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Alabama - Motor Carrier Safety Fact Sheet
(With select safety data from 2001-2007)

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Active Carriers
  AL National
# of Interstate and HM Intrastate Carriers 14,902 731,897
# of Power Units 82,004 8,845,420
SafeStat
  AL National
# % of State # % of National
SafeStat Scored Carriers
(Cat A, B, and C)		 211 1.42% 10,722 1.46%
SafeStat Scored Carriers
(Cat A, B, and C) Power Units		 2,795 3.41% 180,631 2.04%
Data Source: SafeStat Run Results as of Friday, April 25, 2008. Updated Monthly.   For more information go to, SafeStat Online.
State Safety Data Quality
as of March 28, 2008
Overall State Rating Updated Fair Rating
Crash Rating NEW Fair Rating
Crash Record Completeness NEW Poor Rating
Non-Fatal Crash Completeness NEW Fair Rating
Fatal Crash Completeness Good Rating
Crash Timeliness Good 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 Alabama
Fiscal Year (2006-2007)
2006 2007
$300,000 $0
Data Source: FMCSA, Office of Research and Analysis, data snapshot as of 10/4/2007.
CVARS Grants for Alabama
Fiscal Years (2003-2005)
2003 2004 2005
No CVARS Grants for Alabama
Data Source: FMCSA, Office of Research and Analysis, data snapshot as of 09/2005.


Large Truck Crash Facts
Number of Large Trucks Reported in: 2003  2004  2005  2006  2007 
AL  % of National AL  % of National AL  % of National AL  % of National AL  % of National
Fatal and Non-Fatal Crashes (FARS & MCMIS) 3,492  2.73%  3,832  2.75%  3,683  2.51%  3,344  2.28%  NA NA
Fatal Crashes (FARS) 148  3.13%  135  2.75%  118  2.38%  126  2.66%  NA NA
Fatal Crashes (MCMIS) 161  3.61%  143  2.95%  128  2.45%  130  2.62%  114  2.61% 
Non-Fatal Crashes (MCMIS) 3,344  2.71%  3,697  2.75%  3,565  2.51%  3,218  2.27%  2,774  2.03% 
Injury Crashes (MCMIS) 1,225  2.09%  1,415  2.33%  1,372  2.23%  1,273  2.12%  1,077  1.96% 
Towaway Crashes (MCMIS) 2,119  3.28%  2,282  3.10%  2,193  2.73%  1,945  2.37%  1,697  2.08% 
HM Placard Crashes (MCMIS) 53  2.50%  89  3.63%  71  2.76%  66  2.90%  50  2.24% 
      Number of:
            Fatalities (FARS) 147  2.92%  164  3.13%  122  2.33%  137  2.74%  NA NA
            Injuries (MCMIS) 1,841  2.06%  1,992  2.17%  1,974  2.12%  1,887  2.09%  1,489  1.84% 
Data Source: FARS & MCMIS (March 28, 2008 data snapshot) (2007 FARS Data is not Available).
For more information, go to Crash Statistics Module.

Bus Crash Facts
Number of Buses Reported in:              2003  2004  2005  2006  2007 
AL  % of National AL  % of National AL  % of National AL  % of National AL  % of National
Fatal and Non-Fatal Crashes (FARS & MCMIS) 135  1.58%  152  1.66%  151  1.38%  135  1.09%  NA NA
Fatal Crashes (FARS) 2  0.69%  4  1.43%  0  0.00%  7  2.34%  NA NA
Fatal Crashes (MCMIS) 2  1.07%  5  2.38%  0  0.00%  6  2.23%  5  2.16% 
Non-Fatal Crashes (MCMIS) 133  1.61%  148  1.67%  151  1.41%  128  1.06%  117  0.94% 
Injury Crashes (MCMIS) 55  1.09%  66  1.27%  75  1.25%  73  1.07%  48  0.72% 
Towaway Crashes (MCMIS) 78  2.42%  82  2.23%  76  1.63%  55  1.05%  69  1.19% 
HM Placard Crashes (MCMIS) 0  0.00%  0  0.00%  0  0.00%  0  0.00%  0  0.00% 
      Number of:
            Fatalities (FARS) 2  0.59%  4  1.27%  0  0.00%  10  3.02%  NA NA
            Injuries (MCMIS) 123  1.01%  127  1.00%  244  1.65%  237  1.48%  175  1.14% 
Data Source: FARS & MCMIS (March 28, 2008 data snapshot) (2007 FARS Data is not Available).
For more information, go to Crash Statistics Module.

State Safety Program Facts
Compliance Reviews (CRs)
Calendar Years 2005-2007
  2005 2006 2007
AL National AL National AL National
Total # of CRs 165 8,115 163 10,360 165 9,576
% Satisfactory 70.30% 64.87% 61.96% 66.28% 68.48% 64.96%
% Conditional 23.64% 26.03% 32.52% 25.03% 22.42% 22.38%
% Unsatisfactory 2.42% 6.51% 3.68% 6.33% 1.82% 4.41%
% Not Rated 3.64% 2.60% 1.84% 2.36% 7.27% 8.25%
Data Source: FMCSA, MCMIS December 21, 2007 data snapshot.
For more information go to, Program Measures Compliance Review sub-module.
Roadside Inspections (RIs)
Calendar Years 2005-2007
  2005 2006 2007
AL National AL National AL National
Total # of RIs 29,382 3,028,443 36,375 3,334,477 31,389 3,279,486
Driver OOS Rate 10.08% 6.60% 11.02% 7.07% 9.50% 6.86%
Vehicle OOS Rate 24.76% 23.35% 26.51% 22.88% 23.30% 22.39%
HM OOS Rate 2.67% 5.47% 4.15% 5.29% 4.00% 5.21%
Data Source: FMCSA, MCMIS December 21, 2007 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 2005-2007
  2005 2006 2007
AL National AL National AL National
Total # of TE Violations 9,679 864,979 11,527 985,456 8,683 921,380
Moving Violations 48.07% 32.26% 50.32% 31.28% 44.54% 31.10%
Drug and Alcohol Violations 0.58% 0.32% 0.30% 0.28% 0.25% 0.26%
Railroad Crossing Violations 0.07% 0.05% 0.04% 0.04% 0.09% 0.04%
Miscellaneous Violations 51.28% 67.37% 49.34% 68.40% 55.12% 68.60%
Data Source: FMCSA, MCMIS December 21, 2007 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:		 500 Eastern Boulevard, Suite 200,
Montgomery, AL 36117
(334) 223-7244		 Agency Alabama DPS
(334) 242-4395
Division Administrator: Judy C Van Luchene  

 

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