Table 5-6: Roadside Safety Inspection Activity Summary by Inspection Type
Almost a quarter of roadside inspections of commercial vehicles result in the vehicle being taken out-of-service (OOS) for a serious violation. A much lower percentage of driver and hazardous materials inspections result in OOS orders. In 2004, only 7 percent of driver inspections and 6 percent of hazardous materials inspections resulted in an OOS order.
Table in Excel format | Historical data
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2002 Number | 2002 Percent | 2003 Number | 2003 Percent | 2004 Number | 2004 Percent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All inspections | ||||||||||
| Number of inspections | (R) 3,013,652 | 100.0 | (R) 3,012,402 | 100 | 3,014,907 | 100.0 | ||||
| With no violations | (R) 830,762 | 27.6 | (R) 812,516 | 27.0 | 810,406 | 26.9 | ||||
| With violations | (R) 2,182,890 | 72.4 | (R) 2,199,886 | 73.0 | 2,204,501 | 73.1 | ||||
| Driver inspections | ||||||||||
| Number of inspections | (R) 2,956,676 | 100.0 | (R) 2,956,214 | 100.0 | 2,957,827 | 100.0 | ||||
| With no violations | (R) 1,869,030 | 63.2 | (R) 1,881,894 | 63.7 | 1,891,067 | 63.9 | ||||
| With violations | (R) 1,087,646 | 36.8 | (R) 1,074,320 | 36.3 | 1,066,760 | 36.1 | ||||
| With OOS violations | (R) 212,633 | 7.2 | (R) 199,837 | 6.8 | 194,276 | 6.6 | ||||
| Vehicle inspections | ||||||||||
| Number of inspections | (R) 2,172,904 | 100.0 | (R) 2,163,025 | 100.0 | 2,249,338 | 100.0 | ||||
| With no violations | (R) 663,956 | 30.6 | (R) 674,793 | 31.2 | 697,558 | 31.0 | ||||
| With violations | (R) 1,508,948 | 69.4 | (R) 1,488,232 | 68.8 | 1,551,780 | 69.0 | ||||
| With OOS violations | (R) 497,613 | 22.9 | (R) 493,937 | 22.8 | 524,464 | 23.3 | ||||
| Hazardous materials inspections | ||||||||||
| Number of inspections | (R) 173,090 | 100.0 | (R) 181,691 | 100.0 | 178,951 | 100.0 | ||||
| With no violations | (R) 138,939 | 80.3 | (R) 148,486 | 81.7 | 145,527 | 81.3 | ||||
| With violations | (R) 34,151 | 19.7 | (R) 33,205 | 18.3 | 33,424 | 18.7 | ||||
| With OOS violations | (R) 9,938 | 5.7 | (R) 9,571 | 5.3 | 9,957 | 5.6 | ||||
Key: OOS = out of service. R = revised.
Notes: A roadside inspection is an examination of individual commercial motor vehicles and drivers to determine if they are in compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and/or Hazardous Materials Regulations. Serious violations result in the issuance of driver or vehicle out of service (OOS) These violations must be corrected before the driver or vehicle can return to service. Moving violations also may be recorded in conjunction with a roadside inspection.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Administration, Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) March 25, 2005 data snapshot, available at www.fmcsa.dot.gov as of September 14, 2005.
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