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 2005, only 7 percent of driver inspections and 6 percent of hazardous materials inspections resulted in an OOS order.

Table in Excel format | Historical data

	2000 Number	2000 Percent	2003 Number	2003 Percent	2004 Number	2004 Percent	2005 Number	2005 Percent
All inspections
Number of inspections	2,453,776	100.0	(R) 3,013,872	100	(R) 3,019,262	100.0	2,867,124	100.0
With no violations	639,593	26.1	(R) 812,783	27.0	(R) 810,814	26.9	772,850	27.0
With violations	1,814,183	73.9	(R) 2,201,089	73.0	(R) 2,208,448	73.1	2,094,274	73.0
Driver inspections
Number of inspections	2,396,688	100.0	(R) 2,957,646	100.0	(R) 2,962,085	100.0	2,808,360	100.0
With no violations	1,459,538	60.9	(R) 1,883,071	63.7	(R) 1,893,106	63.9	1,782,300	63.5
With violations	937,150	39.1	(R) 1,074,575	36.3	(R) 1,068,979	36.1	1,026,060	36.5
With OOS violations	191,031	8.0	(R) 200,256	6.8	(R) 197,338	6.7	184,609	6.6
Vehicle inspections
Number of inspections	1,908,300	100.0	(R) 2,164,847	100.0	(R) 2,252,986	100.0	2,093,394	100.0
With no violations	584,389	30.6	(R) 675,167	31.2	(R) 698,396	31.0	649,658	31.0
With violations	1,323,911	69.4	(R) 1,489,680	68.8	(R) 1,554,590	69.0	1,443,736	69.0
With OOS violations	452,850	23.7	(R) 495,621	22.9	(R) 531,927	23.6	489,754	23.4
Hazardous materials inspections
Number of inspections	133,486	100.0	(R) 181,592	100.0	(R) 179,213	100.0	170,962	100.0
With no violations	101,098	75.7	(R) 148,409	81.7	(R) 145,763	81.3	139,191	81.4
With violations	32,388	24.3	(R) 33,183	18.3	(R) 33,450	18.7	31,771	18.6
With OOS violations	9,964	7.5	(R) 9,575	5.3	9,957	5.6	9,496	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), Roadside Inspection Activity Summary for Calendar Years, available at www.fmcsa.dot.gov as of May 4, 2006.