Freight Facts and Figures 2009

Table 5-5. Commercial Motor Carrier Compliance Review Activity by Safety Rating: 2000-2008

The safety fitness of motor carriers has improved markedly over the past few years. In 2008, the share of motor carriers rated satisfactory was 65 percent, up from 51 percent in 2000.

Table in Excel format | Historical data

Safety rating	2000 Number	2000 Percent	2008 Number	2008 Percent
Satisfactory	5,309	51.1	6,190	64.3
Conditional	3,354	32.3	2,262	23.5
Unsatisfactory	1,481	14.3	372	3.9
Not rated	245	2.4	807	8.4
Total	10,389	100.0	9,631	100.0

Key: R = revised.

Notes:

A compliance review is an on-site examination of a motor carrier's records and operations to determine whether the carrier meets the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's safety fitness standard. This entails having adequate safety management controls in place to ensure acceptable compliance with applicable safety requirements to reduce the risk associated with: alcohol and controlled substance testing violations; commercial driver's license standard violations; inadequate levels of financial responsibility; the use of unqualified drivers; improper use and driving of motor vehicles; unsafe vehicles operating on the highways; failure to maintain crash registers and copies of crash reports; the use of fatigued drivers; inadequate inspection, repair, and maintenance of vehicles; transportation of hazardous materials; driving and parking rule violations; violation of hazardous materials regulations; and motor vehicle crashes and hazardous materials incidents. Numbers and percents may not add to totals due to rounding.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Administration, Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS), Compliance Review Activity by Safety Rating for Calendar Years, available at www.fmcsa.dot.gov as of May 13, 2009.

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