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Tennessee - Motor Carrier Safety Fact Sheet
(With select safety data from 2003-2009)

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Active Carriers
  TN National
# of Interstate and HM Intrastate Carriers 17,859 704,557
# of Power Units 151,525 4,520,030
SafeStat
  TN National
# % of State # % of National
SafeStat Scored Carriers
(Cat A, B, and C)		 275 1.54% 10,961 1.56%
SafeStat Scored Carriers
(Cat A, B, and C) Power Units		 5,672 3.74% 169,840 3.76%
Data Source: SafeStat Run Results as of Friday, October 23, 2009. Updated Monthly.   For more information go to, SafeStat Online.
State Safety Data Quality
as of October 23, 2009
Overall State Rating Updated Good Rating
Crash Rating Good Rating
Crash Record Completeness Good Rating
Non-Fatal Crash Completeness Good Rating
Fatal Crash Completeness Good Rating
Crash Timeliness Fair Rating
Crash Accuracy Good Rating
Inspection Timeliness Good Rating
Inspection Accuracy Good Rating
Crash Consistency
Ratings: Green Good   Yellow Fair   Red Poor
Gray Insufficient Data     Flag Overriding Indicator

Overall State DQ Rating History
Overall State DQ Rating History

Data Source: For more information, go to State Safety Data Quality.

FMCSA Grant Funding
Safety Data Improvement Program for Tennessee
Fiscal Year (2006-2009)
2006 2007 2008 2009
$0 $0 $28,016 $0
Data Source: FMCSA, Office of Research and Analysis (FY 2009 SaDIP, 9/3/2009; FY 2008 SaDIP, 10/6/2008; and FY 2006 & 2007 SaDIP, 10/4/2007).
CVARS Grants for Tennessee
Fiscal Years (2003-2005)
2003 2004 2005
$0 $655,570 $575,716
Data Source: FMCSA, Office of Research and Analysis, data snapshot as of 09/2005.


Large Truck Crash Facts
Number of Large Trucks Reported in: 2004  2005  2006  2007  2008 
TN  % of National TN  % of National TN  % of National TN  % of National TN  % of National
Fatal and Non-Fatal Crashes (FARS & MCMIS) 3,339  2.40%  4,698  3.19%  4,488  3.05%  4,032  2.73%  NA NA
Fatal Crashes (FARS) 141  2.88%  150  3.03%  144  3.02%  146  3.18%  NA NA
Fatal Crashes (MCMIS) 155  3.20%  152  2.90%  151  3.04%  143  2.99%  88  2.23% 
Non-Fatal Crashes (MCMIS) 3,198  2.38%  4,548  3.20%  4,344  3.05%  3,886  2.72%  3,170  2.56% 
Injury Crashes (MCMIS) 1,442  2.37%  1,749  2.83%  1,674  2.78%  1,414  2.44%  1,248  2.54% 
Towaway Crashes (MCMIS) 1,756  2.38%  2,799  3.48%  2,670  3.25%  2,472  2.91%  1,922  2.57% 
HM Placard Crashes (MCMIS) 1  0.04%  76  2.95%  96  4.27%  84  3.66%  56  2.15% 
      Number of:
            Fatalities (FARS) 155  2.96%  163  3.11%  148  2.94%  149  3.10%  NA NA
            Injuries (MCMIS) 2,287  2.49%  2,560  2.74%  2,344  2.60%  2,034  2.36%  1,801  2.47% 
Data Source: FARS & MCMIS (March 27, 2009 data snapshot) (2008 FARS Data is not Available).
For more information, go to Crash Statistics Module.

Bus Crash Facts
Number of Buses Reported in:              2004  2005  2006  2007  2008 
TN  % of National TN  % of National TN  % of National TN  % of National TN  % of National
Fatal and Non-Fatal Crashes (FARS & MCMIS) 24  0.26%  278  2.49%  334  2.67%  267  1.98%  NA NA
Fatal Crashes (FARS) 7  2.51%  3  1.07%  7  2.30%  6  2.16%  NA NA
Fatal Crashes (MCMIS) 1  0.48%  3  1.20%  8  2.93%  7  2.71%  5  2.20% 
Non-Fatal Crashes (MCMIS) 17  0.19%  275  2.53%  327  2.68%  261  1.97%  268  2.02% 
Injury Crashes (MCMIS) 11  0.21%  123  2.00%  162  2.35%  143  2.01%  141  1.98% 
Towaway Crashes (MCMIS) 6  0.16%  152  3.22%  165  3.11%  118  1.94%  127  2.07% 
HM Placard Crashes (MCMIS) 0  0.00%  0  0.00%  0  0.00%  0  0.00%  0  0.00% 
      Number of:
            Fatalities (FARS) 10  3.17%  3  0.88%  9  2.67%  6  1.86%  NA NA
            Injuries (MCMIS) 12  0.09%  386  2.58%  632  3.89%  290  1.79%  346  2.06% 
Data Source: FARS & MCMIS (March 27, 2009 data snapshot) (2008 FARS Data is not Available).
For more information, go to Crash Statistics Module.

State Safety Program Facts
Compliance Reviews (CRs)
Calendar Years 2006-2008
  2006 2007 2008
TN National TN National TN National
Total # of CRs 242 10,363 168 9,797 206 9,919
% Satisfactory 73.14% 66.35% 74.40% 65.60% 70.39% 65.02%
% Conditional 21.90% 24.98% 19.64% 26.47% 25.24% 28.14%
% Unsatisfactory 3.72% 6.30% 2.98% 5.51% 1.94% 4.61%
% Not Rated 1.24% 2.36% 2.98% 2.42% 2.43% 2.24%
Data Source: FMCSA, MCMIS March 27, 2009 data snapshot.
For more information go to, Program Measures Compliance Review sub-module.
Roadside Inspections (RIs)
Calendar Years 2006-2008
  2006 2007 2008
TN National TN National TN National
Total # of RIs 71,753 3,334,991 68,441 3,417,000 69,666 3,479,948
Driver OOS Rate 7.58% 7.07% 6.40% 6.83% 6.73% 6.38%
Vehicle OOS Rate 13.36% 22.88% 13.21% 22.28% 15.86% 22.25%
HM OOS Rate 2.00% 5.25% 1.79% 5.10% 1.75% 4.94%
Data Source: FMCSA, MCMIS March 27, 2009 data snapshot.
Driver OOS Rate is based on inspection levels 1, 2, and 3.
Vehicle OOS Rate is based on inspection levels 1, 2, and 5.
HM OOS Rate is based on inspection levels 1, 2, and 3 when HM is present.
For more information go to, Program Measures Roadside Inspection sub-module.
Traffic Enforcement (TE)
Calendar Years 2006-2008
  2006 2007 2008
TN National TN National TN National
Total # of TE Violations 37,894 985,610 31,280 955,951 25,973 950,598
Moving Violations 40.49% 31.28% 46.35% 31.22% 34.89% 28.91%
Drug and Alcohol Violations 0.66% 0.28% 0.46% 0.26% 0.44% 0.23%
Railroad Crossing Violations 0.01% 0.04% 0.01% 0.04% 0.02% 0.04%
Miscellaneous Violations 58.84% 68.40% 53.18% 68.48% 64.64% 70.81%
Data Source: FMCSA, MCMIS March 27, 2009 data snapshot.
For more information go to, Program Measures Traffic Enforcement sub-module.

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FMCSA Contacts MCSAP Contacts
Main Address &
Main Phone:		 640 Grassmere Park, Suite 111,
Nashville, TN 37211
(615) 781-5781		 Agency Tennessee Department of Safety
(615) 687-2289
Division Administrator: Jon   Dierberger  

 

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