Freight Facts and Figures 2009

Table 5-5. Commercial Motor Carrier Compliance Review Activity by Safety Rating (Historical)

Safety rating	1999 Number	1999 Percent	2000 Number	2000 Percent	2001 Number	2001 Percent	2002 Number	2002 Percent	2003 Number	2003 Percent	2004 Number	2004 Percent	2005 Number	2005 Percent	2006 Number	2006 Percent	2007 Number	2007 Percent	2008 Number	2008 Percent
Satisfactory	3,485	47.9	5,309	51.1	4,915	58.1	5,598	60.2	5,006	60.0	(R) 4,434	58.0	(R) 5,265	64.9	(R) 6,875	66.0	(R) 6,419	65.0	6,190	64.3
Conditional	2,543	34.9	3,354	32.3	2,522	29.8	2,552	27.4	2,348	28.1	(R) 2,300	30.1	2,112	26.0	(R) 2,588	25.3	(R) 2,600	22.4	2,262	23.5
Unsatisfactory	1,122	15.4	1,481	14.3	749	8.9	889	9.6	751	9.0	701	9.2	528	6.5	(R) 654	6.4	(R) 540	4.4	372	3.9
Not rated	128	1.8	245	2.4	275	3.3	262	2.8	242	2.9	216	2.8	(R) 212	2.6	(R) 245	2.4	(R) 234	8.3	807	8.4
Total	7,278	100.0	10,389	100.0	8,461	100.0	9,301	100.0	8,347	100.0	7,651	100.0	(R) 8,117	100.0	(R) 10,362	100.0	(R) 9,793	100.0	9,631	100.0

Key: R = revised.

Note:

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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