TABLE 7-9 Activity Summary of Roadside Safety Inspection By Motor Carrier Inspection Type: 2000 and 2012
| 2000 | 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| All inspections | ||||
| Number of inspections | 2,453,776 | 100.0 | 3,582,221 | 100.0 |
| With no violations | 639,593 | 26.1 | 1,395,748 | 39.0 |
| With violations | 1,814,183 | 73.9 | 2,186,473 | 61.0 |
| Driver inspections | ||||
| Number of inspections | 2,396,688 | 100.0 | 3,464,458 | 100.0 |
| With no violations | 1,459,538 | 60.9 | 2,463,117 | 71.1 |
| With violations | 937,150 | 39.1 | 1,001,341 | 28.9 |
| With OOS violations | 191,031 | 8.0 | 170,015 | 4.9 |
| Vehicle inspections | ||||
| Number of inspections | 1,908,300 | 100.0 | 2,442,853 | 100.0 |
| With no violations | 584,389 | 30.6 | 928,661 | 38.0 |
| With violations | 1,323,911 | 69.4 | 1,514,192 | 62.0 |
| With OOS violations | 452,850 | 23.7 | 491,541 | 20.1 |
KEY: OOS = out-of-service.
NOTES: There are six levels of inspection, including a Level I - North American Standard (NAS) Inspection, Level II - Walk-Around Driver/Vehicle Inspection, Level III - Driver-Only Inspection, Level IV - Special Inspections, Level V - Vehicle-Only Inspection, and Level VI - Enhanced NAS Inspection for Radioactive Shipments. For additional information on what each level entails, please see http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/safety-initiatives/mcsap/insplevels.htm. 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 orders. Serious violations include operating a vehicle in a hazardous condition, hazardous materials onboard, or lack of required operating authority. 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 (USDOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS), Roadside Inspection Activity Summary for Fiscal Years, special tabulation, October 2013 as cited in USDOT, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Freight Facts and Figures 2013 (January 2014). Table 5-6. Available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of July 2014.