection
A roadside inspection is an examination of an individual commercialmotorvehicle(CMV)andordriverbyanauthorized safety inspector State inspectors conduct approximately 95 percent of inspections with the remainder conducted by Federal inspectors The inspection determines whetherthedriverandortheCMVisincompliancewiththeFederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)ortheHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)asappropriateSerious violations result in the issuance of vehicle or driver out-of-service (OOS) orders These violations must be corrected before the affected driver or vehicle can return to service
2 roadsIde InspectIons and vIoLatIons
2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014RoadsideInspections 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
State 3457961 3453150 3403558 3372514 3250916Federal 145330 138639 138008 134473 129763
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Inspector Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Safety Inspectors 14194 14061 13890 13751 13982
State 13627 13496 13332 13207 13437Federal 567 565 558 544 545
Note Not all personnel indicated are assigned full time to conducting inspections Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
Insp
ectio
ns 2
014
Sour
ce I
nspe
ctio
n C
ount
s M
CM
IS S
naps
hot 2
20
2015
DAT
E 3
12
2015
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Insp
ectio
ns
0 1-10
010
1 - 5
0050
1 - 1
000
100
1 - 1
000
010
001
- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics18
2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 19
2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
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2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 21
2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
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3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
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4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
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4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 41
4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
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4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
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MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
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7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
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gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
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HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
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- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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Active HM Carriers 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 48454 54546 55524 59778 63043
Interstate HM Carriers with a Safety Permit (HMSP) 1160 1196 1206 1190 1200
Intrastate 14228 16379 15843 15719 16120
Intrastate HMSP 252 255 241 235 229
Total Active HMSP Carriers 1412 1451 1447 1425 1429
Total HM Carriers 62682 70925 71367 75497 79163
HMSP carriers are a subset of the total HM carrier populationNote The count of intrastate HM carriers includes a few active intrastate non-HM carriers with HM activity that meets the Safety Measurement System (SMS) threshold definitionData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-6 Active Hazardous Materials (HM) Carriers 2010-2014
YearActive Household
Goods CarriersHousehold Goods
Brokers RegisteredProperty Brokers
Registered
2010 4986 813 200892011 5052 841 208842012 4773 776 215652013 4898 522 137102014 4989 618 15310
Note A broker is an individual partnership or corporation that receives payment for arranging the transportation of property or household goods belonging to others by using an authorized motor carrier Data Source FMCSA Licensing amp Insurance (LampI) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
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1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier This map displays only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers Intrastate non-HM carriers are not displayed The number of carriers depicted in this map may not be the same as reported elsewhere by FMCSA Due to potential differences in reporting dates and quality issues with carrier addresses this map may not include all current carriers Additionally the number of carriers that operate at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business turnover and other factorsData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) as of March 2013
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1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
Motor Carrier Census Data 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Power Units 4073461 4162901 4257738 4579823 4386835Commercial Drivers 3031032 3071740 3102637 3176799 3247897Total Drivers 4216408 4283632 4360389 4412448 4605984
Mexican Commercial Zone Carriers 6868 7092 7276 7560 7102
Power Units 28491 29101 30133 30785 29850Commercial Drivers 22357 22785 23752 24286 23582Total Drivers 26507 26952 28061 28633 27828
Notes Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity are included in this table Mexican commercial zone carriers are a subset of all active carriers Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheir registration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Country of Domicile 2014
Motor Carrier Census Data
United States Mexico Canada Other
All Domiciles
Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 510864 8289 12667 204 532024
Power Units 4252512 32584 100941 798 4386835Commercial Drivers 3130111 25815 91814 157 3247897Total Drivers 4464213 30746 110494 531 4605984
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity areincludedinthistableBeginningonNovember12013FMCSArsquosUnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of December 19 2014
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Note In this map both private and for-hire trucks are included Trucks that are used in movements for multiple modes and mail or that move in conjunction with domestic air cargo are excluded For more information on Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) mode classes refer to httpwwwopsfhwadotgovfreightfreight_analysisfaffaf3userguidefaf3_guidepdf Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) FAF June 2012 update (FAF Version34)accessedJanuary2014
1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
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1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)Mode 2002 2007 2011 2012Truck 11943 13336 11924 13812Rail 1978 2024 2053 2176Water 680 655 645 715Air 5 5 6 6Pipeline 1574 1674 1912 1716Multiple modes 320 568 583 635Other 716 617 499 602Total 17216 18879 17622 19662
Includes air and truck-air Includes other unknown and no domestic modeNote Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
Notes Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Air accounts for 003 percent of total domestic freight and is excluded from this chart Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
Truck702Rail
111
Water36
Pipeline87
Multiple Modes32
Other31
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1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Body Type 2010 and 2013CMV Body Type 2010 2013Buses
Commercial Bus 470 744School Bus 817 85915-PassengerVan 879 863Bobtail 709 860
Large TrucksIntermodal Container 753 815Dump 645 695Flatbed 740 820Van(EnclosedBoxTruck) 802 857Tanker 825 851Other 733 810
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) DataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
Occupant Type 2010 2013All Occupants 771 830
Drivers 781 837Other Occupants 640 729
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) ldquoOther occupantsrdquo are right-front passengersDataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
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2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
What is a Roadside Inspection
A roadside inspection is an examination of an individual commercialmotorvehicle(CMV)andordriverbyanauthorized safety inspector State inspectors conduct approximately 95 percent of inspections with the remainder conducted by Federal inspectors The inspection determines whetherthedriverandortheCMVisincompliancewiththeFederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)ortheHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)asappropriateSerious violations result in the issuance of vehicle or driver out-of-service (OOS) orders These violations must be corrected before the affected driver or vehicle can return to service
2 roadsIde InspectIons and vIoLatIons
2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014RoadsideInspections 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
State 3457961 3453150 3403558 3372514 3250916Federal 145330 138639 138008 134473 129763
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Inspector Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Safety Inspectors 14194 14061 13890 13751 13982
State 13627 13496 13332 13207 13437Federal 567 565 558 544 545
Note Not all personnel indicated are assigned full time to conducting inspections Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
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1 - 5
0050
1 - 1
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100
1 - 1
000
010
001
- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
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2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
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2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
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2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
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3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
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4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
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5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 11
1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier This map displays only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers Intrastate non-HM carriers are not displayed The number of carriers depicted in this map may not be the same as reported elsewhere by FMCSA Due to potential differences in reporting dates and quality issues with carrier addresses this map may not include all current carriers Additionally the number of carriers that operate at any given time is subject to change due to enforcement actions business turnover and other factorsData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) as of March 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics12
1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
Motor Carrier Census Data 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Power Units 4073461 4162901 4257738 4579823 4386835Commercial Drivers 3031032 3071740 3102637 3176799 3247897Total Drivers 4216408 4283632 4360389 4412448 4605984
Mexican Commercial Zone Carriers 6868 7092 7276 7560 7102
Power Units 28491 29101 30133 30785 29850Commercial Drivers 22357 22785 23752 24286 23582Total Drivers 26507 26952 28061 28633 27828
Notes Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity are included in this table Mexican commercial zone carriers are a subset of all active carriers Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheir registration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Country of Domicile 2014
Motor Carrier Census Data
United States Mexico Canada Other
All Domiciles
Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 510864 8289 12667 204 532024
Power Units 4252512 32584 100941 798 4386835Commercial Drivers 3130111 25815 91814 157 3247897Total Drivers 4464213 30746 110494 531 4605984
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity areincludedinthistableBeginningonNovember12013FMCSArsquosUnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of December 19 2014
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Note In this map both private and for-hire trucks are included Trucks that are used in movements for multiple modes and mail or that move in conjunction with domestic air cargo are excluded For more information on Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) mode classes refer to httpwwwopsfhwadotgovfreightfreight_analysisfaffaf3userguidefaf3_guidepdf Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) FAF June 2012 update (FAF Version34)accessedJanuary2014
1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics14
1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)Mode 2002 2007 2011 2012Truck 11943 13336 11924 13812Rail 1978 2024 2053 2176Water 680 655 645 715Air 5 5 6 6Pipeline 1574 1674 1912 1716Multiple modes 320 568 583 635Other 716 617 499 602Total 17216 18879 17622 19662
Includes air and truck-air Includes other unknown and no domestic modeNote Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
Notes Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Air accounts for 003 percent of total domestic freight and is excluded from this chart Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
Truck702Rail
111
Water36
Pipeline87
Multiple Modes32
Other31
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1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Body Type 2010 and 2013CMV Body Type 2010 2013Buses
Commercial Bus 470 744School Bus 817 85915-PassengerVan 879 863Bobtail 709 860
Large TrucksIntermodal Container 753 815Dump 645 695Flatbed 740 820Van(EnclosedBoxTruck) 802 857Tanker 825 851Other 733 810
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) DataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
Occupant Type 2010 2013All Occupants 771 830
Drivers 781 837Other Occupants 640 729
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) ldquoOther occupantsrdquo are right-front passengersDataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
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2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
What is a Roadside Inspection
A roadside inspection is an examination of an individual commercialmotorvehicle(CMV)andordriverbyanauthorized safety inspector State inspectors conduct approximately 95 percent of inspections with the remainder conducted by Federal inspectors The inspection determines whetherthedriverandortheCMVisincompliancewiththeFederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)ortheHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)asappropriateSerious violations result in the issuance of vehicle or driver out-of-service (OOS) orders These violations must be corrected before the affected driver or vehicle can return to service
2 roadsIde InspectIons and vIoLatIons
2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014RoadsideInspections 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
State 3457961 3453150 3403558 3372514 3250916Federal 145330 138639 138008 134473 129763
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Inspector Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Safety Inspectors 14194 14061 13890 13751 13982
State 13627 13496 13332 13207 13437Federal 567 565 558 544 545
Note Not all personnel indicated are assigned full time to conducting inspections Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
Insp
ectio
ns 2
014
Sour
ce I
nspe
ctio
n C
ount
s M
CM
IS S
naps
hot 2
20
2015
DAT
E 3
12
2015
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Insp
ectio
ns
0 1-10
010
1 - 5
0050
1 - 1
000
100
1 - 1
000
010
001
- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics18
2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
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2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 21
2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics22
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
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3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
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4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
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gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
Motor Carrier Census Data 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 527370 529103 535717 539314 532024
Power Units 4073461 4162901 4257738 4579823 4386835Commercial Drivers 3031032 3071740 3102637 3176799 3247897Total Drivers 4216408 4283632 4360389 4412448 4605984
Mexican Commercial Zone Carriers 6868 7092 7276 7560 7102
Power Units 28491 29101 30133 30785 29850Commercial Drivers 22357 22785 23752 24286 23582Total Drivers 26507 26952 28061 28633 27828
Notes Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity are included in this table Mexican commercial zone carriers are a subset of all active carriers Beginning on November 1 2013 FMCSArsquos UnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheir registration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Country of Domicile 2014
Motor Carrier Census Data
United States Mexico Canada Other
All Domiciles
Active Carriers with a USDOT Number 510864 8289 12667 204 532024
Power Units 4252512 32584 100941 798 4386835Commercial Drivers 3130111 25815 91814 157 3247897Total Drivers 4464213 30746 110494 531 4605984
Notes Domicile refers to the headquarters location for a carrier Only interstate carriers and intrastate hazardous materials (HM) carriers with recent activity areincludedinthistableBeginningonNovember12013FMCSArsquosUnifiedRegistrationSystem(URS)rulerequiresallregulatedentitiestoupdatetheirregistration information every 24 months The Agency deactivates the USDOT number of any carrier that fails to comply with the biennial update requirementData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of December 19 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 13
Note In this map both private and for-hire trucks are included Trucks that are used in movements for multiple modes and mail or that move in conjunction with domestic air cargo are excluded For more information on Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) mode classes refer to httpwwwopsfhwadotgovfreightfreight_analysisfaffaf3userguidefaf3_guidepdf Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) FAF June 2012 update (FAF Version34)accessedJanuary2014
1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics14
1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)Mode 2002 2007 2011 2012Truck 11943 13336 11924 13812Rail 1978 2024 2053 2176Water 680 655 645 715Air 5 5 6 6Pipeline 1574 1674 1912 1716Multiple modes 320 568 583 635Other 716 617 499 602Total 17216 18879 17622 19662
Includes air and truck-air Includes other unknown and no domestic modeNote Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
Notes Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Air accounts for 003 percent of total domestic freight and is excluded from this chart Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
Truck702Rail
111
Water36
Pipeline87
Multiple Modes32
Other31
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1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Body Type 2010 and 2013CMV Body Type 2010 2013Buses
Commercial Bus 470 744School Bus 817 85915-PassengerVan 879 863Bobtail 709 860
Large TrucksIntermodal Container 753 815Dump 645 695Flatbed 740 820Van(EnclosedBoxTruck) 802 857Tanker 825 851Other 733 810
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) DataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
Occupant Type 2010 2013All Occupants 771 830
Drivers 781 837Other Occupants 640 729
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) ldquoOther occupantsrdquo are right-front passengersDataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics16
2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
What is a Roadside Inspection
A roadside inspection is an examination of an individual commercialmotorvehicle(CMV)andordriverbyanauthorized safety inspector State inspectors conduct approximately 95 percent of inspections with the remainder conducted by Federal inspectors The inspection determines whetherthedriverandortheCMVisincompliancewiththeFederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)ortheHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)asappropriateSerious violations result in the issuance of vehicle or driver out-of-service (OOS) orders These violations must be corrected before the affected driver or vehicle can return to service
2 roadsIde InspectIons and vIoLatIons
2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014RoadsideInspections 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
State 3457961 3453150 3403558 3372514 3250916Federal 145330 138639 138008 134473 129763
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Inspector Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Safety Inspectors 14194 14061 13890 13751 13982
State 13627 13496 13332 13207 13437Federal 567 565 558 544 545
Note Not all personnel indicated are assigned full time to conducting inspections Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 17
2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
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ectio
ns 2
014
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n C
ount
s M
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hot 2
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arrie
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ety
Adm
inis
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Insp
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ns
0 1-10
010
1 - 5
0050
1 - 1
000
100
1 - 1
000
010
001
- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics18
2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 19
2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics20
2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 21
2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics22
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
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DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
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3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
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4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 41
4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 13
Note In this map both private and for-hire trucks are included Trucks that are used in movements for multiple modes and mail or that move in conjunction with domestic air cargo are excluded For more information on Freight Analysis Framework (FAF) mode classes refer to httpwwwopsfhwadotgovfreightfreight_analysisfaffaf3userguidefaf3_guidepdf Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) FAF June 2012 update (FAF Version34)accessedJanuary2014
1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics14
1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)Mode 2002 2007 2011 2012Truck 11943 13336 11924 13812Rail 1978 2024 2053 2176Water 680 655 645 715Air 5 5 6 6Pipeline 1574 1674 1912 1716Multiple modes 320 568 583 635Other 716 617 499 602Total 17216 18879 17622 19662
Includes air and truck-air Includes other unknown and no domestic modeNote Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
Notes Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Air accounts for 003 percent of total domestic freight and is excluded from this chart Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
Truck702Rail
111
Water36
Pipeline87
Multiple Modes32
Other31
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 15
1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Body Type 2010 and 2013CMV Body Type 2010 2013Buses
Commercial Bus 470 744School Bus 817 85915-PassengerVan 879 863Bobtail 709 860
Large TrucksIntermodal Container 753 815Dump 645 695Flatbed 740 820Van(EnclosedBoxTruck) 802 857Tanker 825 851Other 733 810
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) DataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
Occupant Type 2010 2013All Occupants 771 830
Drivers 781 837Other Occupants 640 729
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) ldquoOther occupantsrdquo are right-front passengersDataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics16
2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
What is a Roadside Inspection
A roadside inspection is an examination of an individual commercialmotorvehicle(CMV)andordriverbyanauthorized safety inspector State inspectors conduct approximately 95 percent of inspections with the remainder conducted by Federal inspectors The inspection determines whetherthedriverandortheCMVisincompliancewiththeFederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)ortheHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)asappropriateSerious violations result in the issuance of vehicle or driver out-of-service (OOS) orders These violations must be corrected before the affected driver or vehicle can return to service
2 roadsIde InspectIons and vIoLatIons
2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014RoadsideInspections 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
State 3457961 3453150 3403558 3372514 3250916Federal 145330 138639 138008 134473 129763
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Inspector Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Safety Inspectors 14194 14061 13890 13751 13982
State 13627 13496 13332 13207 13437Federal 567 565 558 544 545
Note Not all personnel indicated are assigned full time to conducting inspections Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 17
2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
Insp
ectio
ns 2
014
Sour
ce I
nspe
ctio
n C
ount
s M
CM
IS S
naps
hot 2
20
2015
DAT
E 3
12
2015
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Insp
ectio
ns
0 1-10
010
1 - 5
0050
1 - 1
000
100
1 - 1
000
010
001
- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics18
2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics20
2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 21
2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
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3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
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4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
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- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)Mode 2002 2007 2011 2012Truck 11943 13336 11924 13812Rail 1978 2024 2053 2176Water 680 655 645 715Air 5 5 6 6Pipeline 1574 1674 1912 1716Multiple modes 320 568 583 635Other 716 617 499 602Total 17216 18879 17622 19662
Includes air and truck-air Includes other unknown and no domestic modeNote Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Data Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
Notes Includes domestic trade and the domestic portion of imports and exports Air accounts for 003 percent of total domestic freight and is excluded from this chart Percentages may not sum to 100 percent because of roundingData Source Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)Version35availableathttpfafornlgov as of September 2014
Truck702Rail
111
Water36
Pipeline87
Multiple Modes32
Other31
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1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Body Type 2010 and 2013CMV Body Type 2010 2013Buses
Commercial Bus 470 744School Bus 817 85915-PassengerVan 879 863Bobtail 709 860
Large TrucksIntermodal Container 753 815Dump 645 695Flatbed 740 820Van(EnclosedBoxTruck) 802 857Tanker 825 851Other 733 810
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) DataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
Occupant Type 2010 2013All Occupants 771 830
Drivers 781 837Other Occupants 640 729
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) ldquoOther occupantsrdquo are right-front passengersDataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics16
2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
What is a Roadside Inspection
A roadside inspection is an examination of an individual commercialmotorvehicle(CMV)andordriverbyanauthorized safety inspector State inspectors conduct approximately 95 percent of inspections with the remainder conducted by Federal inspectors The inspection determines whetherthedriverandortheCMVisincompliancewiththeFederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)ortheHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)asappropriateSerious violations result in the issuance of vehicle or driver out-of-service (OOS) orders These violations must be corrected before the affected driver or vehicle can return to service
2 roadsIde InspectIons and vIoLatIons
2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014RoadsideInspections 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
State 3457961 3453150 3403558 3372514 3250916Federal 145330 138639 138008 134473 129763
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Inspector Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Safety Inspectors 14194 14061 13890 13751 13982
State 13627 13496 13332 13207 13437Federal 567 565 558 544 545
Note Not all personnel indicated are assigned full time to conducting inspections Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
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ectio
ns 2
014
Sour
ce I
nspe
ctio
n C
ount
s M
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hot 2
20
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or C
arrie
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ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Insp
ectio
ns
0 1-10
010
1 - 5
0050
1 - 1
000
100
1 - 1
000
010
001
- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics18
2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 19
2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics20
2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 21
2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics22
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 25
3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
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4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
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4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 41
4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
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4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
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MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
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7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
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gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
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HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
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- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
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- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Body Type 2010 and 2013CMV Body Type 2010 2013Buses
Commercial Bus 470 744School Bus 817 85915-PassengerVan 879 863Bobtail 709 860
Large TrucksIntermodal Container 753 815Dump 645 695Flatbed 740 820Van(EnclosedBoxTruck) 802 857Tanker 825 851Other 733 810
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) DataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
Occupant Type 2010 2013All Occupants 771 830
Drivers 781 837Other Occupants 640 729
NotesTheSeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDrivers(SBUCMVD)Surveywasnotconductedin2011or2012In2013atotalof27157CMVs27157 drivers and 1730 other occupants were observed at 1004 sites In 2010 atotalof26830CMVs26830driversand1929otheroccupantswereobservedat 998 sites Only driver belt use is observed for buses (for the purposes of this study 15-passenger vans are counted as buses) ldquoOther occupantsrdquo are right-front passengersDataSourceFMCSASBUCMVD2013SurveyFormoreinformationrefertohttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetysafety-beltsafety-belt-studies
1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
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2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
What is a Roadside Inspection
A roadside inspection is an examination of an individual commercialmotorvehicle(CMV)andordriverbyanauthorized safety inspector State inspectors conduct approximately 95 percent of inspections with the remainder conducted by Federal inspectors The inspection determines whetherthedriverandortheCMVisincompliancewiththeFederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)ortheHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)asappropriateSerious violations result in the issuance of vehicle or driver out-of-service (OOS) orders These violations must be corrected before the affected driver or vehicle can return to service
2 roadsIde InspectIons and vIoLatIons
2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014RoadsideInspections 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
State 3457961 3453150 3403558 3372514 3250916Federal 145330 138639 138008 134473 129763
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Inspector Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Safety Inspectors 14194 14061 13890 13751 13982
State 13627 13496 13332 13207 13437Federal 567 565 558 544 545
Note Not all personnel indicated are assigned full time to conducting inspections Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
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ety
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0 1-10
010
1 - 5
0050
1 - 1
000
100
1 - 1
000
010
001
- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
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2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
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2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
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3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
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4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
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4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
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4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 41
4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
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4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics16
2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
What is a Roadside Inspection
A roadside inspection is an examination of an individual commercialmotorvehicle(CMV)andordriverbyanauthorized safety inspector State inspectors conduct approximately 95 percent of inspections with the remainder conducted by Federal inspectors The inspection determines whetherthedriverandortheCMVisincompliancewiththeFederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulations(FMCSRs)ortheHazardousMaterialsRegulations(HMRs)asappropriateSerious violations result in the issuance of vehicle or driver out-of-service (OOS) orders These violations must be corrected before the affected driver or vehicle can return to service
2 roadsIde InspectIons and vIoLatIons
2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014RoadsideInspections 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
State 3457961 3453150 3403558 3372514 3250916Federal 145330 138639 138008 134473 129763
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Inspector Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Safety Inspectors 14194 14061 13890 13751 13982
State 13627 13496 13332 13207 13437Federal 567 565 558 544 545
Note Not all personnel indicated are assigned full time to conducting inspections Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 17
2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
Insp
ectio
ns 2
014
Sour
ce I
nspe
ctio
n C
ount
s M
CM
IS S
naps
hot 2
20
2015
DAT
E 3
12
2015
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Insp
ectio
ns
0 1-10
010
1 - 5
0050
1 - 1
000
100
1 - 1
000
010
001
- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics18
2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 19
2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics20
2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 21
2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
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2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
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3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
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MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 17
2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
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010
1 - 5
0050
1 - 1
000
100
1 - 1
000
010
001
- 20
000
gt 20
001
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics18
2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics20
2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 21
2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics22
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 25
3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
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4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
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5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
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- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
Type of Roadside Inspection 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Driver Inspections 3500238 3473037 3426636 3394671 3266887
WithOOSViolation 182946 172659 167635 165080 165925
DriverOOSRate 523 497 489 486 508
VehicleInspections 2433846 2420935 2429828 2401430 2316304
WithOOSViolation 481801 492706 489038 477939 473315
VehicleOOSRate 1980 2035 2013 1990 2043
Hazmat Inspections 211219 205920 203662 203289 195085
WithOOSViolation 9039 7841 7640 7916 7793
HazmatOOSRate 428 381 375 389 399
DriverInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIandVIVehicleInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIVandVIHazmatInspectionswerecomputedbasedoninspectionlevelsIIIIIIIVVandVIwhenhazardousmaterialswerepresentNotesRoadsideinspectionOOSratesdepictedinthistableincludebothlargetrucks and buses For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics20
2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 21
2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
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3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
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4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
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4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
Inspection Level 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014I Full 1154341 1138385 1113828 1092910 1047192WithOOSViolation(s) 285858 288146 284251 274034 268528
II Walk-Around 1188065 1172671 1209658 1204493 1165005WithOOSViolation(s) 261452 262710 262029 260467 261415
III Driver Only 1155364 1159573 1101339 1095582 1054217WithOOSViolation(s) 82836 77070 70086 69115 67628
IVSpecialStudy 14081 11281 10399 9975 10158WithOOSViolation(s) 2291 1914 1639 1576 1875
VTerminal 88972 107471 104531 102341 103634WithOOSViolation(s) 5215 6740 6452 6169 6654
VIRadioactiveMaterials 2468 2408 1811 1686 473WithOOSViolation(s) 28 27 18 11 5
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Out-of-service (OOS) violation numbers are based on roadside inspections For example in 2014 there were 1 million Level I inspections Out of all the Level I inspections completed 268528 resulted in at least one OOS violation Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Note For more information on roadside inspections and inspection levels please refer to httpscsafmcsadotgov Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Full1047192
310
Walk-Around 1165005
345
Driver Only 1054217
312
Special Study 1015803
Terminal 103634
31Radioactive Materials
473 001
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2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 21
2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 25
3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
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4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 41
4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
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MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
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7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
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gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
VerySmall(1-6 Power Units) 1016442 1022176 1021641 1004703 982410Small (7-20 Power Units) 588234 592551 605288 616023 597885Medium (21-100 Power Units) 715865 723876 717337 720349 688469Large (gt100 Power Units) 893975 882412 870226 866013 822332Unknown 388775 370774 327074 299899 289583
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo categoryData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Interstate 3018946 2966096 2918783 2907805 2788238Intrastate 584345 625693 622783 599182 592441
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
GCWR 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
lt10000 pounds 12996 18352 17236 17160 1691110000 - 26000 pounds 399489 418517 418300 424538 424598gt26000 pounds 2242437 2441367 2509830 2525176 2483973Unknown 948369 713553 596200 540113 455197
Total 3603291 3591789 3541566 3506987 3380679
NoteGCWRsarebasedonRoadsideInspectionReportsasreportedinMCMISData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 25
3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
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4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 41
4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
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6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
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MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
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7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
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gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3958 No LogLog Not Current LogViolation(GeneralFormandManner) 163382 129
39111B2 AllOtherDriverViolations Non-English Speaking Driver 101280 4036
3953A3II Hours of Service Driving Beyond 8-hour Limit Since the End of the Last Off-duty or Sleeper Period of At Least 30 minutes
95497 491
3958F1 No LogLog Not Current DriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatusNotCurrent 92280 84
3922SLLS2 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 6ndash10 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
65337 3
39216 Seat Belt Failing to Use Seat Belt While Operating CMV
53617 9
3953A2P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 14-hour Duty Period (Property-carryingVehicle)
49002 20507
39141AF MedicalCertificate OperatingaProperty-carryingVehiclewith-outPossessingaValidMedicalCertificate
44278 792
3922C TrafficEnforcement FailuretoObeyTrafficControlDevice 39064 14
3958E No LogLog Not Current FalseReportofDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus
36802 27328
39141A MedicalCertificate Driver Not in Possession of Medical Certificate
33662 1802
3958K2 No LogLog Not Current DriverFailingtoRetainPrevious7DaysrsquoLogs
28179 23726
3958A No LogLog Not Current NoDriverrsquosRecordofDutyStatus 27935 24983
3953A3P-ROP
Hours of Service Driving Beyond 11-hour Driving Limit in a 14-hourPeriod(Property-carryingVehicle)
26045 11030
3922SLLS3 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 11ndash14 Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
24570 0
39282A1 AllOtherDriverViolations Using a Handheld Mobile Telephone While OperatingaCMV
19337 6
3922LV TrafficEnforcement LaneRestrictionViolation 18031 4
38323A2 AllOtherDriverViolations OperatingaCMVwithoutaCDL 17803 16956
3922SLLS4 TrafficEnforcement StateLocal Laws - Speeding 15 or More Miles Per Hour Over the Speed Limit
14829 1
39145B MedicalCertificate ExpiredMedicalExaminersCertificate 13743 528
Notes Total number of driver inspections in 2014 3266887 Total number of driver violations in 2014 1105149 Total number of driver out-of-service (OOS) violations in 2014 194074 Only the top 20 driver violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 25
3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
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4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 41
4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
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6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
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MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
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7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
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gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
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- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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Violation Code Category Violation Description
Number of Violations
Number of OOS
Violations
3939 Lighting OperatingVehicleNotHavingtheRequiredOperableLamps
563066 44013
39347E Brakes All Others ClampRoto-chamberTypeBrake(s)Outof Adjustment
198676 326
39375C Tires TiremdashOther Tread Depth Less than 232 of Inch
183057 15245
3963A1 AllOtherVehicleDefects InspectionRepairandMaintenancePartsand Accessories
176886 28301
3965B AllOtherVehicleDefects Oil andor Grease Leak 153050 1358
39395A Emergency Equipment NoDischargedUnsecured Fire Extinguisher
146009 26
39617C Periodic Inspection OperatingaCMVwithoutPeriodicInspection
140254 113
39345B2 Brakes All Others BrakeHoseTubingChafingandorKinking
121265 14117
39311 Lighting NoDefectiveLightingDevicesReflectiveDevicesProjected
121236 5274
3939TS Lighting Inoperative Turn Signal 119080 50186
39353B Brakes All Others AutomaticBrakeAdjusterCMVManufactured on or After 10201994mdash Air Brake
94907 8
39378 Windshield Windshield Wipers InoperativeDefective 83336 382
3963A1B Brakes All Others Brakes (General) 66812 12705
39348A Brakes All Others InoperativeDefective Brakes 64344 16111
39395F Emergency Equipment NoInsufficientWarningDevices 64231 25
3939H Lighting Inoperative Head Lamps 62689 782
39360C Windshield Damaged or Discolored Windshield 59762 113
3939T Lighting Inoperative Tail Lamp 55701 6087
39325F Lighting StopLampViolations 54684 20135
39355E Brakes All Others ABSmdash Malfunctioning Lamps Towed CMVManufacturedonorAfter311998
52039 5
The out-of-service (OOS) violations for most brake-related vehicle violations are counted under 3693(a)(1) ldquounsafe operations prohibitedrdquoNotes Total number of vehicle inspections in 2014 2316304 Total number of vehicle violations in 2014 3952485 Total number of vehicle OOS violations in 2014 657211 Only the top 20 vehicle violations (based on frequency of occurrence) are listed in this table Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
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2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 25
3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
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4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 23
2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementInspections
622184 569077 470550 381805 366733
WithMovingViolations 231639 211791 193666 201056 195813With Drug amp Alcohol Violations 1272 1202 1135 899 836WithRailroadCrossingViolations 374 409 392 280 253WithNon-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 415248 376222 290663 190266 179696
Notes One inspection may result in more than one violation therefore totals may notequalthesumofallcomponentsThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcement of 24 moving and non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portion of the roadside inspection procedures Due to the variationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemonanationallevelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Activity Summary 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014TrafficEnforcementViolations 757731 683605 554540 429682 412839MovingViolations 240025 219359 199612 208351 203206DrugampAlcoholViolations 1541 1421 1368 1107 980RailroadCrossingViolations 376 409 395 282 253Non-specifiedStateLawMiscellaneousViolations 515789 462416 353165 219942 208400
NotesThetrafficenforcementprograminvolvestheenforcementof24movingand non-moving driver violations which are included in the driver violation portionoftheroadsideinspectionproceduresRoadsideinspectionsthatresultinonlydrug-oralcohol-relatedviolationsareexcludedastrafficenforcementtypeinspectionsDuetothevariationindescriptionsoftrafficenforcementviolationsamongtheStatesitisoftendifficulttoaggregateandreportthemona national levelData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 25
3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
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4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics24
DRAFT 03302015
3 revIews
This chapter provides summarized data for the past 5 years on all types of reviews conducted on motor carriers that transport property or passengers in interstate or intrastatecommerceReviewsareconductedtoinvestigatepotential safety violations to investigate complaints or in response to a carrierrsquos request for a change in safety rating It is intended that through education heightened safety regulation awareness and the enforcement effects of reviews motor carriers will improve the safety of their commercial vehicle operations and ultimately reduce their involvement in crashes
The reviews covered include but are not limited to Motor CarrierSafetyReviewsCargoTankFacilityReviewsShipperReviewsComplianceReviews(CRs)andComplianceSafetyAccountability(CSA)ReviewsCSAis an FMCSA safety program designed to improve large truck and bus safety and prevent crashes injuries and fatalitiesrelatedtocommercialmotorvehicles(CMVs)It has introduced an enforcement and compliance model that allows FMCSA and its State Partners to contact more carriersearlierinordertoaddresssafetydeficienciesbeforecrashes occur The CSA program provides a nationwide system for making the roads safer for motor carriers and the public alike
For more information on reviews please refer to httpaifmcsadotgovSafetyProgramReviewaspx
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 25
3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 25
3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
Carriers by Vehicle Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014AnyPassengerVehicles 1226 1539 1163 951 1163
Motorcoaches 938 1051 780 619 878School Buses 139 202 132 128 145Vans 232 404 339 307 266Mini Buses 313 432 323 342 382Limousines 101 187 149 127 102
TheldquoAnyPassengerVehiclesrdquorowmightnotequalthesumofsubcategoriesfora given row due to carriers applying for multiple passenger authority at the time of the applicationNotes Passenger carriers were those carriers that registered to transport passengers and owned or leased at least one passenger vehicle (motorcoach school bus van mini-bus or limousine) Beginning in 2014 reporting criteria for identifying passenger carrier reviews was updated As a result data may differ frompreviousversionsPassengercarrierreviewsnowreflectreviewsperformedby Federal and State personnel on motor carriers that were subject to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) passenger carrier threshold at the time of the review Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
Review Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Reviews(CRs) 13784 5512 0 0 0Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Onsite Comprehensive 994 2817 6733 5829 5682CSAOnsiteFocusedFocusedCR 1320 8228 10733 8791 6995CSA Offsite 698 597 544 416 265CargoTankFacilityReviews 143 94 89 86 63ShipperReviews 416 283 328 269 152Non-RatedReviews(excludesSecurityContactReviewampCSA) 2393 1502 1681 2553 1099Total Reviews 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
NoteMotorCarrierSafetyCRswereconductedpriortotheimplementationofthe CSA program Beginning in 2011 these reviews were counted under the applicable CSA review typeData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
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Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
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4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
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4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
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4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics26
DRAFT 03302015
3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
Carrier Fleet Size 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014VerySmall(1-6PowerUnits) 8288 8257 8670 7985 5850Small (7-20 Power Units) 5594 5514 5735 5054 4329Medium (21-100 Power Units) 3974 3654 3911 3388 2900Large (gt100 Power Units) 1353 1205 1331 1126 924Unknown 539 403 460 390 251Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
Note Carriers listed as having zero power units are included in the ldquoUnknownrdquo category Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
Reason for Review 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) 100 States 3111 4316 3976 3376 2758CarrierRequest 281 85 50 50 30Complaint 1478 921 747 551 445ComplianceReview 61 4169 4134 4376 4497Conditional Carrier 1118 4 0 0 0Enforcement Follow-Up 228 156 63 68 49FocusedComplianceReview(CR) 24 6319 8975 7203 5667Priority List 6873 46 10 1 0Safety Audit Conversion 113 101 72 62 26Unsatisfactory Follow-Up 174 84 26 29 7Other 6287 2832 2054 2227 775Total 19748 19033 20107 17943 14254
CSA 100 States include States that have implemented the complete suite of CSAInvestigationsthatwereconductedduetodeficienciesidentifiedbytheCSASafety Measurement System (SMS)Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 27
Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
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4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
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MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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Year Safety Audits Safety Audit Pass Rate2010 32770 6292011 34476 6782012 34246 7542013 32361 8012014 31951 807
Notes A new entrant is a motor carrier that applies for a USDOT number in order to initiate operations in interstate commerce or the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials (HM) Carriers remain in the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program until they pass the safety audit and have been in business for 18 months For more information on the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program visit httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-programData Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshots as of December 17 2010 December 16 2011 December 14 2012 December 27 2013 and December 19 2014
3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
Type of Letter 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Warning Letters 5197 44638 23617 20478 20115Performance and RegistrationInformationSystems Management (PRISM)WarningLetters 7403 0 0 0 0
Note CSA Warning Letters are based on a Safety Measurement System (SMS) algorithmthatwasimplementednationallyinDecemberof2010PRISMWarningLetters are based on SafeStat and were discontinued when SMS was rolled out in December of 2010 Data Source FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data snapshot as of February 20 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
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4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
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4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics28
4 crashes
In 2013 there were 30057 fatal crashes on the Nationrsquos roadways 3806 (127 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus In addition there were an estimated 5657000 nonfatal crashes 385000 (68 percent) of which involved at least one large truck or bus For more information on large truck and bus crashes please refer to the annual ldquoLarge Truck and Bus Crash Factsrdquo publication available at httpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetydata-and-statisticslarge-truck-and-bus-crash-facts
Data Sources
FARSMaintainedbytheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)theFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)isanannualcensusoffatalcrashesinvolvingmotorvehiclestravelingonpublictrafficwaysFormoreinformationonFARSrefertohttpwwwnhtsagovFARS
GES Also maintained by NHTSA the General Estimates System (GES) is a probability-based nationally representative sample of all police-reported fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes released annually For more information on GES refer to httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
MCMIS Maintained by FMCSA the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Crash File contains data on commercial trucks and buses in fatal injury and towaway crashes (crashes in which at least one vehicle is disabled as a result of the crash and transported away from the crash scene) Crash severity thresholds and vehicle type definitionsinMCMISdifferslightlyfromFARSandGESandalltables are noted accordingly All MCMIS crash data presented are considered preliminary for 22 months For more information on MCMIS refer to httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
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4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
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4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics40
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 41
4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
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5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
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rd
Comp
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ess
VIN
Accu
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Timeli
ness
Accu
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ntific
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Ev
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ntific
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Reco
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Fatal
Co
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enes
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tal
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(Ove
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Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
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ata
Qua
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(SS
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Poor
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5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
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MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
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7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 29
Crash Severity Levels
This Pocket Guide includes data on police-reported crashes which include fatal injury and property-damage-only (PDO) crashes 1 Fatal crashes The source for fatal crashes is the
FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS) 2 Injury crashes The source for injury crashes is the
General Estimates System (GES) 3 PDO crashes The source for PDO crashes is GES For more information on crash severity levels refer to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) at httpwwwmmuccus
Vehicles in Crashes Large Trucks FARSandGESdefinealargetruckasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds The Motor Carrier Management Information System(MCMIS)definesalargetruckasatruckusedforcommercialpurposeswithaGVWRorgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight
BusesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driver
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics30
4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
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4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 3271 247 3512 302962011 3365 243 3593 298672012 3486 252 3726 310062013 3541 280 3806 30057
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 266000 54000 318000 54190002011 273000 56000 329000 53380002012 317000 54000 371000 56150002013 327000 66000 389000 5687000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driver These numbers include fatal crash data fromFARSandinjurycrashandproperty-damage-only(PDO)crashdatafromtheGeneral Estimates System (GES)DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)andGES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
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4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 41
4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
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DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
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dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
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MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 31
4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 56000 12000 67000 15420002011 60000 13000 73000 15300002012 73000 12000 85000 16340002013 69000 18000 86000 1591000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
4-4 Property-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
Year Large Trucks Buses Large Trucks and Buses Any Vehicles2010 207000 42000 247000 38470002011 210000 43000 252000 37780002012 241000 42000 282000 39500002013 254000 48000 299000 4066000
Notes Individual subtotals may not add to the totals due to the potential for double counting(egcrashesinvolvingbothatruckandabus)Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineor more persons including the driverDataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GeneralEstimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics32
4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates Per 100 Million Total Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by State 2012-2013
State2012 2013
Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate Fatalities Million VMT Fatality Rate
Alabama 109 64959 017 118 65046 018Alaska 5 4792 010 4 4848 008Arizona 89 60129 015 66 60586 011Arkansas 95 33522 028 83 33493 025California 284 326272 009 269 329534 008Colorado 62 46769 013 61 46968 013Connecticut 20 31269 006 21 30941 007Delaware 11 9186 012 13 9308 014DC 2 3572 006 3 3527 009Florida 230 191374 012 226 192702 012Georgia 158 107488 015 173 109355 016Hawaii 9 10050 009 8 10099 008Idaho 13 16315 008 35 15980 022Illinois 134 104578 013 151 105297 014Indiana 116 78923 015 122 78311 016Iowa 60 31596 019 67 31641 021Kansas 66 30572 022 69 30208 023Kentucky 86 47344 018 79 46996 017Louisiana 108 46889 023 89 47758 019Maine 12 14199 008 21 14129 015Maryland 74 56476 013 66 56688 012Massachusetts 25 55940 004 35 56311 006Michigan 82 94548 009 91 95132 010Minnesota 67 56988 012 81 56974 014Mississippi 53 38667 014 66 38758 017Missouri 100 68504 015 89 69458 013Montana 13 11885 011 21 12033 017Nebraska 45 19277 023 30 19322 016Nevada 21 24148 009 24 24649 010New Hampshire 7 12894 005 13 12903 010New Jersey 71 74225 010 71 74530 010New Mexico 42 25562 016 55 25086 022New York 128 128221 010 146 129737 011North Carolina 129 104950 012 145 105213 014North Dakota 48 10081 048 63 10100 062Ohio 158 112715 014 136 112767 012Oklahoma 125 47872 026 117 47999 024Oregon 39 33173 012 35 33706 010Pennsylvania 177 98884 018 176 98628 018RhodeIsland 4 7807 005 5 7775 006South Carolina 89 49036 018 74 48986 015South Dakota 20 9113 022 19 9122 021Tennessee 120 71167 017 131 71067 018Texas 594 237836 025 555 244525 023Utah 20 26528 008 20 27005 007Vermont 5 7216 007 10 7116 014Virginia 88 80959 011 95 80767 012Washington 47 56762 008 43 57211 008WestVirginia 49 19226 025 48 19232 025Wisconsin 72 59087 012 88 59486 015Wyoming 27 9271 029 25 9309 027
National Totals 4208 2968815 014 4251 2988323 014
NotesDC=DistrictofColumbiaFatalityrateisequaltoldquoFatalitiesrdquodividedbyldquoMillionVMTrdquomultipliedby100Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverDataSourceVMT-FederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)Highway Statistics 2013 Fatalities - National Highway TrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 33
4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 41
4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
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MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
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7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
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gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
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HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
State 2010 2011 2012 2013Alabama 105 96 111 107Alaska 5 0 4 4Arizona 54 65 73 69Arkansas 79 101 88 86California 240 265 251 249Colorado 46 46 51 51Connecticut 23 14 16 19Delaware 9 10 10 10District of Columbia 3 2 1 3Florida 179 201 193 187Georgia 145 169 149 157Hawaii 4 3 6 7Idaho 15 18 17 32Illinois 113 120 115 136Indiana 111 130 115 115 Iowa 90 49 65 59Kansas 71 58 59 66Kentucky 90 88 88 71Louisiana 93 81 102 74Maine 13 17 10 16Maryland 39 38 57 61Massachusetts 19 33 17 29Michigan 83 61 70 88Minnesota 77 53 54 74Mississippi 55 62 44 57Missouri 76 95 89 77Montana 13 24 11 19Nebraska 49 29 42 27Nevada 16 28 21 24New Hampshire 6 8 6 11New Jersey 59 59 62 64New Mexico 43 44 39 55New York 116 112 97 114North Carolina 104 118 132 125North Dakota 17 32 44 64Ohio 123 113 145 151Oklahoma 88 100 124 116Oregon 49 48 28 34Pennsylvania 159 163 175 170RhodeIsland 2 1 3 5South Carolina 61 79 81 67South Dakota 19 10 16 18Tennessee 89 101 108 121Texas 376 414 548 493Utah 28 24 17 21Vermont 11 6 6 7Virginia 87 74 88 100Washington 27 35 43 38WestVirginia 40 32 47 48Wisconsin 53 77 60 85Wyoming 22 27 27 25US Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
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4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics40
Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 41
4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
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4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
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MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics34
4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Truck
Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Fatalities in Large
Truck Crashes
1975 3722 961 4483 81330 458 551 53623691980 5042 1262 5971 108491 465 550 57906531985 4841 977 5743 123504 392 464 59963371990 4518 705 5272 146252 309 360 61958761995 4194 648 4918 178156 235 276 67194212000 4573 754 5282 205520 223 257 80226492005 4551 804 5240 222523 205 235 84819992010 3271 530 3686 286527 114 129 107700542011 3365 640 3781 267594 126 141 102706932012 3486 697 3944 269207 129 147 106593802013 3541 691 3964 275018 129 144 10597356
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) implemented an enhanced methodologyforestimatingregisteredvehiclesandvehiclemilestraveled(VMT)byvehicletypebeginning with data from 2007 As a result involvement rates may differ and in some cases significantlyfromearlieryearsDataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013 FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Large Trucks
Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
Million VMT by Large Trucks
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Large Trucks
Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Large Trucks
Persons Injured in Large
Truck Crashes
2010 56000 58000 80000 286527 195 279 107700542011 60000 63000 88000 267594 225 329 102706932012 73000 77000 104000 269207 271 386 106593802013 69000 73000 95000 275018 251 346 10597356
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury and fatal crashes Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000 pounds DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration (NHTSA) GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics36
4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 35
4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
Occupant of 2010 2011 2012 2013Passenger Car 1390 1380 1423 1438Light Truck 1213 1082 1153 1164Large Truck 530 640 697 691Motorcycle 162 221 251 204Bus 4 11 10 16OtherUnknown 28 19 20 12Total Vehicle Occupants 3327 3353 3554 3525
NotesApassengercarisdefinedasamotorvehicleusedprimarilyforcarryingpassengers including convertibles sedans and station wagons A light truck is definedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)of10000poundsorless including pickups vans truck-based station wagons and sport utility vehicles Alargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarily to transport nine or more persons including the driverDataSourcesSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 280 335 305 338Pedalcyclist 58 60 62 78OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 21 33 23 23Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 359 428 390 439Total Fatalities 3686 3781 3944 3964Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 10 11 10 11
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhoisnotanoccupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
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4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
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4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Crash Type2010 2011 2012 2013
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentLarge Truck Fatal Crashes 3271 1000 3365 1000 3486 1000 3541 1000
Work Zone 117 36 145 43 132 38 146 41Not a Work Zone 3154 964 3220 957 3354 962 3395 959
All Fatal Crashes 30296 1000 29867 1000 31006 1000 30057 1000Work Zone 521 17 533 18 555 18 527 18Not a Work Zone 29775 983 29334 982 30451 982 29530 982
Percent of Work-Zone Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
225 272 238 277
Percent of All Fatal Crashes that Involved at Least One Large Truck
108 113 112 118
Notes ldquoNot a Work Zonerdquo counts includes crashes where location was unknown Alargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAworkzoneisanareaofatrafficwaywhereconstructionmaintenanceorutilityworkactivitiesareidentifiedbywarning signssignalsindicatorsDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
Nonmotorist Type 2010 2011 2012 2013Pedestrian 72 69 77 71Pedalcyclist 17 10 12 13OtherUnknown Nonmotorist 0 1 0 5Total Nonmotorist Fatalities 89 80 89 89Total Fatalities 278 284 282 310Percent Nonmotorist Fatalities 32 28 32 29
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersonsincludingthedriverAnonmotoristisdefinedasanypersonwhois not an occupant of a motor vehicle including but not limited to the following pedestrians pedalcyclists or others such as skateboard riders people riding on animals and persons riding in other nonmotorized conveyancesDataSourcesFatalCrashes-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)InjuryandProperty-Damage-Only (PDO) Crashes - NHTSA General Estimates System (GES)
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 37
4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt 2005-2013
NoteAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greater than 10000 poundsDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013Truck Weight Rating 2010 2011 2012 2013Class 1 lt 6000 lb 0 0 0 1Class 2 6001 - 10000 lb 3 4 6 2Class 3 10001 - 14000 lb 172 275 286 256Class 4 14001 - 16000 lb 74 100 77 94Class 5 16001 - 19500 lb 75 82 91 83Class 6 19501 - 26000 lb 179 193 215 218Class 7 26001 - 33000 lb 233 218 212 242Class 8 gt 33000 lb 2662 2678 2841 2931Unknown 96 83 97 79Total 3494 3633 3825 3906
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsStartingin2013VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)-deriveddataelementsincludingTruckWeightRatingweremovedtoaseparatefileintheFatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)(Vindecode)DataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARS
149138
121114 110
10496 93 90
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
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4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
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5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
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7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics38
Cargo ReleaseNumber of Large Trucks
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014CargoReleaseNo 1816 2011 1963 2392 1634
CargoReleaseYes 279 312 358 383 316Corrosives 21 20 26 44 27Explosives 3 11 12 7 10Flammable Liquid 125 143 200 213 159Flammable Solids 0 3 5 1 2Gases 34 41 36 45 31Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods 43 25 27 28 18Oxidizing Substances 3 3 5 3 5Poison amp Infectious Substances 3 2 2 6 4RadioactiveMaterial 0 0 0 0 1Unknown 47 64 45 36 59CargoReleaseUnknown 484 569 454 456 449Total 2579 2892 2775 3231 2399
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesLargetrucksaredefinedhereasvehiclesdesignedusedormaintainedprimarilyforcarryingpropertywithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)ofmorethan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weight Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-15 Hazardous Materials (HM) Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
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License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 39
License ClassNumber of Vehicles Involved
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Class A 88785 89850 90064 97231 68959Class B 18747 18922 19605 20691 13271Class C 8156 8415 8581 9955 6889Class D 11271 11465 12611 13570 9500Class M 438 363 506 1175 887Unknown 9420 9552 6959 6745 4626Total 136817 138567 138326 149367 104132
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarryinghazardousmaterials(HM)thatrequiresplacardingregardlessofweightAbusisdefinedasavehiclewith seats for at least nine people including the driver Descriptions for driverrsquos license classes are as follows Class A pertains to any combination of vehicles whichhasaGCWRorgrosscombinationweightof26001poundsormorewhicheverisgreaterinclusiveofatowedunit(s)withaGVWRorgrossvehicleweight of more than 10000 pounds whichever is greater Class B pertains to any singlevehiclewhichhasaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightof26001poundsormoreoranysuchvehicletowingavehiclewithaGVWRorgrossvehicleweightthat does not exceed 10000 pounds Class C pertains to any single vehicle or combinationofvehiclesthatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofClassAorClassBbut is either designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver or is transporting material that has been designated as hazardous and is required to be placarded or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin Class D pertains to any vehicle or any combination of vehicles with a GVWRof26000poundsorlessthatisnotused1)forthepurposeoftransportingHM which are required by law to be placarded 2) to transport more than 15 passengers including the driver and 3) is not a school bus used to transport children to and from school for compensation Class M pertains to motorcycles and motor-driven cycles Data Source FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015
4-16 Driverrsquos License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
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Carrier Operation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Interstate 84575 85196 85683 92979 96766Intrastate Hazardous Materials (HM) 1161 1212 1142 1276 1353Intrastate Non-HM 8414 9749 10053 11901 12706Unknown Carrier Operation 28463 28207 26681 27604 27426Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesSome States do not require intrastate non-HM carriers to obtain USDOT numbers NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying HM that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 Interstate and HM information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014Classification 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014For-Hire 59396 59975 59801 64278 67477Private 18069 18373 18508 19977 19880Both For-Hire and Private 15935 16956 18000 21077 22681Neither For-Hire Nor PrivateNo USDOT Number 29213 29060 27250 28428 28213Total 122613 124364 123559 133760 138251
Crash records reported to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) through December 31 2014 are included in this table States are expected to report crash data to FMCSA within 90 days of the crash Data are considered preliminary for 22 months to allow for changesNotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan 10000 pounds or any vehicle carrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weightData Source Crash data for all years FMCSA MCMIS data snapshot as of January 23 2015 For-hire and private information FMCSA MCMIS data snapshots as of December 17 2010 September 23 2011 September 28 2012 June 20 2014 and January 23 2015
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4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
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4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
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5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
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5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
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MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 41
4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
Year
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Bus Occupant Fatalities
Total Fatalities
in Bus Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Fatal Crashes Involving
Buses
Fatalities in Bus
Crashes1975 323 53 348 6055 533 575 4621561980 329 46 390 6059 543 644 5287891985 337 57 398 4478 753 889 5934851990 286 32 340 5726 499 594 6269871995 271 33 311 6420 422 484 6855032000 323 22 357 7590 426 470 7461252005 278 58 340 6980 398 487 8070532010 247 44 278 13770 179 202 8460512011 243 55 284 13807 176 206 6660642012 252 39 282 14781 170 191 7645092013 280 48 310 15167 185 204 864549
NotesAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormore persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTraveledandRegisteredVehicles-FHWAHighway Statistics 2013FatalCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandFatalities-NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
Year
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Buses Involved in Injury Crashes
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes
Million VMT by Buses
Rates per 100 Million VMT
Buses Registered
Injury Crashes Involving
Buses
Persons Injured in Bus
Crashes2010 12000 12000 27000 13770 836 1967 8460512011 13000 13000 24000 13807 968 1767 6660642012 12000 12000 23000 14781 806 1563 7645092013 18000 18000 38000 15167 1170 2506 864549
Notes The rates displayed in this table are based on unrounded General Estimates System (GES) data ldquoPersons Injuredrdquo includes all nonfatally injured persons in injury andfatalcrashesAbusisdefinedhereasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransport nine or more persons including the driver DataSourcesVehicleMilesTravledandRegisteredVehiclesFHWAHighway Statistics 2013InjuryCrashesVehiclesInvolvedandPersonsInjuredNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)GES
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics42
4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
YearSchool
Bus
Cross-Country Intercity Bus (Motorcoach)
Transit Bus
Van-Based Bus
Other Bus Type
Bus Type Unknown Total
1975 129 29 128 mdash 18 19 3231980 117 38 149 mdash 14 11 3291985 126 29 116 mdash 33 33 3371990 111 26 113 mdash 19 17 2861995 109 23 101 mdash 23 15 2712000 119 40 127 mdash 20 17 3232005 110 37 83 mdash 34 14 2782010 113 35 84 mdash 11 4 2472011 97 40 68 25 10 3 2432012 101 34 78 30 7 2 2522013 114 43 81 28 10 4 280
ldquoVan-basedbusrdquowaslistedasabustypeforthefirsttimein2011NoteAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driverDataSourceNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FatalityAnalysisReportingSystem(FARS)
4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
YearFatal
CrashesInjury
CrashesProperty-Damage-Only
(PDO) CrashesAll Large Truck
and Bus Crashes2010 $39 Billion $30 Billion $18 Billion $87 Billion2011 $40 Billion $33 Billion $18 Billion $91 Billion2012 $41 Billion $38 Billion $20 Billion $99 Billion2013 $42 Billion $39 Billion $22 Billion $103 Billion
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedhereasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAbusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilyto transport nine or more persons including the driver The total costs may not add up exactlyduetoroundingChangestopastyearsaretheresultofupdatingforinflationandchangesinguidancefromtheOfficeoftheSecretaryofTransportationonhowtovalue fatalities and injuries DataSourceTMillerEZaloshnjaandRSpicerRevised Cost of Large Truck and Bus Involved Crashes (2002) adjusted to 2013 dollars and 2014 value of a statistical life(VSL)andupdatedtoreflectnewguidanceonvaluinginjuriesfromtheOfficeoftheSecretary of Transportation
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 43
NotesAlargetruckisdefinedinFARSasatruckwithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)greaterthan10000poundsAlargetruckisdefinedinMCMISasavehicleusedforcommercialpurposeswithagrossvehicleweightrating(GVWR)orgrosscombinationweightrating(GCWR)greaterthan10000poundsoranyvehiclecarrying hazardous materials (HM) that requires placarding regardless of weight Abusisdefinedasanymotorvehicledesignedprimarilytotransportnineormorepersons including the driver DataSourcesNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA)FARSFMCSAMCMIStheVolpeNationalTransportationSystemsCenter
Number Category Percentage3554 LargetrucksandbusesmatchedinFARSandMCMIS 843 132 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSandnotinMCMIS
(including vehicles less than 10000 pounds)31
59 LargetrucksandbusesinFARSmatchedtoanon-fatalcrash in MCMIS
14
298 LargetrucksandbusesinMCMISandnotinFARS 71 173 Large trucks and buses in MCMIS matched to vehicles in
FARSthatwerenotlargetrucksorbuses41
4216 Total large trucks and buses in fatal crashes in FARS MCMIS or both
1000
4-23 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) and Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
FARS MCMIS
FARS and MCMIS Matches3554 Large Trucks and Buses Matched in FARS and MCMIS
(3497 algorithmically 57 visually)
132
59
298
173
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rtatio
nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
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Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics44
5 data QuaLIty
State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
To conduct accurate analyses on collected statistics it is crucial that data submitted to FMCSA be of the highest quality possible To help achieve this goal FMCSA has implemented the State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Methodology
The SSDQ Methodology was developed to evaluate the completeness timeliness accuracy and consistency of State-reported data The SSDQ evaluation uses a 12-month timeframe that ends 3 months prior to the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) snapshot for each measure unless otherwise stated in the rating description The methodology consists of nine performance measures (fivecrashandfourinspectionmeasures)andoneoverridingperformance indicator (see 5-1)
TheSSDQevaluationisupdatedmonthlytoreflectimprovements in crash and roadside inspection reporting States receive an overall rating of ldquoGoodrdquo ldquoFairrdquo or ldquoPoorrdquo for each SSDQ measure and rating FMCSA developed the color-coded SSDQ map (see 5-2) as a visual tool for States to use in improving crash and inspection data reported to FMCSA The overall data quality rating for each State is based on the following criteria
bull Good (green) for States with at least one good crash measure one good inspection measure and no poor measures
bull Fair (yellow) for States with no more than one poor measure
bull Poor (red) for States with two or more poor measures bull Red-flaggedStatesareautomaticallyratedpooroverall
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5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
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Adm
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Stat
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gFa
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ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 45
5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
VIN
Accu
racy
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Reco
rd
Comp
leten
ess
Non-
Fatal
Co
mplet
enes
sFa
tal
Comp
leten
ess
Timeli
ness
Accu
racy
Cons
isten
cy
(Ove
rridin
g Ind
icator
)
Over
all S
tate
Rat
ing
Drive
r Ide
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
on
Vehic
leIde
ntific
ation
Ev
aluati
onIn
spec
tion
Cras
h
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online httpaifmcsadotgovDataQuality
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
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(SS
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Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics46
5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
Data Source FMCSA Analysis amp Information (AampI) Online State Safety Data Quality as of December 2014 For most recent State ratings refer to httpaifmcsadotgovmappingssdq
Stat
e S
afet
y D
ata
Qua
lity
(SS
DQ
) Map
Dec
embe
r 201
4
Sour
ceF
HW
A G
eoco
ded
Dat
abas
e of
Wei
gh S
tatio
n 20
1008
26M
AP ID
Wei
gh S
tatio
ns1
DAT
E 8
22
2014
US
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
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nFe
dera
l Mot
or C
arrie
r Saf
ety
Adm
inis
trat
ion
Stat
e R
atin
gFa
irG
ood
Poor
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 47
5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
Data Source FMCSA DataQs March 3 2015 (based on submissions received in 2014)
DataQs is the online system for drivers motor carriers FederalandStateagenciesandotherstofileconcernsabout Federal and State data maintained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) and released to the public by FMCSA The DataQs system provides affected commercial motor carriers commercial drivers and others an opportunity to seek and obtain correction of information maintained and disseminated by FMCSA
For more information on DataQs please refer to httpsdataqsfmcsadotgov
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
40000
45000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total RDRs
Inspection RDRs
Crash RDRs
Other RDRs
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics48
6 grant prograMs
FMCSA safety grant funding opportunities are available primarily to State and local government agencies in the 50 States theDistrictofColumbiaPuertoRicotheNorthernMarianaIslandsAmericanSamoaGuamandtheUSVirginIslandsApplicants for FMCSA funding opportunities should be working oncommercialmotorvehicle(CMV)safetyactivitieswitheffortsdirectly linked to FMCSArsquos mission An overview of 2013 FMCSA grant awards and short program descriptions are presented below More information on these grant programs can be found at httpwwwfmcsadotgovmissiongrants
6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
Grant Program Total AwardsBorder Enforcement $32000000CDL Program Implementation $30000000CMVOST $1000000CVISN $14906179MCSAP Basic amp Incentive $168275000MCSAP High Priority $15000000MCSAP New Entrant $28743785PRISM $3796943SaDIP $3000000Total Grant Awards $296721907
Border Enforcement Grant (BEG)
The BEG program is a Federal discretionary grant program that provides financialassistancetoStatesandentitiesthatsharealandborderwithanothercountryforcarryingoutborderCMVsafetyprogramsandrelatedenforcement activities and projects The Federal share of the BEG may be 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos Border Enforcement Plan provided the maintenance of expenditures amount is met
Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training (CMVOST) Grant
TheCMVOSTGrantProgramisadiscretionaryprogramthatprovidesfinancialassistancetopublicorprivateorganizationsthattrainoperatorsofCMVsasdefinedby31301ofTitle49(ieaccreditedpost-secondaryeducational institutions such as colleges universities vocational-technical
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 49
schools associations and truck driver training schools) The goals of theCMVOSTgrantprogramaretoexpandthenumberofCDLholderspossessing enhanced operator safety training to help reduce the severity andnumberofcrashesonUSroadsinvolvingCMVsandtoassistcurrentor former members of the US Armed Forces (including National Guard membersandReservists)andtheirspousesinthetransitiontotheCMVoperation industry by offering training
Commercial Driverrsquos License Program Implementation (CDLPI) Grant
TheCDLPIgrantprovidesfinancialassistancetoStatestoachievecompliancewiththerequirementsof49CFRParts383and384Thegoalof the national Commercial Driverrsquos License (CDL) program is to reduce the numberandseverityofCMVcrashesintheUnitedStatesbyensuringthatonlyqualifieddriversareeligibletoreceiveandretainaCDLTheFederalshare of CDLPI grants is 100 percent of the expenditures approved in the State or entityrsquos application
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN) Grant
TheCommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworks(CVISN)grant program provides discretionary funding for States and the District ofColumbiatodeployoperateandmaintainelementsoftheirCVISNprograms including commercial vehicle commercial driver and carrier-specificinformationsystemsandnetworksTheagencyineachStateandthe District of Columbia that is primarily responsible for the development implementationandmaintenanceofCVISN-relatedsystemsiseligibletoapplyforgrantfundingToviewthemostrecentlypublishedCVISNannualreport visit httpntlbtsgovlib51000518005183413-010-CVISN_Annual_Report_2012-_Full_Reportpdf
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) Basic and Incentive Grants
Under the MCSAP Basic and Incentive grant programs a State lead MCSAP agency is eligible to apply for Basic and Incentive grant funding by submitting a commercial vehicle safety plan FMCSA will reimburse each Statersquos lead MCSAP agency 80 percent of eligible costs incurred in afiscalyearEachleadagencywillprovidea20percentmatchoffundstoqualify for the program No match is required for the US territories with the exceptionofPuertoRicoBasicgrantfundsaredistributedproportionallybased on four equally rated factors A State lead MCSAP agency may qualifyforIncentivegrantfundsifitcandemonstrateCMVsafetyprogramimprovementinfivespecificcategoriesPriortothestartofeachfiscalyearFMCSA calculates the amount of Basic and Incentive funding each State is expected to receive
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics50
MCSAP High Priority GrantMCSAP High Priority grant funding is available for projects that are national in scope increase public awareness and education demonstrate new technologiesandreducethenumberandrateofCMVaccidentsEligiblerecipients are State agencies local governments and organizations representing governmentagenciesthatuseandtrainqualifiedofficersandemployeesincoordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies FMCSA may reserve HighPriorityfundingexclusivelyforinnovativetrafficenforcementprojectswithparticular emphasis on work zone enforcement and rural road safety
New Entrant Safety Audit GrantThegoaloftheNewEntrantSafetyAuditgrantprogramistoreduceCMV-involved crashes fatalities and injuries through consistent uniform and effectiveCMVsafetyprogramsNewEntrantdiscretionarygrantfundswillbe awarded to States and local government for New Entrant safety audits on interstate motor carriers States may use these funds for salaries and related expenses of New Entrant auditors including training and equipment and to perform other eligible activities that are directly related to conducting safety audits The Federal share for the New Entrant grants is established at 100 percent of authorized funds
Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) GrantThePRISMgrantprogramisacooperativeFederal-Statesafetyprogramdeveloped to reduce commercial vehicle accidents The performance of unsafecarriersisimprovedthroughacomprehensivesystemofidentificationseducationdatagatheringsafetymonitoringandtreatmentThePRISMprogramincorporatesRegistrationandEnforcementprocessestoidentifymotor carriers and hold them responsible for the safety of their operations To be eligible State agencies located in one of the 50 States or in one of the US territoriesmustworkonhighwaytrafficsafetyactivitiesanddemonstrateacapacitytoworkwithhighwaytrafficsafetystakeholders
Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP) Grant ThegoalofSaDIPgrantfundingistoprovidefinancialandtechnicalassistance to States to facilitate the collection of accurate complete and timely data on all large commercial truck and bus crashes that involve afatalityinjuryoravehicletowedfromthecrashsceneReportsfromtheGovernmentAccountabilityOfficeandtheUSDOTInspectorGeneralhave recommended that improvements be made in FMCSA crash and enforcement data Congress has responded by providing funding annually for FMCSA to work with the States to improve reporting of large commercial truck and bus crashes
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 51
7 agency resources
FMCSA Web sitehttpwwwfmcsadotgov
Analysis amp Information (AampI) Onlinehttpaifmcsadotgov
Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA)httpscsafmcsadotgov
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems and Networks (CVISN)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantscvisn-grantcommercial-vehicle-
information-systems-and-networks-cvisn-grant
DataQshttpdataqsfmcsadotgov
FMCSA New Entrant Safety Assurance Programhttpwwwfmcsadotgovsafetynew-entrant-safety-assurance-
program
FMCSA Portalhttpsportalfmcsadotgov
Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS)httpmcmiscatalogfmcsadotgov
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)httpwwwnhtsagovFARS
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Highway Statistics Serieshttpswwwfhwadotgovpolicyinformationstatistics
General Estimates System (GES)httpwwwnhtsagovNASS
Licensing amp Insurance (LampI)httpli-publicfmcsadotgov
State Safety Data Improvement Program (SaDIP)httpwwwfmcsadotgovgrantssafety-data-improvement-grant
safety-data-improvement-program-grant-sadip
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics52
gLossary and LIst of acronyMs
AampI Analysis amp InformationABS Antilock Braking SystemBEG Border Enforcement GrantCDL Commercial Driverrsquos LicenseCDLPI Commercial Driverrsquos License Program ImprovementCMV CommercialMotorVehicle(includesbothlargetrucks
and buses)CMVOST CommercialMotorVehicleOperatorSafetyTrainingCR ComplianceReviewCSA Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is a major
FMCSA safety measurement and reporting initiative Designed to replace the SafeStat program CSA was previously known as ldquoComprehensive Safety Analysisrdquo or more commonly ldquoCSA 2010rdquo
CVISN CommercialVehicleInformationSystemsandNetworksDataQs DataQs is an FMCSA system that allows users to request
and track reviews of Federal and State data issued by FMCSA The system automatically forwards a userrsquos RequestforDataReviewtotheappropriateofficeforresolution and collects updates and responses for current requests
Domicile ReferstotheheadquarterslocationofacarrierFAF Freight Analysis FrameworkFARS FatalityAnalysisReportingSystemFHWA Federal Highway AdministrationFMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety AdministrationFMCSRs FederalMotorCarrierSafetyRegulationsForm MCS-150 MotorCarrierIdentificationReport(Applicationfor
USDOT Number)GES General Estimates SystemGCWR GrossCombinationWeightRatingGVWR GrossVehicleWeightRatingHM Hazardous MaterialsHMRs HazardousMaterialsRegulations
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 53
HMSP Hazardous Materials Carrier with a Safety PermitHOS Hours of ServiceLampI Licensing amp InsuranceMCMIS The Motor Carrier Management Information System (MC-
MIS) is an FMCSA system that contains crash census andinspectionfilescreatedtomonitoranddevelopsafetystandards for commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce
MCSAP Motor Carrier Safety Assistance ProgramMMUCC Model Minimum Uniform Crash CriteriaNHTSA NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationOOS Out of ServiceOP-2 Authority Carriers with OP-2 authority are Mexico-domiciled for-hire
motor carriers and private motor carriers who transport property only in municipalities in the United States on the United States-Mexico international border or within the commercial zones of such municipalities
PDO Property Damage OnlyPRISM PerformanceandRegistrationInformationSystems
ManagementRDR RequestforDataReviewSaDIP State Safety Data Improvement ProgramSBUCMVD SeatBeltUsagebyCommercialMotorVehicleDriversSCR SecurityContactReviewSMS Safety Measurement SystemSSDQ State Safety Data QualityUCR UnifiedCarrierRegistrationURS UnifiedRegistrationSystemUSDOT US Department of TransportationVIN VehicleIdentificationNumberVMT VehicleMilesTraveledVSL ValueofaStatisticalLife
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics54
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics 55
Photo Credits
Cover iStockphoto
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-
- Table of Contents
- The Motor Carrier Management Information System
- 1 Overview Large Trucks and Buses
-
- 1-1 Registered Vehicles in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-2 Million Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) in the United States 2010-2013
- 1-3 Motorcoach Passenger Trips in the United States and Canada by Fleet Size 2013
- 1-4 Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Operating in the United States 2014
- 1-5 Active Motor Carriers by Type 2010-2014
- 1-6 Active Hazardous Materials Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-7 Household Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States 2010-2014
- 1-8 Carriers by Headquarters (Domicile) Location 2013
- 1-9 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers 2010-2014
- 1-10 FMCSA-Regulated Carriers by Domicile 2014
- 1-11 Average Daily Truck Traffic on the National Highway System 2007
- 1-12 Weight of Freight Shipped within the United States by Mode (in Millions of Tons)
- 1-13 Percent of Total Weight of Freight Moved by Mode 2012
- 1-14 Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by CMV Body Type 2010 and 2013
- 1-15 CMV Driver and Passenger Safety Belt Usage by Occupant Type 2010 and 2013
-
- 2 Roadside Inspections and Violations
-
- 2-1 Roadside Inspections Conducted by Federal and State Inspectors 2010-2014
- 2-2 Safety Inspectors Federal and State 2010-2014
- 2-3 Roadside Inspections by County 2014
- 2-4 Roadside Inspection OOS Rates 2010-2014
- 2-5 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2010-2014
- 2-6 Roadside Inspections by Inspection Level 2014
- 2-7 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 2-8 Roadside Inspections by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 2-9 Roadside Inspections by Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) 2010-2014
- 2-10 Most Frequent Driver Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-11 Most Frequent Vehicle Violations in Roadside Inspections 2014
- 2-12 Traffic Enforcement Inspections 2010-2014
- 2-13 Traffic Enforcement Violations 2010-2014
-
- 3 Reviews
-
- 3-1 Reviews by Type 2010-2014
- 3-2 Passenger Carrier Reviews 2010-2014
- 3-3 Reviews by Reason for Review 2010-2014
- 3-4 Reviews by Carrier Fleet Size 2010-2014
- 3-5 New Entrant Safety Audits 2010-2014
- 3-6 Warning Letters Issued 2010-2014
-
- 4 Crashes
-
- Crash Severity Levels
- Vehicles in Crashes
- 4-1 Total Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-2 Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-3 Injury Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-4 Property-Damage-Only Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-5 Large Truck and Bus Fatality Rates per 100 Million Total VMT by State 2012-2013
- 4-6 Large Trucks Involved in Fatal Crashes by State 2010-2013
- 4-7 Large Truck Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-8 Large Truck Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-9 Vehicle Occupants Killed in Large Truck Crashes by Vehicle Type 2010-2013
- 4-10 Nonmotorists Killed in Large Truck Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-11 Nonmotorists Killed in Bus Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-12 Large Truck and Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-13 Truck Weight Rating for Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes 2010-2013
- 4-14 Percentage of Large Truck Drivers in Fatal Crashes Not Wearing Any Type of Safety Belt
- 4-15 HM Cargo Release in Crashes Involving Large Trucks with HM Placards 2010-2014
- 4-16 Drivers License Class Statistics for Large Trucks and Buses in Crashes 2010-2014
- 4-17 Large Trucks in Crashes by Operation Classification 2010-2014
- 4-18 Large Trucks in Crashes by Carrier Operation 2010-2014
- 4-19 Bus Fatal Crash Statistics 1975-2013
- 4-20 Bus Injury Crash Statistics 2010-2013
- 4-21 Fatal Crashes Involving Buses by Type of Bus 1975-2013
- 4-22 Estimated Costs of Large Truck and Bus Crashes 2010-2013 (2013 Dollars)
- 4-23 FARS and MCMIS Matching for Large Trucks and Buses in Fatal Crashes 2010
-
- 5 Data Quality
-
- 5-1 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Performance Measures
- 5-2 State Safety Data Quality (SSDQ) Map December 2014
- 5-3 Annual Requests for Data Review (RDRs) in DataQs 2010-2014
-
- 6 Grant Programs
-
- 6-1 FMCSA Grant Awards 2014
-
- 7 Agency Resources
- Glossary and List of Acronyms
-