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

The safety fitness of motor carriers has improved markedly over the past few years. In 2004, the share of motor carriers rated satisfactory was 58 percent, up from 48 percent in 1999.

Table in Excel format | Historical file

Safety Rating	1999 Number	1999 Percent	2003 Number	2003 Percent	2004 Number	2004 Percent
Satisfactory	3,485	47.9	(R) 5,002	59.9	4,396	57.7
Conditional	2,543	34.9	(R) 2,345	28.1	2,308	30.3
Unsatisfactory	1,122	15.4	(R) 754	9.0	698	9.2
Not rated	128	1.8	(R) 243	2.9	221	2.9
Total	7,278	100.0	(R) 8,344	100.0	7,623	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; motor vehicle crashes and hazardous materials incidents.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Administration, Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS), March 25, 2005 data snapshot, available at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/ as of July 22, 2005.

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