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Motor Carrier Census Data	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009^†
Summary Statistics for U.S. DOT Active Motor Carriers
Active Carriers with U.S. DOT Number	693,989	707,489	727,490	731,473	740,540
Power Units	4,709,107	4,889,041	4,895,986	4,871,194	4,692,089
Commercial Drivers	5,698,129	7,066,140	5,679,604	5,071,496	4,866,813
Carriers with OP-2 Authority	N/A	6,388	6,879	7,380	7,672
Power Units	N/A	26,514	28,597	29,195	29,604
Commercial Drivers	N/A	23,447	25,526	26,312	26,820

Roadside Inspections	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009^†
Summary Statistics
Inspections	3,027,128	3,333,009	3,415,500	3,486,264	2,568,735
Driver Inspections	2,965,380	3,190,506	3,265,421	3,339,944	2,498,687
Driver OOS Rate*	6.6%	7.0%	6.8%	6.3%	5.6%
Vehicle Inspections	2,202,882	2,413,175	2,387,128	2,387,196	1,713,960
Vehicle OOS Rate*	23.4%	22.9%	22.3%	22.2%	21.6%
HM Inspections	180,890	191,587	196,991	200,405	161,818
HM OOS Rate*	5.5%	5.3%	5.1%	5.0%	4.6%
CVSA Decals	635,645	646,354	677,348	651,739	479,599
Compliance Reviews
Compliance Reviews	12,934	16,046	15,731	15,962	12,459
Satisfactory	7,908	9,941	9,549	9,560	7,621
Conditional	3,119	3,707	3,818	4,082	2,432
Unsatisfactory	685	831	743	651	281
Not Rated	1,222	1,567	1,621	1,669	2,125
Traffic Enforcements
Moving Violations	278,942	308,211	298,429	275,309	190,381
Drug and Alcohol	2,809	2,714	2,479	2,204	1,401
Railroad Crossing	460	441	424	422	271
Miscellaneous	582,464	673,989	654,334	674,322	471,337
Commercial Motor Vehicles Crashes
Number of Commercial Motor Vehicles involved in:
Crashes	153,680	149,232	155,042	140,422	67,887
Fatal Crashes	5,340	5,069	4,941	4,263	1,880
Non-Fatal Crashes	148,340	144,163	150,101	136,159	66,007
Injury Crashes	66,037	62,629	62,542	56,050	27,295
Towaway Crashes	82,303	81,534	87,559	80,109	38,712
Number of:
Fatalities	5,722	5,550	5,259	4,561	2,029
Injuries	99,002	93,417	92,339	83,770	41,136

Data Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) September 25, 2009 snapshot. In addition, the following MCMIS census file snapshots were used for cross-referencing carrier information: December 23, 2005, December 22, 2006, December 21, 2007, December 19, 2008 and September 25, 2009.

*Driver OOS rate is based on inspection levels I, II, III and VI.
Vehicle OOS rate is based on inspection levels I, II, V and VI.
HM OOS rate is based on inspection levels I, II, III and VI when HM is present.
^†2009 data, as of September 25, 2009